Discover the difference at Hudson Lab School

Hudson Lab School is Westchester County’s only project-based K–8 school, where students learn by doing—solving real-world problems through creativity and collaboration. Nestled on 26 acres in Hastings-on-Hudson, our campus is alive with connection and discovery.

Accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year.

Project-Based Learning for the Real World

Our classrooms and green spaces serve as dynamic labs where ideas take shape through project-based activities that prepare students for the real world.

WHAT OUR STUDENTS GAIN

  • Academic excellence through hands-on learning

  • Clear communication and thoughtful critique

  • Confidence through curiosity and risk-taking

  • Innovation with nature and technology

  • Advocacy and authentic self-expression

  • Cross-cultural understanding and collaboration

  • Environmental stewardship and civic responsibility

Student-Centered, Imagination-Driven

At Hudson Lab School, students are at the center of everything we do. We focus on their interests and academic growth to meet them where they are and help them thrive. Our classrooms and green spaces function as living laboratories, where ideas come alive through hands-on, project-based learning that equips students with the skills and confidence they need to succeed.

OUR COMMUNITY BY THE NUMBERS

There’s no school like it in Westchester.

  • “The energy, creativity and effort that HLS brings to school each day is so evident. The my children are happy, learning and engaged and we are so grateful.”

    Linnea, Parent

  • “Every kid has so much more freedom. Everybody has a voice. We get to speak up at HLS. And we also have a lot of freedom to move around the building.”

    HLS Student

  • “Around the dinner table sometimes we’ll talk about projects in our professional lives, and my kid will chime in, ‘Is that your prototype? I think you need to ideate more.’”

    Angel Cuevas, Parent