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the Alliance for Early Childhood (AEC). The AEC is an Early Childhood Network of schools that offers an array of professional development opportunities, parent workshops, and Reggio-inspired community play events for families. 

As Bennett Day School begins a new school year, the team announces new leadership appointments. Based in West Town, Chicago, the progressive school has appointed Jackie Miller as Principal, Chief Academic Officer and Kimberly Burks as Director of Intermediate and Middle School.

Allison Bartolozzi, early childhood educator at Bennett Day School, talks to Fox 32 Chicago about Bennett’s Bambini & Me playdates and explains how parent & tot programs like this can strengthen cognitive skills and social-emotional development for pandemic-era children.

“Bennett fourth-graders Sienna Martin, Finn Connell, Nia Simone Hall and Emily Tarshis led the protest, the school’s second in two weeks. And their hard work paid off: After protesting, sending letters and delivering petition signatures to Ald. Walter Burnett (27th), the sign is being installed next week, the alderman said.”

Two tenth graders at Bennett Day, Alex H. and Jasmin H., recently won the overall grand prize of the 39th Annual Newhouse Architecture + Design Competition.