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A Grand Affair, Our Community Open House

Welcome to the neighborhood! We had a fantastic time at our community open house, A Grand Affair! We have really been feeling the love since we opened our Flagship campus just twelve weeks ago in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. We have seen amazing support from neighborhood groups, residents, city officials, the Chicago Police and Fire…

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Construction Update on New Campus as of 8/19

One last week of work getting ready for the beginning of school. All of the heavy work is done. It’s down to painting and other material finishes. Ceiling grids are in, just waiting to drop the tiles once the inspectors okay everything. Final coat of paint is going on in the corridors as the other…

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Construction Update on New Campus

Workers powerwash restored masonry walls after reclaiming and cleaning original bricks from the historic Chicago Commons building at our new campus. Exciting news!  The first piece of support steel for our first floor was installed at our new campus at 955 W Grand Ave.  More steel will arrive at the site and be erected in…

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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…

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