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What is Reggio Emilia?

August 8, 2018

At Bennett Day School, we derive many of our core principles from a Reggio Emilia-inspired approach to education. Time, space and natural light are key elements that facilitate learning and…

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Learning through pasta and a progressive approach

March 22, 2017

The beauty in students and teachers constructing the learning together is that it allows children’s curiosity to guide the investigation and learning. Recently, our class discovered our shared interest in…

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Diversity: Culture Through Sharing

February 3, 2017

Family Share at Bennett Day School Once a year, each one of our families leads a classroom Morning Meeting to share and teach their child’s class about a unique aspect…

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Winter Twilight in Our Community

December 14, 2016

—by Kate Cicchelli and Meg Fitzgerald Last Friday, we hosted our 3rd Annual Winter Twilight event, and evening of reading and family gathering inspired by Italy’s Reggio Narra, a citywide…

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The 10 Best Winter Books for Kids

December 2, 2016

Winter Reading Round Up: Faculty Book Recommendations As the days get colder, snuggling up next to your child with a delightful book becomes more and more appealing. We compiled a list…

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Chicago Toy and Game Fair & Our Black Friday Picks

November 25, 2016

  Our Bennett Day School outing to the Chicago Toy & Game Fair was exciting indeed. We discovered fun, friendship, creativity, ideas for gift-giving, and many acts of kindness.  Our students…

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Mini Maker Faire

Bennett Day School at the Second Annual Barnes & Noble Mini Maker Faire!

October 28, 2016

Bennett Day School is proud to be participating in this weekend’s Barnes & Noble Mini Maker Faire! Join us!

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How our students helped to develop a coding tool used in 15k schools

July 26, 2016

As many of our Bennett families already know, we have a wonderful relationship with Northwestern’s Tangible Interaction Design and Learning Laboratory. Our students, with the help of JK Teacher and Special Projects Leader, Frances Judd, were thrilled to be able to assist these three young innovators featured in last month’s Red Eye article.

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Springtime Robotics and Green-Screen Event at Bennett Day School

May 13, 2016

“These are exciting times in the field of early childhood education. Creative teachers are discovering effective ways to offer children a healthy blend of sensory-rich tactile investigations, artistic creativity, meaningful…

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