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…

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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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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…

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