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  • Being part of a laboratory school community is a unique and rewarding experience

    At UCLA Lab School we work directly with scholars and experts to inform our curriculum for children ages 4-12. We honor that every child learns differently and has unique interests and skill sets. When children see that teachers respect and honor these differences and include them in lesson design, it makes for rich and joyful learning.
     
    Our goal is to equip children to lead a meaningful life—where they take care of themselves and their community. We foster a school culture that instills kindness, collaboration and courage to do what is right. We imagine a world where we all have these tools and mindset.

    Our application for the 2023–2024 school year is now closed.

    The next application period begins in fall 2023 for admission to the 2024–2025 school year.

Tuition and Fees

NOTE: Tuition for 2023–2024 will be slightly higher

Tuition 2022–2023
EC I (4-year-olds) – $16,976
EC II – Upper II (5- to 12-year-olds) – $25,465

New Family Fee
$575
$260 for families receiving tuition support

Application Fee
$135 Admissions Application
$60 Tuition Support Application

Admissions Dates

September 26, 2022
Application available online

October 3, 2022
Tuition support application available online (see Tuition Support page)

December 9, 2022
Admissions application due

December 16, 2022
Deadline for returning families to complete the tuition support application and upload 2020 and 2021 federal tax returns to Schools and Student Services (SSS)

January 13, 2022
Deadline for prospective families to complete the tuition support application and upload 2020 and 2021 federal tax returns to Schools and Student Services (SSS)

February 6, 2022
Re-enrollment contracts are available for returning families with tuition support awards for the 2023–2024 school year

March 1, 2022
Deadline for returning families to submit re-enrollment contracts.
*Extension is given only to Upper I families waiting to hear from independent middle school.

March 10, 2022
Admissions decision emailed to prospective families

March 20, 2022
Deadline for new families to enroll

Refer to the Admissions Process page for more information

Age Requirements and Level Placements

We have a mixture of multi-age and single-age classrooms. Multi-age groupings in the primary and intermediate years strengthen the relationship between the teacher and student and the teacher and family. In multi-age classrooms, younger students have opportunities to observe, emulate, and imitate a wide range of behaviors; older students have the opportunity to assume more responsibility. Single-age groupings in the early childhood and upper years allow for a focus on the transition in to elementary school and preparation for moving on to middle school. Explore more about our approach to learning at UCLA Lab School.

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  • Early Childhood I

    Ages 4–5 (equivalent of Pre-K)

    Applicants must have a birthday between September 1, 2018 and August 31, 2019 to be eligible for admission to our ECI class in 2023–2024.

    No exceptions are made for summer birthdays.
  • Early Childhood II

    Ages 5–6 (equivalent of Kindergarten)

    Applicants must have a birthday between September 1, 2017 and August 31, 2018 to be eligible for admission to our ECII class in 2023–2024.

    No exceptions are made for summer birthdays.
  • Primary

    Multi-age groups of children ages 6–8 (equivalent to Grades 1 & 2)
  • Intermediate

    Multi-age groups of children ages 8–10 (equivalent to Grades 3 & 4)
  • Upper I

    Upper I: Ages 10–11 (equivalent to Grade 5)
  • Upper II

    Upper II: Ages 11–12+ (equivalent to Grade 6)

Questions?

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  • Lori Gray

    Admissions Process
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  • Ruby Marrufo

    Admissions Process
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  • Ileana Barberena

    Tuition Support
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