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What is Purposeful Screen Time?

September 6, 2018

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…

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Tinker Lab Take-Apart and Circuits Galore!

February 8, 2017

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…

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Northwestern University Learning Scientists Partner with Bennett Day School

January 24, 2017

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…

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Chicago Toy and Game Fair & Our Black Friday Picks

November 25, 2016

  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…

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Mini Maker Faire

Bennett Day School at the Second Annual Barnes & Noble Mini Maker Faire!

October 28, 2016

Bennett Day School is proud to be participating in this weekend’s Barnes & Noble Mini Maker Faire! Join us!

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Digital Citizenship Week and Kids

October 21, 2016

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…

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Bennett Day Nominated for Chicago Innovation Awards 2016

September 13, 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.

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Enrolled Family Open House! 

September 11, 2016

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.

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How our students helped to develop a coding tool used in 15k schools

July 26, 2016

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.

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