News & Events
Cameron Smith discusses changing landscape of Chicago schools with WBEZ
WBEZ education reporter Becky Vevea visited Bennett Day School recently to address the changing Chicago school landscape with our Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Cameron Smith. Cameron discussed with Becky the need for schools that foster a collaborative environment, principally focused on each student’s educational needs — especially with the growing presence of entrepreneurial companies such as Google and Yelp in the city. Didi Lewis of the Neighborhood Parents’…
Chicago Tribune
Read the article, Neighborhood Parents Network preps anxious parents for Chicago School Applications, on ChicagoTribune.com
Curbed Chicago
Read the article, West Loop Day School Plans Campus Around Commons Building, on Curbed.com.
JUF Chicago 36 Under 36 Update
Read an archive of the article, Double Chai Check-In: Cameron Smith opens Chicago’s newest day school.
Construction Update on New Campus
Workers powerwash restored masonry walls after reclaiming and cleaning original bricks from the historic Chicago Commons building at our new campus. Exciting news! The first piece of support steel for our first floor was installed at our new campus at 955 W Grand Ave. More steel will arrive at the site and be erected in…
‘On Single Parenting and Loving My Job’ by Kate Cicchelli
Read this touching guest blog post with the Bump Club and Beyond written by our Co-Founder and Principal, Kate Cicchelli, and most importantly, Mom: “I had twins, four days apart. My first baby was a healthy 7lb., baby girl. My second baby was slightly larger, 5,000 sq. feet and filled with more than 30 children….
Education Panel Event: Personalization by Design
On November 23 at 615 pm, Bennett Day School will host an Educelerate panel on Personalization. Join Educelerate for a panel on designing schools for “personalization”, reflecting what that means across pedagogy, technology, and even physical space. Continuing the conversation from the recent Educelerate Conference in Chicago on “Personalization and Student Success”, this next panel includes…
Inside the TinkerLab
In our last post, we told you a little about the philosophy behind the Bennett Day School TinkerLabs. This week, we’d like to give you a clearer picture of what these incredible learning spaces offer children and the role they play in the greater learning experience. Modeled after Malaguzzi’s aquarium, these spaces will be full…
TinkerThon with the Tinkering Labs at Bennett Day
On October 23 & 24, 2015, our 1st Grade and SK students and guests from the Neighborhood Parents Network learned with their families about motors and gears while being challenged to build machines to draw squiggly lines and more in our TinkerLab. Thank you so much to our special Bay Area guests visiting #BennettDay from the Tinkering Labs! #TinkerThon 1…
