Henry S. West Laboratory School
| Henry S. West Laboratory School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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5300 Carillo Street , 33146 | |
| Coordinates | 25°43′16.42″N 80°16′26.59″W / 25.7212278°N 80.2740528°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Elementary school |
| Established | 1954 |
| School district | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Principal | Barbara R. Soto |
| Faculty | 22.0 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | K-6[1] |
| Enrollment | 314[2] (2005-2006) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.3[2] |
| Color(s) | Green and Orange |
| Mascot | Crab |
| Website | westlab |
Henry S. West Laboratory School is an elementary school in Coral Gables, Florida, United States, on the University of Miami campus and is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system.
Experimental school
The school was established in 1954, as an experimental school of choice associated with the School of Education at the University of Miami.[3] It collaborates with the University's Department of Teaching and Learning on various projects such as science programs and the creation of a "living habitat".[4] University faculty members and students teach and conduct research throughout the school under the direction of Dr. Shawn Post, as the "Professor in Residence".[5]
Awards
West Laboratory School is graded "A", the highest designation on Florida's six-point assessment scale.[6]
Bales Balbin Bransgrove, a fourth-grader in 2006-07, won several awards for his research on natural and safe alternatives to killing harmful pesticides, including a Student Research Award from Schering-Plough.[7]
Aldeen H. Lindgren, 5th grade teacher, retired, of Palm City Florida, was recently named "All Time Best Teacher Ever" by the L.B. Clements Educational Foundation.
References
- ^ "West Laboratory School", Great Schools
- ^ a b c Henry S. West Laboratory School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 17, 2007.
- ^ "Choice 2004", Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- ^ "West Laboratory Elementary School" Archived 2005-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Project Succeed, University of Miami
- ^ "Dade Gets A Second Lab School", 23 February 1986, The Miami Herald
- ^ "Henry S. West Laboratory School", No Child Left Behind School Public Accountability Report, Florida Department of Education
- ^ "School Scene / News From Area Schools", The Miami Herald, 2 August 2007
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