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Built for what’s next.
Your child’s future won’t look like your past. Bennett is the PreK-12 private school in Chicago that matches rigor with humanity – growing the human advantages the future will reward.
Bennett Day School is Redefining Rigor
The world is changing fast – and traditional signals aren’t keeping up. Nearly half of U.S. high school graduates now finish with an A average, yet standardized indicators show declining mastery. Checklists and test prep don’t differentiate students anymore. Real project work and skills do.
That’s why Bennett exists. Your child builds real things, solves real problems, and presents real work – from preschool through graduation. Along the way, they develop the human advantages that matter most: curiosity, consideration, character, collaboration, creativity, and the capacity to learn.
A rigorous education is fueled by purpose, not pressure. And we prove it – not with letter grades, but with modern records of learning that capture the whole story of who your child is becoming.
Explore How Bennett is Different
Bennett Day School is Redefining Rigor
from Bennett Day School
One School. Every Stage.
Grades 9-12
Upper School
High school, reimagined. Your teen tackles real-world projects, completes internships, and graduates with a modern record of learning that stands out to colleges and employers alike.
Grades 9-12Upper School
Grades 5-8
Middle School
The years that shape everything. Your child navigates adolescence with purpose – building voice, confidence, and critical thinking through projects they care about and mentors who know them.
Grades 5-8Middle School
Grades 1-4
Lower School
Curiosity meets rigor. Your child reads, writes, builds, and investigates – mastering foundational skills through projects that make learning stick in a community that sees them fully.
Grades 1-4Lower School
Ages 3-6
Early Childhood
Where learning begins with wonder. Your youngest learners explore, create, and build in a carefully designed environment – developing independence, empathy, and a love of discovery from their first day.
Learn More About Preschool and Kindergarten
Ages 3-6Early Childhood
What Makes Bennett Different
Every Child is Known
With a 9:1 student-teacher ratio, your child isn’t a number. Teachers connect personally with every student, and families sit down with educators at least four times a year. At Bennett, every adult in the building knows your child’s name, strengths, and story.
Meet Our Faculty
Families are Partners
You don’t hand your child off at the door. Bennett partners with families through regular conferences, transparent progress updates, and a community where parents are active participants – not spectators.
Learn About Our Community
Evidence, Not Grades
Your child’s growth is captured through modern records of learning – evidence of real projects, demonstrations of mastery, and competency-based feedback – not just rows of letter grades. Bennett is the only PreK-12 school in Chicago using the Mastery Transcript, and top colleges actively welcome it.
See How Assessment Works
Learning by Doing
Your child doesn’t memorize and regurgitate. They investigate questions that matter to them, collaborate across disciplines, and present their work publicly – building skills that transfer to college, careers, and citizenship. Two gold-standard studies show project-based learning leads to stronger outcomes for all students.
See Learning In Action
Character is the Curriculum
Collaboration, empathy, self-regulation, and resilience aren’t add-ons at Bennett – they’re embedded in everything your child does. When students learn to manage conflict on a team project or present their ideas to a panel of adults, they’re building the human skills the future will reward.
See Who Your Child Becomes
Bennett Day School by the Numbers
410
students
9:1
student-teacher ratio
100%
graduation rate
75%
faculty with advanced degrees
“We never thought we’d consider a private school but found our daughter’s love of learning and interest in school dying in kindergarten. We transitioned in a non-entry year, but she came back to life and easily found her place in this warm community. Seeing her younger sister and her excelling as active learners – not only curious about the world but eager to make a difference – is all the proof we have needed.”
“Bennett is special in the way it respects the students’ experiences, their emotions and their ability to construct their own understanding of the world … Having project-based learning in middle and upper school is proof that this philosophy doesn’t exist solely in preschool.”
“My son is becoming this beautiful individual who is encouraged to exercise his curiosity, embrace his unique strengths and develop new talents. He feels happy and secure. Bennett has been a game changer for him and for my family.”
“The teachers are amazing – sparking students’ inner curiosity and creativity to make learning a self-driven and engaging process. The school is a great partner helping us raise talented, strong, curious, engaged, socially-aware, community-oriented and smart young women who have the foundation they need to succeed professionally and personally.”
“What makes Bennett so wonderful are the teachers who care so much about our kiddo. He knows them outside his classroom, and they all know his name when they greet him in the morning. The education is top-notch, and the project-based learning has been a wonderful way to engage his brain and help him learn to love learning.”
The best way to understand Bennett is to see it.
Visit our West Loop campus and watch learning happen. Sit in on a project presentation. Ask students questions. Walk the halls. You’ll know within minutes whether this is the right fit for your family.
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