Basics of the School Day

Phone Numbers:

Lower School: 617-208-6200

Upper School: 617-254-8904

• Office of Student Support: x392
• Office of Student Support: x143
• Nurse: x107

School Hours:

7:15AM – 2:30PM for all grade levels
There are two mandatory concerts on Saturdays, one in the winter and one in the spring.

After School Hours:

2:45 PM – 4:30 PM

Uniforms

Conservatory Lab has a strict uniform policy for every school day, including concert days. Detailed information, including the precise uniform requirements, and the best places to buy uniforms can be found in the Student Handbook.

Current school uniform:

• K1-Grade 5: Teal colored shirt with the Conservatory Lab logs, available from Allen’s uniform.

• Grades 6-8: navy blue shirt with Conservatory Lab logo, available from Allen’s uniform
• K1-Grade 8: Khaki pants, knee-length skirts, or shorts.

Sweaters: K1-GR8

• Gray fleece with the Conservatory Lab logo, available from Allen’s uniform
• Navy blue solid colored sweater (No hoodies)
• Gray solid-colored sweater (No hoodies)

Physical Education Uniform, GR3-8 ONLY:

• CLCS PE shirt
• Gray sweatpants
• Conservatory Lab fleece (No hoodies)

Examples of acceptable pants, shorts, skirts, and skorts are available on Allen’s Uniform website. Skirts/skorts must be at least knee-length. Shoes must be closed-toed and have a rubber sole. Shoes may not light up, blink, make noise, or have cleats or wheels built into the shoe.

Concert Attire

• Lower: White shirt, Black pants/skirt
• Upper: Black shirt, Black pants/knee-length skirt

Transportation

School bus transportation during school hours is provided by the Boston Public Schools Transportation Department. Your child(ren) must live in the qualifying distance to receive services.

If your child will participate in before or after school services, they will need
to be dropped off and picked up by a parent or guardian.
• For information on buses, please contact Boston Public Schools
Transportation at 617-635-9520.

• For real-time information on your bus please use the Zum app.

Download the Zum app using the QR code.

Additional resources about school buses are available at Boston Public
Schools website: bostonpublicschools.org

Handbooks and Policies

The following links are for various PDF files

After School Programs

Our Out-of-School Time (OST) program provides students with academic remediation and enrichment, clubs, and athletics and is offered from 2:45 PM-4:30 PM.

Conservatory Lab offers a robust OST program that consists of three internal programs (Tutoring, Make Move Jam Enrichment, and League Athletics), and one partner program (YMCA Childcare).

During tutoring time, students are led by Conservatory Lab staff on research projects targeted to hone students’ skills in areas in which their teachers have identified they need support.

Make Move Jam Enrichment offers clubs that celebrate students’ creativity, self expression, and cultural identities. Students self-select which clubs to participate in such as fashion and culture, global dance, and gardening.

Since the 2020 completion of Conservatory Lab’s Upper Campus (Grades 3-8) building on Dorchester’s Columbia Road, Conservatory Lab has been able to offer League Athletics. Through Athletics, students get to practice a new dimension to the collaboration and teamwork they learn in the classroom and ensemble rehearsals.

YMCA Childcare is a longterm partner of Conservatory Lab that supports the school in meeting the childcare needs of its families and also provides tutoring to students to support their retention of classroom learning.

Call (617) 254-8904 X216 for questions or for help after hours.

The YMCA runs an after school program from the regular dismissal through 6pm. All pick-ups must be before 6:00pm, or there is a $1.00 per minute, per child late fee.

Financial assistance is available, as well as a 10% discount for additional siblings. Please email kmaclean@ymcaboston.org or one of the site directors for more info about pricing.

Lower School Site Director Tyra Grace: tgrace@ymcaboston.org

Upper School Site Director Carolyn Parker: cparker@ymcaboston.org

FAN (Family Action Network)

Conservatory Lab’s Family Action Network (FAN) is a multilingual group of families who have the opportunity to express their needs with leadership and brainstorm ways to deepen family engagement.

To learn more about how you can get involved, contact Allida Warn at: AWarn@ConservatoryLab.org