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Planes, Trains and Aerobuses: Bennett Day School Goes to the Reggio Emilia Winter Institute

By Kate Cicchelli, Principal & Chief Academic Officer The start to any journey requires a little bit of traversal. Mine came when attempting to find the Loris Malaguzzi International Center, the dedicated space for research and professional development for the people of Reggio Emilia, Italy. I am currently in Italy attending the International Winter Institute, which this year…

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A Quest That Began With Questions

By Kate Cicchelli, Principal & Chief Academic Officer There is a great deal of power in the asking of questions, and of course in the subsequent discovery of answers. Bennett Day School is an idea that began with questions: what kind of school experience, what sort of education, was available in Chicago, and what would the ideal school experience look…

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