Archive for October 2018
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…
Read MoreBennett Day School Expansion Reaches New Heights
The east wing addition of Bennett Day School is rising fast! Once the concrete foundation work was completed and the steel arrived, the ironworkers quickly assembled the steel beams into…
Read MoreCameron Smith Discusses Entrepreneurship with Bootstrapping in America
Cameron Smith, Co-Founder and CEO of Bennett Day School, sat down with the hosts of Bootstrapping in America to discuss his background and the journey to founding Bennett Day School.
Read MoreSchool, 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…
Read MoreWhat Does it Mean to Have Purpose? Upper School Students Find Their Paths With Stanford’s Project Wayfinder
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Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreBennett Day School’s Lead Designer of Upper School, Martin Moran, Featured in eSchool News!
Our Lead Designer of Upper School at Bennett Day School, Martin Moran, penned an article in eSchool News outlining our school’s expertise with competency-based learning. Click here to read the…
Read More“All is not BenNot Lost” by OK No
By Christa Reed A few years ago, NPR’s The Tiny Desk moved from their old headquarters to a new facility. They wanted to go out with a bang and arrive…
Read MoreTop 5 Reflections from TWIN Global by Cameron Smith, Bennett Day School CEO
The image capturing the spirit of TWIN: Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, Caspar David Friedrich, 1818, Hamburger Kunsthalle
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