How our students helped to develop a coding tool used in 15k schools
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.
Springtime Robotics and Green-Screen Event at Bennett Day School
“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 collaborations, and high-tech tools geared toward problem solving and documenting a child’s work/play. The advent of touch-screen interactions allows screen time to be both engaging…
Project Based Learning in Action
Learning happens naturally for young children in many ways. One of the ways our teachers capitalize on student interest is through the process of project based learning. When we talk about this style of learning, children actively collaborate with their teachers in dedicated spaces to build physical structures that will allow them to experience concepts…
Bennett Day Grandparent Shares Her Thoughts on School
At the Winter Harvest Festival, Sharon, a Bennett Day School grandparent, had a chance to experience a day in a life of her grandsons. She was thrilled by the level of curiosity and development of our students, and excited about her grandsons’ future at Bennett Day. Hear from Sharon in the video below:
TinkerThon with the Tinkering Labs at Bennett Day
On October 23 & 24, 2015, our 1st Grade and SK students and guests from the Neighborhood Parents Network learned with their families about motors and gears while being challenged to build machines to draw squiggly lines and more in our TinkerLab. Thank you so much to our special Bay Area guests visiting #BennettDay from the Tinkering Labs! #TinkerThon 1…
Construction Update on New Campus and Virtual Tour Event on November 18
A great deal of progress has been made restoring the historic Chicago Commons at 955 W Grand Ave to be the new Elementary & Middle School Campus for Bennett Day School, scheduled to open fall 2016. Here is a video update from our latest Family Association meeting by Cameron Smith, CEO, Co-Founder, and Parent at…
Chicago Schools Getting Bigger, Growing Quickly
Wendy Donahue, Chicago Tribune 12:03 pm, September 9, 2015NPN Preps Anxious Parents for Chicago School ApplicationsEvery fall, staff at Chicago’s Neighborhood Parents Network (NPN) watch the clouds of anxiety roll in as its members apply for coveted spots at selective enrollment public and private schools for the next school year…”Some of the elite schools are getting bigger…Bennett Day…
The 2014 North American Reggio Emilia Alliance (NAREA) Winter Conference
By Meg Fitzgerald and Colin ReynoldsFounding Team, Bennett Day SchoolThe North American Reggio Emilia Alliance (NAREA) Winter Conference is an opportunity for early childhood educators to gather and learn about the world of early childhood education inspired by the schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. This year’s conference was hosted at First Baptist Church in Greenville,…
A Visit to Boiardo Primary School in Villa Bagno, Reggio Emilia
Our visit to Boiardo Primary School, a state school in the neighborhood of Villa Bagno, Reggio Emilia, started with snacks made by the students and a welcome from the network director Anna Maria. There are eight schools in the network, and five of them are primary. The Boiardo school just moved to their new building…
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