Conservatory Lab Charter School
Primary and Secondary EducationMassachusetts, United States51-200 Employees
Conservatory Lab Charter School is a Boston-based charter school serving primary and secondary education, located at 395 Columbia Road, Boston, MA 02125, United States. The school employs between 51 and 200 staff and serves about 440 students from fifteen Boston neighborhoods, with a diverse student body consisting of 50% African American, 32% Latino, 11% Caucasian, 4% self-identified as Other, and 3% Asian. It operates as a laboratory school that develops and disseminates innovative educational approaches, combining a rigorous academic curriculum with music education. The curriculum blends El Sistema-inspired practice with Expeditionary Learning and includes collaborations with local artists and organizations such as Shaw Pong Liu, the Landmarks Orchestra, and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. The institution is recognized as a model of arts-infused education at national and international levels, and in 2023 it received the First Award at the Rethinking The Future Awards.