Laboratory school

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For the school located at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, see Louisiana State University Laboratory School
For the school located at Tarlac City, Philippines, see Laboratory School (Philippines)

A laboratory school is one which follows a model of experiential education based on the original Laboratory School run by John Dewey at the University 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.