What is Purposeful Screen Time?
Screen time has become a hot-button issue among educators and parents. Teachers and guardians are struggling to find a way to teach kids to use technology without creating zombies who only play video games. Screens have become a staple in classrooms across the country, but are they being used in the most beneficial way for…
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….
Northwestern University Learning Scientists Partner with Bennett Day School
Collaboration over ‘design thinking’ benefits both sides CHICAGO, Ill. – What happens when inventive children work side by side with university students on a design problem? Northwestern University researchers are testing the idea with Chicago’s Bennett Day School, an innovative partnership that aims to redefine what a traditional laboratory school might look like. The initiative brings…
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…
Bennett Day School at the Second Annual Barnes & Noble Mini Maker Faire!
Bennett Day School is proud to be participating in this weekend’s Barnes & Noble Mini Maker Faire! Join us!
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…
Bennett Day Nominated for Chicago Innovation Awards 2016
Established in 2002, the Chicago Innovation Awards shine a bright light on the creative spirit of Chicago by focusing attention on the most significant new products and services introduced in the region.
Enrolled Family Open House!
We had a fantastic time at our enrolled family open house. Our flagship campus is now open to kids SK-2nd Grade. We continue to grow with those second graders.
How our students helped to develop a coding tool used in 15k schools
As many of our Bennett families already know, we have a wonderful relationship with Northwestern’s Tangible Interaction Design and Learning Laboratory. Our students, with the help of JK Teacher and Special Projects Leader, Frances Judd, were thrilled to be able to assist these three young innovators featured in last month’s Red Eye article.
