MS/US 6 week calls (optional)
2025-01-21

9th/10th Trip Meeting - Virtual
2025-01-21 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)

Family BIPOC Affinity Space
2025-01-23 15:30 - 16:30
Meeting space in person

Virtual Community Address
2025-01-23 18:30 - 19:30

Upper School Lock In
2025-01-24

FA Monthly Meeting
2025-01-24 08:30 - 09:30
Family Association meetings are held monthly, open to all, and are an excellent way to meet fellow parents and discover what’s happening in the school. Every parent or guardian of a Bennett student is a member of the Family Association, and attendance is encouraged.

11th Grade SAT Prep
2025-01-25 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-08 09:00 - 12:00

Children's Business Fair
2025-01-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Bennett Day School, 955 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Event Overview
This hands-on event provides children in Kindergarten through 12th Grade with an opportunity to showcase their creativity and put their entrepreneurial skills to the test! Student vendors will be selling a variety of items from baked goods to homemade crafts and everything in between.
For younger students & those not quite ready to start their own business… The marketplace will be open to the public for shopping and perusing! We hope to see you there.
If you are interested in being a student vendor, you must apply here.
Makey Makey Kit Giveaway:
By registering to attend through Eventbrite, your family will automatically be entered in our giveaway for a Makey Makey Kit. The winner will be announced at the event on Sunday, January 26 during the awards ceremony, so you need to be present to win.

SK G/R Field Trip
2025-01-28 12:00 - 15:00

11th - 12th Grade Trip (Cape Canaveral)
2025-01-29 - 2025-01-31
Keep internal only for now

Reflect & Connect: A Talking Circle for Parents and Caregivers
2025-01-30 18:30 - 19:45 | Bennett Day School, 955 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Have you ever felt alone as a parent?
Do you want time to reflect on parenting but busy schedules make it tricky to actually do it?
Do you crave a stronger sense of community with other Bennett families?

We invite you to join us at Bennett Day School on Thursday, January 30th, 2025, 6:30-7:45 PM for a unique opportunity to deepen connections within our parent and caregiver community.
Guided by Brighid O’Shaughnessy, LSW, of Return to the Roots, this interactive event will foster open conversation and shared learning in an inclusive, non-hierarchical space. Together, we’ll reflect on the parenting journey – lessons learned, joyful moments, and the challenges and opportunities of each stage.
We will use a talking circle format, an indigenous practice that helps to encourage connection and take us beyond the surface to deeper conversations with one another. This approach can also be a wonderful practice to do at home with your kids to move beyond those one-word answers parents sometimes receive.
Water and a light snack will be provided. Spaces are limited so RSVP today to reserve your spot. Let’s start the year with reflection and connection!
RSVP: https://forms.gle/bnUoVQj4mM89G58s6

Kids Night Out!
2025-02-01

BIPOC Parent Group Meeting
2025-02-06 15:30 - 16:30
In person

"Most Likely to Succeed" Documentary Screening
2025-02-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Bennett Day School, 955 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Join us for a FREE screening of the acclaimed documentary, Most Likely to Succeed, at Bennett! Save your spot.
Bennett Day School is proud to have received the “New School Creation Fellowship” from High Tech High, the school featured in this documentary. Bennett Day School offers a similarly progressive program focused on project-based and purpose-driven learning. Our Upper Schoolers got the chance to shadow High Tech High students a few years ago during their trip to California.
About the Film
Most Likely to Succeed is a thought-provoking documentary feature film that reveals the growing shortcomings of conventional education methods in today’s innovative world. The film explores compelling new approaches that aim to revolutionize education as we know it, inspiring school communities to reimagine what school could be, and what could be school. Most Likely to Succeed was an official selection of more than two-dozen prestigious film festivals, including Sundance, Tribeca, AFI, and SXSW EDU. It’s been screened by thousands of communities, in some 35 different countries.

BIPOC Parent Group Meeting
2025-02-06 19:00 - 20:00
Virtual – http://meet.google.com/hmm-bupj-fsi

Spirit Week Decorating
2025-02-09 10:00 - 12:00

Winter Spirit Week!
2025-02-10 - 2025-02-14

5/6th Field Trip
2025-02-11 08:45 - 10:30

7th/8th Field Trip
2025-02-11 13:20 - 15:00

FA Sponsored Lunch
2025-02-12

Admissions Coffee & Tour (PreK-8)
2025-02-12 09:00 - 10:30 | Bennett Day School, 955 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
This event will be most valuable for families interested in PreK-Grade 8 (parents/guardians only). Register now.
What to Expect at our Admissions Coffee & Tour:

Take a small-group tour of our PreK-12 campus in the West Loop/Fulton Market neighborhood
Hear directly from Leadership about what makes Bennett such an innovative & nurturing school community
Meet & chat with current parents/guardians
Learn more about our PreK-12 program and admissions process
Get your questions answered

If you are interested in Grades 9-12 or would like to bring your child with you, please schedule a private tour.

CANCELLED - Basketball Girls - MS - Game Latin School of Chicago - Away
2025-02-12 16:30 | Latin School of Chicago

CANCELLED - Basketball - Boys - MS - Game Roycemore - Home
2025-02-12 16:30 - 17:30 | Upper School Gym

CANCELLED - Basketball - Boys - MS - Game Latin School of Chicago - Away
2025-02-12 17:30 - 18:30 | Latin School of Chicago

Basketball - Boys - MS - Game North Shore Country Day - Home
2025-02-13 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-13 17:00 - 18:00 | Upper School Gym

MS Dance
2025-02-14 13:30 - 15:00
