Tinker Lab Take-Apart and Circuits Galore!
Curious to see what’s happening in our Tinker Labs? Early Childhood Campus The world of electricity and circuits is all about making connections; literally and figuratively. Squishy Circuits are an excellent avenue for our youngest learners to do just that. Just the appearance of the conductive dough is familiar for most everyone because it looks just like Playdough….
Northwestern University Learning Scientists Partner with Bennett Day School
Collaboration over ‘design thinking’ benefits both sides CHICAGO, Ill. – What happens when inventive children work side by side with university students on a design problem? Northwestern University researchers are testing the idea with Chicago’s Bennett Day School, an innovative partnership that aims to redefine what a traditional laboratory school might look like. The initiative brings…
Chicago Toy and Game Fair & Our Black Friday Picks
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 were notably thoughtful and responsible within this very festive environment. One could easily observe the thoughtfulness and adaptability being used by Bennett Day School students…
A Busy Autumn Season at Bennett Day School!
Join us for a myriad of events this Fall at Bennett Day School!
Bennett Day School at the Second Annual Barnes & Noble Mini Maker Faire!
Bennett Day School is proud to be participating in this weekend’s Barnes & Noble Mini Maker Faire! Join us!
Bennett Day Nominated for Chicago Innovation Awards 2016
Established in 2002, the Chicago Innovation Awards shine a bright light on the creative spirit of Chicago by focusing attention on the most significant new products and services introduced in the region.
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.
Cameron Smith discusses changing landscape of Chicago schools with WBEZ
WBEZ education reporter Becky Vevea visited Bennett Day School recently to address the changing Chicago school landscape with our Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Cameron Smith. Cameron discussed with Becky the need for schools that foster a collaborative environment, principally focused on each student’s educational needs — especially with the growing presence of entrepreneurial companies such as Google and Yelp in the city. Didi Lewis of the Neighborhood Parents’…
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…
