• 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."