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UCLA Lab School is the laboratory school of the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies. Located on UCLA's main Westwood campus since the 1950s, it currently serves 450 students ranging in ages from 4 to 12.
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UCLA Lab School’s history began in 1882, when Los Angeles was an emerging city. The city’s leaders saw the rapid changes taking place and knew that creating quality education for children was the most important investment the community could make.
Part of the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies, we are an innovative school for children ages 4-12. We help children develop their natural love of learning and a disciplined approach to their work. Our spaces serve as a laboratory for innovation in teaching, learning, and child development.
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UCLA Lab School is a laboratory elementary school serving 450 students ages 4 to 12 (PreK-6) in a diverse community. Our school is located on the campus of UCLA, one of the world’s leading research universities.
Founded in 1882. Laboratory for research, teaching and public engagement. Non-graded elementary school. Equivalent to PreK through Grade 6. Single-age and multi-age groupings: Early Childhood I (ages 4–5) Early Childhood II (ages 5–6) Primary (ages 6–8) Intermediate (ages 8–10) Upper I (ages 10–11) Upper II (ages 11–12+)
UCLA Lab School is located on six wooded acres at the edge of the UCLA campus. The multi-building complex is designed to engage students in learning, inspire their creativity and connect them to the natural world.
That elementary school would become the present day UCLA Lab School. In 1887, the branch campus became independent of the original State Normal School, in the sense that it would now be governed by its own board of trustees, and changed its name to Los Angeles State Normal School.
