Lab School

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lab's HS, grades 9-12 WILL coast you $200K.

Lab also has a school for adults but I don't know what it will "coast" you. Thanks for correcting the spelling PPs. This PP obviously needs help in spelling but apparently not snark.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lab's HS, grades 9-12 WILL coast you $200K.

Lab also has a school for adults but I don't know what it will "coast" you. Thanks for correcting the spelling PPs. This PP obviously needs help in spelling but apparently not snark.

The only person who has been snarking is you, PP, making a typo into some broader message and making fun of the kids who need Lab's services in the process. Not cool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lab's HS, grades 9-12 WILL coast you $200K.

Lab also has a school for adults but I don't know what it will "coast" you. Thanks for correcting the spelling PPs. This PP obviously needs help in spelling but apparently not snark.

The only person who has been snarking is you, PP, making a typo into some broader message and making fun of the kids who need Lab's services in the process. Not cool.

I'm not making fun of Lab or the kids who go there. If you read the entirety of this thread the PP just made this off hand comment, basically mocking everyone who feels it is worth it to shell out for Lab so their kids don't slit their wrists after years of frustration at mainstream schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lab's HS, grades 9-12 WILL cost you $200K.

This is true. It may cost a little more, actually. Lab's HS is about $45,000 per year but you have to add the cost of the 1-3 time a week speech therapy sessions (the student is pulled from PE, music or Art) and the OT therapy sessions. These "highly recommended" extras are about $120 a pop and will add up to approx $5K more a year. The shuttle transportation for Virginia or Maryland students cost $2K per year.

You really have to think about this kind of investment. It may be wiser to invest that $200K for your child's future? Our child had a 3.9 in Lab's high school, had excellent grades, was a top student and was accepted to a few colleges.
Unfortunately, like most of her classmates, she was not able to keep up in college, despite hard work, tutoring and some accommodations. It was a huge blow going from being an A student at Lab to failing low level classes at a less than rigorous college.
Today, she struggles with 9 credits (3 classes) at our local community college. Lab did a great job giving her confidence but she is now struggling with the reality of being an LD student in the Real world where she is not the cream of the crop, academically.
For LD kids, The DMV area is brutal. She has become aware that she may not earn enough to live comfortably in this area. Tough realities.

Everyday, we question if we made the right decision spending that kind of money on high school. $200K could have been turned into much more. It could have been a nice little fund to supplement her life expenses.

If anyone has anymore information about what happens after Lab I would be grateful. We are beginning to hear a bit about the kids from Lab get into college, but can't make it through a year.

[Anonymous]

Lab Grad Colleges list: http://www.labschool.org/page/Services/Student-Support/College-Counseling/Colleges-Attended-by-Lab-School-Graduates

The Summit School in Edgewater, MD has a similar profile to Lab students. They have a "Life After Summit" page:
http://thesummitschool.org/program/

[Anonymous]

Please share your post Lab college and adult life success stories. We would like some reassurance! Thanks

[Anonymous]

I went to Lab. I went to a regular, 4 year college but now, I am at Nova in Virginia. Nova is great. I take 3 classes and my grades are average! Regular college was hard but Nova is really good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please share your post Lab college and adult life success stories. We would like some reassurance! Thanks

PP, this is the transition website for Maryland:
http://www.mdtransition.org

DC and VA have something similar. It covers planning guides for students who are not going on to college and those who are. There are also webinars and teleconferences that help you learn about your options, e.g.,:

https://events-na12.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1404227761/en/events/event/shared/default_template/event_landing.html?sco-id=1414295857&_charset_=utf-8