Join us for the 50th anniversary of this beloved Parents’ Association festival, celebrating spring and the Lab community. All families are invited to enjoy international and local traditions, food, bouncy houses, and more. With the help of hundreds of parents […]
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Ramadan Ramp Up 2019
Date: April 17
Time: 3:30 pm
Time: 3:30 pm
Dear Friends, Curious about Ramadan? Want to know what it means for your Muslim friends & classmates? Please join us for food & conversation on Wednesday, April 17. For more information and to sign up, please click here.
PA DEI Committee: Annual Data Meeting
Date: May 8
Time: 6:00 pm
Time: 6:00 pm
The Parents’ Association Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee invites you to a conversation with Charlie Abelmann, Priyanka Rupani, director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Brent LaRowe, registrar, and Irene Reed, director of Admissions on May 8 from 6 p.m. until […]
All Lab families welcome to Jewish Shabbat potluck
Date: April 26
Time: 5:30 pm
Time: 5:30 pm
Please join The Jewish Family Group for a Shabbat Potluck on Friday April 26! We will have an arts and crafts table, a game table and plenty of food and songs for the whole family. Please remember to bring vegetarian […]
“May I Be Happy” Documentary
Date: April 18
Time: 5:00 pm
Time: 5:00 pm
Join parents and faculty for a screening and discussion of May I Be Happy.
Final PA Speaker: KJ Dell’Antonia, author of How to Be a Happier Parent
Date: May 6
Time: 7:00 pm
Time: 7:00 pm
The Parents’ Association invites you to our final speaker series event of the year: KJ Dell’Antonia, former lead editor of the New York Times Motherlode blog and author of How to Be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a […]
A Disabilities Conversation with Michele Friedner
Date: March 11
Time: 6:00 pm
Time: 6:00 pm
PA DEI: A Disabilities Conversation with Michele Friedner, Monday, March 11, 6-7:30 p.m., ESH Lobby Please join the PA DEI Committee for a conversation with fellow parent and professor in Comparative Human Development, Michele Friedner. Michele will share thoughts on […]
PA Speaker Series: Dr. Gloria Needlman, speaker/author of It’s Not Forsythia, It’s for Me: My Years Teaching Young Children
Date: March 8
Time: 8:45 am
Time: 8:45 am
Gloria Needlman, who taught for over three decades at Lab, will discuss stories from her book, It’s Not Forsythia It’s for Me: My Years Teaching Young Children. The award-winning nursery-kindergarten teacher will share insightful anecdotes about introducing children to numbers, […]
Parents, please fill out the ColLABorator form
Parents – We need You: Fill out the ColLABorator form today – The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools are fortunate to have a uniquely talented parent community, and we know that many of you are interested in spending time directly contributing […]
Save the date: RITES OF MAY, Saturday, May 18, 2019
Join us for the 50th anniversary of this beloved Parents’ Association festival, celebrating spring and the Lab community. All families are invited to enjoy international and local traditions, food, bouncy houses, and more.
Black Family Forum’s Black History Month Potluck
Date: February 28
Time: 5:30 pm
Time: 5:30 pm
Please join us for the Black History Month POTLUCK! Let’s come out to fellowship and build our community! Sign up to contribute your time, talents or cooking skills! For questions, please contact Brandi Kenner Bell.