Falk School was founded on 6.24.1931
Falk School - part of the University of Pittsburgh - was founded on June 24, 1931
Fanny Edel Falk Elementary School was born of two wishes: Leon Falk, Jr. and Marjorie Falk Levy wished to establish a school that promoted progressive methods of teaching children that could be observed and studied by those who wished to pursue teaching as a vocation; and the University of Pittsburgh wished to establish and maintain an elementary demonstration school that was progressive and experimental, and that would become an integral part of the educational mission. In 1931, this wish was actualized and has continued to the present time...
Land was purchased on the University campus facing Allequippa Street. An early brochure described it as “. . . on a hilltop, high and beautiful. There is plenty of room inside the building and out.” The architectural firm of Janssen and Cocken were selected and they consulted with specialists in school construction from across the country. The project was launched in an elaborate ceremony on June 24, 1931...
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"Falk School is built upon four cornerstones: Community, Creativity, Inquiry and Freedom. Falk has honored these qualities since 1931 and has weathered countless educational and political trends. By being centered and grounded, Falk School has remained a setting from which families graduate but never leave. The Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School is a living symbol of the essence of education."
- From Alumni Reunion, Class of 1950-51