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Baltimore Lab School
We are a non-profit, school. Baltimore Lab School provides an exceptional, college-preparatory education for bright students in grades 1-12 with
learning disabilities. These disabilities include ADD/ADHD and dyslexia as well as other learning difficulties.
Baltimore Lab School was founded in 2000 by educational visionary Sally L. Smith. Our innovative, arts-infused curriculum is experiential and
multidisciplinary, specifically designed to help young learners overcome challenges with reading, spelling, writing, and math, while preparin... Read more
learning disabilities. These disabilities include ADD/ADHD and dyslexia as well as other learning difficulties.
Baltimore Lab School was founded in 2000 by educational visionary Sally L. Smith. Our innovative, arts-infused curriculum is experiential and
multidisciplinary, specifically designed to help young learners overcome challenges with reading, spelling, writing, and math, while preparin... Read more
Purpose
We Believe: STUDENTS- All children possess unique strengths, can learn, and must develop the ability to self-advocate. EDUCATORS- Enthusiastic and
creative staff must be supported to grow professionally by seeking out non-traditional, evidence-based teaching methods that best meet the needs of
diverse learners. ARTS- The arts can be a vehicle for organizing the learning process, combining multi-sensory instruction and experiential ... Read more
creative staff must be supported to grow professionally by seeking out non-traditional, evidence-based teaching methods that best meet the needs of
diverse learners. ARTS- The arts can be a vehicle for organizing the learning process, combining multi-sensory instruction and experiential ... Read more
Vision
A Graduate of Baltimore Lab Will Be: 1. A critical thinker, problem solver, and communicator prepared to face the challenges of college life or
workplace. 2. A responsible self-advocate who knows and employs individual strategies for success in college and/or career. 3. An engaged and
compassionate global citizen who appreciates and respects the differences in others. 4. A lifelong learner who continues to seek new oppor... Read more
workplace. 2. A responsible self-advocate who knows and employs individual strategies for success in college and/or career. 3. An engaged and
compassionate global citizen who appreciates and respects the differences in others. 4. A lifelong learner who continues to seek new oppor... Read more
Mission
Baltimore Lab School is an innovative learning community fostering scholarship and creativity in students with unique strengths and diverse learning
needs. In an environment of inquiry, hands-on exploration, and the arts, Baltimore Lab School students learn to advocate for themselves as they
become engaged and compassionate members of a global society.
needs. In an environment of inquiry, hands-on exploration, and the arts, Baltimore Lab School students learn to advocate for themselves as they
become engaged and compassionate members of a global society.
Additional Culture Details
Students with learning disabilities are bright – many are exceptionally intelligent. But because of the way their brains are wired they process academic
material differently from their peers. This neurological difference makes it difficult to learn information that’s presented in a conventional manner.
Although learning difficulties manifest most apparently in the classroom, their impact stretches well beyond academics. Left undiagnosed o... Read more
material differently from their peers. This neurological difference makes it difficult to learn information that’s presented in a conventional manner.
Although learning difficulties manifest most apparently in the classroom, their impact stretches well beyond academics. Left undiagnosed o... Read more