Henry S. West Laboratory School

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.

Henry S. West Laboratory School
Address
5300 Carillo Street

Coral Gables
,
Florida
33146

United States
Coordinates25°43′16.42″N 80°16′26.59″W
Information
TypeElementary school
Established1954 (1954)
School districtMiami-Dade County Public Schools
PrincipalBarbara R. Soto
Faculty22.0 (on an FTE basis)[1]
GradesK-6[2]
Enrollment314[1] (2005-2006)
Student to teacher ratio14.3[1]
Color(s)Green and Orange
MascotCrab
Websitewestlab.dadeschools.net

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
  1. Henry S. West Laboratory School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 17, 2007.
  2. "West Laboratory School", Great Schools
  3. "Choice 2004", Miami-Dade County Public Schools
  4. "West Laboratory Elementary School" Archived 2005-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Project Succeed, University of Miami
  5. "Dade Gets A Second Lab School", 23 February 1986, The Miami Herald
  6. "Henry S. West Laboratory School", No Child Left Behind School Public Accountability Report, Florida Department of Education
  7. "School Scene / News From Area Schools", The Miami Herald, 2 August 2007
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