Grace B Luhrs Univ Elem

**Grace B. Luhrs University Elementary School (GBLUES)**, located on the campus of Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, is a unique public laboratory school. As the only university-affiliated elementary school in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, it serves as an educational hub that bridges K-5 instruction with the university’s teacher preparation programs. Because of this affiliation, the school is deeply integrated with the university’s College of Education and Human Services, allowing students to benefit from cutting-edge pedagogical research, innovative teaching strategies, and a classroom environment that often features a lower student-to-teacher ratio due to the presence of university student-teachers.

The school is renowned for its commitment to holistic development, offering a rigorous academic curriculum enriched by a strong emphasis on social-emotional learning and inclusive practices. By functioning as a laboratory school, GBLUES provides a living classroom for university faculty and students to observe and implement best practices in real-time, which often results in a highly stimulating and resource-rich environment for the children. Its location on the Shippensburg University campus allows elementary students access to university facilities, fostering a college-going culture from a young age and creating a collaborative community where university faculty, K-5 educators, and families work together to support student success.