The Story of the SK Ice Cave
A progressive learning environment is an exciting place — for both the students and the teachers! You never know what is going to pique a child’s interest, turning a discussion about ice into a month-long construction experience. Case in point: there’s currently an ice cave in our senior kindergarten classroom. The impromptu project began with…
The World is Changing; Our Schools Should Be, Too
Our own Martin Moran, Lead Designer and Upper School Director at Bennett Day, recently penned a thought-provoking piece about a story that ran in the Chicago Tribune. This insightful response provides an in-depth and insightful look into competency-based education. It’s wonderful to see the Chicago Tribune publicizing the competency-based approach in it’s lead web piece yesterday, entitled “Illinois…
How to Incorporate Progressive Learning at Home
Progressive learning is not a traditional desk-and-chalkboard environment. In fact, it extends far beyond the classroom and encompasses the entire community, including the home. Which is why parents are essential participants in the progressive learning processes. At Bennett Day School, families are our partners, collaborators and part of our learning community. Here are few…
Our Top Toy and Game Picks for Black Friday
Take a look at our faculty recommended Black Friday Toy and Game Picks – 2017
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….
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…
Digital Citizenship Week and Kids
It is Digital Citizenship Week. At Bennett Day, we use technology as a tool to document our student digital portfolios and to understand how things work. We use technology to build, break, dissect, explore, document, and reflect. We use technology, not to isolate, but instead to facilitate collaboration and human interaction as we foster social…
Springtime Robotics and Green-Screen Event at Bennett Day School
“These are exciting times in the field of early childhood education. Creative teachers are discovering effective ways to offer children a healthy blend of sensory-rich tactile investigations, artistic creativity, meaningful collaborations, and high-tech tools geared toward problem solving and documenting a child’s work/play. The advent of touch-screen interactions allows screen time to be both engaging…
Project Based Learning in Action
Learning happens naturally for young children in many ways. One of the ways our teachers capitalize on student interest is through the process of project based learning. When we talk about this style of learning, children actively collaborate with their teachers in dedicated spaces to build physical structures that will allow them to experience concepts…
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