News & Events
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…
Construction Update on New Campus and Virtual Tour Event on November 18
A great deal of progress has been made restoring the historic Chicago Commons at 955 W Grand Ave to be the new Elementary & Middle School Campus for Bennett Day School, scheduled to open fall 2016. Here is a video update from our latest Family Association meeting by Cameron Smith, CEO, Co-Founder, and Parent at…
Chicago Schools Getting Bigger, Growing Quickly
Wendy Donahue, Chicago Tribune 12:03 pm, September 9, 2015NPN Preps Anxious Parents for Chicago School ApplicationsEvery fall, staff at Chicago’s Neighborhood Parents Network (NPN) watch the clouds of anxiety roll in as its members apply for coveted spots at selective enrollment public and private schools for the next school year…”Some of the elite schools are getting bigger…Bennett Day…
Bennett Day Nominated for Chicago Innovation Awards
September 24, 2015 Bennett Day School has been nominated for the 2015 Chicago Innovation Awards. Bennett Day is the only independent school nominated from downtown Chicago. “We are humbled, and proud, to be recognized as a nominee for the Chicago Innovation Awards”, said CEO and Co-Founder Cameron Smith, who also is a Bennett Day School…
