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Established in 1906, Horace Mann Laboratory School is a training ground for education majors. Laboratory schools provide the environment in which best practices in education flourish and innovative research projects begin. Laboratory schools provide students the opportunity to not only learn from master teachers but to participate in best instructional practices.
Northwest alumni Dr. Richard "Dick" Leet and Phyllis (Combs) Leet, of Gainesville, Georgia, provided funding to assist Northwest with enhancements that provide a more stimulating learning environment for children in the early care and education center as well as the kindergarten program at Horace Mann Laboratory School.
Since Horace Mann's founding in 1906, a year after the creation of Northwest, the laboratory school and the early care and education center have had a lasting impact on the numerous children who attend the school as well as the Northwest students who lay the foundation for their teaching careers in the classrooms.
The Phyllis and Richard Leet Center for Children and Families reflect the ongoing mission and goals of the College of Education and Human Services, which guide the operation of the Leet Center and the laboratory school.
