Time: 8:45 am
Rites of May, one of the oldest and most celebrated traditions at Lab, needs volunteers for its planning committee. Join us as we map out and assign teams to bring about this All School celebration of the Lab Community.
Join the Rites of May Planning Team! Kickoff Meeting, Feb 14, 8:45 a.m., N104, the ARD Conference Room
Date: February 14
Time: 8:45 am
Time: 8:45 am
Questions about Schoology? Submit them for a Q&A with Joe Kallo
Please submit any questions you have regarding Schoology to Anu Behari to be answered at an upcoming tutorial with Joe Kallo, lead educator on Schoology. Date of the tutorial to be determined.
PA Speaker Series: UChicago Distinguished Service Professor Robert Michael and The Five Life Decisions Feb 20, 7pm, Middle School Theater, GPAH N106
Date: February 20
Time: 7:00 pm
Time: 7:00 pm
All members of the Lab Community are invited as UChicago distinguished service professor and dean Robert Michael takes us through the The Five Life Decisions that are made in the teens and early twenties.
PA Diversity Committee Panel Discussion: Living our Values
Date: February 13
Time: 6:00 pm
Time: 6:00 pm
All lab community members are invited to join us on Monday, February 13 from 6-8 p.m. in Earl Shapiro Hall for a panel discussion — Living our Values: Helping our Children Respond in Troubling Times.
Lunar New Year Potluck
Date: February 1
Time: 5:00 pm
Time: 5:00 pm
All Lab families are welcome to join the Asian Pacific American (APA) families to celebrate the Year of the Rooster!
Save the date for LabArts 2017 and join the planning team!
LabArts (April 29-May12) is a gallery-style presentation of over 1,500 pieces of visual art, and musical and stage performances from every performing arts division of our school. This 6th annual LabArts will include several new features and an expanded format.
Rites of May 2.0 — Share Your Ideas!
Do you recall the fun and excitement of the Rites of May? Dating back to the 1960s, this Parents’ Association annual festival was a celebration of spring with families enjoying carnival games, contests, and more. With your help, our beloved celebration will return this spring on May 20, 2017. Take our survey and get involved now!
Video of Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot talk now available
A video recording of the Parents’ Association’s November 15 Speaker Series: MacArthur Fellowship recipient Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, is now available. Professor Lawrence-Lightfoot spoke on the themes of her new book, Growing Each Other Up: When Our Children Become Our Teachers.
Inaugural Holiday Book Fair and Bazaar a tremendous success! See photos.
The Parents Association celebrated the start of the 2016 holiday season with a Holiday Book Fair and Bazaar, December 6-7 at the Historic Campus.
Author Chat with Kate Hannigan and Franny Billingsley
Date: December 7, 2016
Time: 3:00 pm
Time: 3:00 pm
Lab Parent and author of The Detective’s Assistant and Cupcake Cousins, Kate Hannigan, will be joined by Frannie Billingsley, award-winning children’s fantasy author of Chime and manager of 57th Street Books, as they read selections of their work and answer […]