? Malia Ann Obama, born on July 4th, 1999
? Natasha (Sasha) Obama, born in 2001
Obama with wife Michelle and daughters Sasha (left) and Malia (right)
? Both Children attend the University of Chicago Laboratory School in the Hyde Park neighborhood of
Chicago. The school was founded by American educator John Dewey in 1896 on the principles of
hands-on learning and exploration. The school goes from nursery school through 12th grade and is
affiliated with the University of Chicago. About half the students, such as Malia and Sasha Obama,
have a parent who is an employee of the university and thereby receive a discount of as much as
$20,000 per year off the full tuition. It is considered one of the top preparatory schools in the
United States and has been heralded as one of the more diverse independent schools with about 35%
students of color and over 44 nationalities represented.
? Obama told the Chicago Tribune, "My kids have gone to the University of Chicago Lab School, a
private school, because I taught there and it was five minutes from our house. So it was the best
option for our kids."
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