Lab School
Welcome to the University of Delaware Lab School! The Lab School serves the University of Delaware as a model of inclusive early childhood education addressing the needs and strengths of varied populations. We welcome children aged 6 months – 6 years and their families into our developmentally supportive part-time and full-time programs that range from infants to kindergarten. We are an innovation lab supporting the growth and development of University students while serving children, families, and the community. Since 1934, Lab School has supported UD’s academic programs preparing the next generation of professionals while providing a diverse, supportive, and accessible site for research conducted by faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, and the Lab School staff.
Lab School is part of the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS) within the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Delaware. The Master Teachers enact the practices taught to the undergraduate majors with a focus on child-centered curriculum, developmentally appropriate practices, Nature-based education, social-emotional, and mindfulness curriculum. Lab School is a living, breathing laboratory for undergraduates who are making connections between what they learn in their courses and real-life teaching.
LATEST LAB SCHOOL NEWS
Inspire Learning Through Outdoor Play
Research Spotlight: Jennifer Gallo-Fox and Dorit Radnai-Griffin
In Bloom in Delaware
In Memoriam: Cynthia Paris
SOCIAL MEDIA
Lab School Facebook
“The UD Lab School is beyond anything I could have ever hoped for my children. Everyday, I am inspired by the teaching teams’ commitment to demonstrating and teaching mindfulness, connecting children to nature, bringing them together in authentic child-led interactions and discovery and developing a sense of community among the families.”
— BethAnn Aupperle, Lab School parent
For National Book Week, Noah Boxer, a sophomore Wildlife Ecology & Conservation major, Marine Sciences minor, read his favorite story to the Nature Preschoolers on creek Friday ... See MoreSee Less
2 CommentsComment on Facebook
Calling all educators, pre-service teachers or anyone that would like to connect! Our Delaware chapter of Inside Outside has been on sebatical but we are BACK! We hope many of you will join us next weekend for a fall hike. ... See MoreSee Less
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
What a morning!! We were thrilled to welcome our Lt. Governor, Kyle Evans Gay, to see our LAB in action! You are welcome back anytime!! Also, getting to share our beautiful nature spaces with our department and other key individuals allows us to spread the benefits of nature-based learning to a wider community!! ... See MoreSee Less
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
We are getting closer to our fundraising goal for our playground project! Here is a look at one specific area that will sure to be a favorite among all children! We hope you will consider making a donation today! ... See MoreSee Less
UD Lab School Playground
henfunder.udel.edu
Help University of Delaware raise $20,000 for the project: UD Lab School Playground. Your gift will make a difference!0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Activities that make connections to literature are the best! Kiley, our teacher candidate first read the story, “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything”. The children were captivated! Next, she showed the children how to stuff their crumpled newspapers into the shirt and pants, creating the best scarecrow ever! ... See MoreSee Less
9 CommentsComment on Facebook
A perfect 🍁FALL🍁 morning: making a muddy footprint mural while adding in some descriptive vocabulary on the side.
Look at that glow!!!!!! 🌿 ... See MoreSee Less
0 CommentsComment on Facebook