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Welcome to Innovation Lab!

News from GHS INNOVATION LAB: Fall Applications are now open! New for 2023: Greenwich High School’s Innovation Lab is a project-based learning program dedicated to fostering creativity, collaboration, and curiosity in a rigorous academic setting that meets all of the core … Continue reading

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What Innovation Lab Means to Me

Reflections from a 2020 Graduate By Gracie McCooe I was extremely fortunate to be able to find my home in Innovation Lab. The program emphasizes learning the skills needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving global and technological economy. It … Continue reading

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CLOSING THE YEAR REMOTELY – JUNE 2020

CELEBRATING OUR YEAR IN GHS INLAB Dear GHS Innovation Lab Students, Parents, and GHS Community Partners: We did it! Here we are in June, thinking back to this spring when we made the daunting, overnight transition to Distance Learning in … Continue reading

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On Exhibition and Growth: One Student’s Perspective by Veronica Paez-Deggeller

After the Bruce Museum exhibition last year, I looked forward to the second time around and what new knowledge, creativity, and struggles my classmates and I would receive. However, I had no idea just how taxing the process would end … Continue reading

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Learn More about Innovation Lab: A Night at the Bruce Museum and our 2020 Information Session

Read more about the Upcoming Exhibition at the Bruce Museum on February 5th at 6:30-8:30pm and our only Open House for Interested Parents/Students January 29th, 6-7pm. Read it in our InLab Newsletter 2020

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GHS Innovation Lab Required Summer Reading 2019

The Innovation Lab teachers love reading! We will join you in reading the summer reading, and we can’t wait to find out what you think! All Innovation Lab students will read two books for summer reading – one assigned grade … Continue reading

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InLab Scholarship Showcased at National History Day Competition

On the heels of an exciting and professional exhibition at the Bruce Museum in February, InLab students worked hard to prepare their National History Day work for a Parent Showcase on March 15th in the GHS Media Center, and half … Continue reading

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Students Create Innovation Lab Video

For students, By students: Alex, Ben, Nina, and Sophie created an informational video about InLab [here]. Enjoy!

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InLab Visits Emulate Bio in Boston

When you’re a student, the rare day off during the week is glorious and second to only a surprise snow day. The day before feels like a Friday; you get to sleep in and usually you spend most of the … Continue reading

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Nina and Alex vlog about STEM

Over the last two weeks, we asked students to experiment with a different type of blog format when writing about their air launchers from STEM class. Nina and Alex chose to vlog about it and we were blown away when … Continue reading

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