Future Ready research underpins the plan to design a Makerspace in the Upper School. Students today are immersed in a digital landscape, and “3 out of 4 teens are interested in starting their own business” (Motley Fool, Youth in Business: How Teen Entrepreneurs Are Shaping the Market July 2024). The Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship Lab will nourish and advance our students’ interests in becoming creators, risk-takers, and problem-solvers.

Research shows that early childhood play influences your child’s cognitive development: memory, language skills, problem-solving, perspective building, concentration and attention, and self-discipline are enhanced through outdoor free play. Through social interaction, play builds your child’s understanding of how to make friends. They learn cooperation, conflict resolution, negotiation, encouragement, calculated risk-taking, and sharing. Each of these life skills helps to form high-functioning and engaging adults that children eventually become.

We will partner with playground designers to create a customized play structure area for Lauremont learners in our Children’s House and Elementary programs. Our playground design will reflect our educational philosophy and include variations of adventure, self-discovery, and unpredictability, nurturing the development of a child’s self-confidence. We will share Lauremont School’s design once it is complete.