Building tomorrow's citizens through active learning.
Kilby Laboratory School is meant to serve as a site for university students to engage in meaningful interdisciplinary teaching, research, and service opportunities. We provides a safe, stimulating, and cooperative learning environment for elementary students promoting cognitive development with an emphasis on thinking, reasoning, and problem solving. We maintains a positive, innovative school climate which respects, values, and embraces cultural diversity and inspires students to maximize their academic potential as life-long learners.
The Kilby Way!
“The Kilby Way” means treating others and their property with kindness and respect, doing all things with excellence, putting forth your best effort always, and standing up for what is right and good even when no one is watching. The Kilby Way also means looking for ways to help out, and looking for ways to make your school the BEST school!
WE TAKE P.R.I.D.E. IN ALL THAT WE DO!
P. Perseverance: We never give up. We give our BEST effort!
R. Respect: We are respectful to adults, our classmates and others’ property.
I. Integrity: We believe in doing the right thing even when no one is watching.
D. Diligence: We complete what we start and we always do our BEST work!
E. Excellence: Everything we do, we do with excellence!
R. Respect: We are respectful to adults, our classmates and others’ property.
I. Integrity: We believe in doing the right thing even when no one is watching.
D. Diligence: We complete what we start and we always do our BEST work!
E. Excellence: Everything we do, we do with excellence!
THE FIVE TENANTS OF LABORATORY SCHOOLS
These tenants represent the work that is embedded in the identity of any laboratory school.
PRESERVICE EDUCATOR TRAINING
We work to prepare future educators and education professionals for their field of practice.
DISSEMINATION OF PRACTICE
We serve as a conduit for the exchanging of ideas and information regarding educational practice and pedagogy.
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL INQUIRY
We foster the pursuit of knowledge and promote natural curiosity through questioning and exploration of the literature.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
We promote the growth and development of teachers and staff.
INNOVATIVE EDUCATION
We value new and creative ways to approach instruction, assessment, and project-based learning.
We work to prepare future educators and education professionals for their field of practice.
DISSEMINATION OF PRACTICE
We serve as a conduit for the exchanging of ideas and information regarding educational practice and pedagogy.
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL INQUIRY
We foster the pursuit of knowledge and promote natural curiosity through questioning and exploration of the literature.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
We promote the growth and development of teachers and staff.
INNOVATIVE EDUCATION
We value new and creative ways to approach instruction, assessment, and project-based learning.
Accolades
#20 in "U.S. News & World Report Best Schools in Alabama"
2019 Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Lighthouse Schools
