Here’s to 130 years of Lab. 🥂 LabLove Giving Week is Nov. 2–6. Gifts of $25+ to the Fund for Lab before November 6 receive a special-edition Lab 130 stadium cup.
💌 bit.ly/lablove130
#LabLove #FundForLab
Haunted Museum is this Saturday! 👻 Guided demon hunts, mummification demos, live brass band, and candy. Come in costume, 4–7 p.m. at the ISAC Museum. All ages welcome for this @ISAC_UChicago event. Register: bit.ly/HauntedMuseum2026
#HauntedMuseum #ISACMuseum #UChicagoLab
Alumni Weekend is here!
Whether it’s been five years or fifty, there’s always a place for you at Lab. 🍂 Welcome back!
#UChicagoLab #LabAlumniWeekend
Your alumni weekend starts here.🧵
Tonight, the Corvus Gallery opens Threads of Creativity and Connection—the perfect first event during a weekend made for reconnecting.
Friday, Oct. 16 | 4–6 p.m.
Corvus Gallery, 5815 S. Kimbark Avenue
#LabAlumni #ThreadsOfCreativity
At @UChicago knows that the habits of mind essential to a well-lived life begin long before college.
UChicago employees: Join an Admissions Tuesday to learn how tuition remission and financial aid can help make a Lab education possible for your family: bit.ly/LabTuesdays
From Hyde Park to the City of Brotherly Love. ❤️
Lab alumni from 1961 to 2026 gathered in Philadelphia for the first time in many years, reminiscing about their time at Lab and sharing how those experiences helped prepare them for the chapters that followed.
#LabAlumni
📣 Open House is this Sunday, October 18! ✨
Visit the Laboratory Schools, meet our faculty, and explore our Middle and High School programs.
Middle School: 10 a.m.–noon
High School: 1–4:30 p.m.
Register → bit.ly/inquirelab
#UChicagoLab
A vintage streetcar made the setting and a shared connection to Lab made the gathering. 🚋
Hosted by Dr. Leah Zonis Harp ’87, the Twin Cities alumni gathering brought Labbies together at the Minnesota Streetcar Museum last week. So special!
#UChicagoLab #LabAlumni
At the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, students are encouraged to ask questions, explore ideas, and discover what’s possible.
Applications for the 2027–28 school year are open → bit.ly/applytolab
#UChicagoLab #AdmissionsOpen #ApplyNow #Lab130
Tonight, Lab alumnus @chefsamkass ’98 receives the prestigious Julia Child Award at the @ObamaFoundation OPC in Chicago!
A former nutrition policy advisor to @BarackObama Sam helped lead @MichelleObama Let’s Move! initiative.
#UChicagoLab #LabAlumni #JuliaChildAward
Is Lab the right fit? Join us to learn what to expect during the admissions process, from playgroup visits for our youngest applicants to age-appropriate evaluations for Grades 1–4 and the ISEE for Grade 5 and above.
bit.ly/LabTuesdays
#UChicagoLab #AdmissionsTuesdays
The roots of the fiction of Mona Susan Power ’79 stretch far beyond Chicago, reaching into family history, ancestral memory, and the enduring legacy of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Read more in LabLife → bit.ly/mona-susan-power-79
#UChicagoLab #LabLife #AlumniInAction
Creativity and connection aren't separate at Lab. They're woven together. 🧵
See what that looks like in person this fall.
Threads of Creativity and Connection
Opening Reception | October 16, 4–6 p.m.
Corvus Gallery, Gordon Parks Arts Hall
#UChicagoLab #CorvusGallery
Curious about Lab? Come see it for yourself.
Join us for Open House on Sunday, October 18, and get a firsthand look at what makes Lab unlike any other school in Chicago.
Middle School: 10 a.m.–noon
High School: 1–4:30 p.m.
Register → bit.ly/inquirelab
#UChicagoLab
A little bit of home, packed with love. ❤️
Parents of the Classes of 2026, 2025, and 2024 came together last Monday evening to make care packages for their recent graduates now away at college.
To our newest alumni: We miss you! 🥹
#UChicagoLab #LabAlumni
U-High English teacher Maja Teref has been translating since seventh grade.
The Chicago Tribune recently featured her and the @TCTC_Chicago on the art of translation in the age of AI. 🔗 bit.ly/4hJbuot
#UChicagoLab #LabFaculty
🔬 Looking for something to do today? Look no further than South Side Science Fest day @UChicago!
📅 Saturday, October 3
⏰ 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
📍 University of Chicago
🎟️ Free; RSVP required
Learn more and RSVP → ms.spr.ly/6175abR5D
#UChicago #UChicagoLab #UCLSkids
From the Class of '61 to the Class of '26—Lab alumni gathered in Boston to welcome the newest graduates and reunite with a favorite teacher, Cindy Jurrison.
Teachers like Dr. J stay with you (here's why) ➡️ bit.ly/humanity-in-their-han…
#UChicagoLab #LabAlumni #Lab130
Curious kids. Confident thinkers.
Applications for the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools are open for 2027–28 school year → bit.ly/applytolab
#UChicagoLab #ApplyNow
Join us for a plain-language walkthrough of the financial aid process, with tips for completing your application on time and making the most of every option available to your family.
Register: bit.ly/LabTuesdays



























