Baltimore Lab School

Baltimore Lab School is a nonpublic special school for children with moderate to severe learning disabilities in grades 1–12. It is located in Baltimore, Maryland, in Goucher Hall, one of the historic Old Goucher College Buildings. The school was founded in September 2000 as a division of its parent school in Washington D.C., The Lab School of Washington. Both schools were founded by Sally Smith, a nationally recognized leader in special education, who then continued as their administrator until her death in 2007.

Baltimore Lab School
Address
2220 St. Paul Street Mid-Atlantic Baltimore , Maryland United States
Coordinates	39°18′54″N 76°36′56″W / 39.31500°N 76.61556°W / 39.31500; -76.61556
Information
Former names	Goucher College
Type	Nonpublic, Special
Established	2000
Headmaster	Steve Buettner
Faculty	approx 65
Grades	1-12
Enrollment	approx 129
Average class size	6 students per average class
Campus	Urban, 1-acre (4,000 m^2)
Color(s)	Green, Blue, Purple
Mascot	Dragon
Website	baltimorelabschool.org

Baltimore Lab School offers its students and the public clinical services, including speech-language therapy, occupational therapy and psychological services. Individual or small group related service sessions are offered on an outpatient basis or through pull-out or push-in services for an extra fee. All students are able to benefit from these on-site specialists through services integrated into instruction.

Baltimore Lab is a training site for interns from Temple University, Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University, Towson University, Goucher College, and Maryland Institute College of Art. These students complete an internship under the supervision of Baltimore Lab's teaching staff. Baltimore Lab School faculty members are invited to speak at local universities and professional conferences.

Baltimore Lab School offers a low student-to-staff ratio.^{[citation needed]}

The school also offers after-school activities and sports, such as cross country, indoor rock-climbing, tennis, track and field, basketball, and swimming, as well as many field trips to further enhance the learning experience of students. Baltimore Lab School also partners with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to organize a multitude of outdoor learning experiences for students of all ages.

In March 2014, Baltimore Lab School began operating fully independently from Lab School of Washington. The building that houses the school was purchased from Washington Lab.^[1]

References

1. Perl, Larry. "Baltimore Lab School strikes out on its own". baltimoresun.com.

External links

• Official Baltimore Lab School Website
• Old pictures of Goucher Hall
• Lab School of Washington Website