- Laboratory school
"For the school located at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, see
Louisiana State University Laboratory School "
"For the school located at Tarlac City, Philippines, seeLaboratory School (Philippines) "A laboratory school is one which follows a model of
experiential education based on the original Laboratory School run byJohn Dewey at theUniversity of Chicago . Many laboratory schools are still in operation in the United States and across the globe. They are known by many names: laboratory schools, demonstration schools, campus schools, model schools, university affiliated schools, child development schools, etc, but all have a connection to a college or university. Each university affiliated school has a unique relationship with a college or university and a different grade configuration. Some lab schools are only for preschool or kindergarten children, some are preschool through fifth or sixth grade, and some continue through high school.ee also
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Progressive education
*Model Laboratory School
*Lab School of Washington
*University of Chicago Laboratory Schools External links
* [http://www.nals.net Laboratory Schools Association]
* [http://www.ucls.uchicago.edu/about/ About the University of Chicago Lab Schools]
* [http://www.ric.edu/hbs Henry Barnard School] (a laboratory school and an elementary school)
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