Bennett Live: Inspiring Joy and Creativity with Project-Based Learning at Home
Bennett Labs is on a mission to inspire young designers, creators, and makers everywhere, through principles of Reggio Emilia and Project-based Learning (PBL) while at home. This is why we created, Bennett Live – a new engaging and educational media program for children aged 3-12 (PreK to Grade 5) and their families. A program you…
Fun Indoor Explorations with Osmo Kaleidoscope
To keep learning fun at home, we have worked with our friends at Osmo to make Osmo Kaleidoscope app available for FREE download until March 31st. This is a creative and fun Osmo app that works with everyday objects!
Demo Night: How Project-Based Learning Comes to Life at Bennett Day Upper School
At our Trimester 2 Demo Night, attendees explored and asked questions about 5 unique small group projects that dug deeply into migration in an effort to determine how we, as citizens, can make lives better for people around the world who either choose to or are forced to migrate from their home.
#OsmoKaleidoscope on the Go: 5 Ways to Use this App While Traveling
Children of all ages look forward to road-trips and family travels that enrich their lives and expand their horizons. Families who bring an Osmo Base on their family travels will soon discover many reasons why Osmo Kaleidoscope is a great app for enriching family trips. Download the Osmo Kaleidoscope app here to start creating beautiful…
Discovering the Shape of Chicago: An Upper School Journey in Project-Based Learning
First Trimester at Bennett Day Upper School came to an incredible conclusion with the students’ very first Demo Night, demonstrating all of their project-based learning (PBL) around “The Shape of Chicago.” https://2487778.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2487778/Demo%20night%20photo%20video%20that%20i%20made%20and%20edited%20.mp4 Studies show that the endless cross-curricular possibilities of high-quality project-based learning encourage higher student engagement, achievement, and retention of knowledge. We found this…
Kids Co-designing for Kids: 7 Hands-On Explorations with Osmo Kaleidoscope
PreK-4th grade children at Bennett Day School worked together to design a new app for Osmo explorations. Co-designed with their Tinkering and Engineering Sciences (TES) Lab teacher, this collaboration resulted in the creation of Osmo Kaleidoscope for hands-on creativity and learning. Now available for free download on the App Store, this app empowers all Osmo users to design…
What Does Project-Based Learning Look Like at the High School Level?
…where students develop ideas and understanding, pursue passions and dreams, and hold themselves and their colleagues accountable for shared and individual work. Understanding the world around them, our students see what is and what should be and tap into innovative thinking to make change a reality. Bennett Day School is committed to project-based learning (PBL)…
School, as we know it, was designed in 1893. How do we make it better?
Many high schools today are unable to respond to the changes happening outside the walls of education and continue to graduate students with skills that do not match the needs of society. In an effort to do better for our children, Bennett Day has partnered with time-tested and data-driven organizations—such as High Tech High, IvyWise College Admissions…
The High School Search Process is Real—Do You Know What to Ask on Tours?
We get it—the high school search struggle is not to be taken lightly! We know that the process can be an overwhelming experience for parents and students alike, and with so many options in Chicago, it is important to go in prepared. We put together this list of questions to assist you in getting crucial…
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