News & Events

Join Bennett Day for our Community Open House and Ribbon Cutting

Bennett Day School is thrilled to celebrate the grand opening of our school! On August 20 from 3:30-6:30 pm, we will be opening our doors for our Grand Opening Celebration! There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony, tour of our space, performance from Old Town School of Folk Music, and you will be able to meet…

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Mr. Reynolds attends New Hampshire’s Constructing Modern Knowledge Conference

Last week I attended a “minds-on” learning experience in Manchester, New Hampshire titled Constructing Modern Knowledge.  This was very much an “unconference” type environment where the participants spend a bulk of their time working on self-selected projects with daily presenters who talked about their passions and experience to inspire our learning.  Describing the four-day long learning…

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Press & Recognition
Globe St. Logo

“Smith plans to open the flagship campus by the fall of 2016. Like the Grand location, it will use the Reggio Emilia approach to learning. In addition, the building will have a full-size gym, multiple TinkerLabs, and over 10,000-square-feet of green space…”

Join us at Bennett Day School for Educelerate’s New Models in K-12 Education Panel

On Thursday, July 31st from 6-9 pm, Bennett Day School will be hosting Educelerate’s panel on New Models in K-12 Education. Educelerate is a national education innovation network founded by Christopher Nyren. Educelerate hosts over 800 education entrepreneurs in the Chicago area at Meetups and workshops to discuss current trends in education.​We will be hosting Educelerate in our TinkerLab for a…

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Tour of our 657 W. Fulton Home

Our 657 W Fulton home is now ready for our Bennett Day School students! We love our school and want to give you a virtual tour: Reception: Bambini Room: Wall hanging easels are hung at child height, building proprioceptive skills and spatial awareness. Junior Kindergarten Room: An individual area devoted to socio-dramatic play allows students…

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As Seen on CBS 2 Chicago!

We were on CBS 2 Chicago last weekend discussing tips to avoid the summer slide. Watch our PK teacher Meg talking about activities you can do with your kids this summer to keep them engaged in learning! Video currently unavailable.  View article Ways to Prevent ‘Summer Slide’ here.  

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What’s Happening at Bennett Day

With 123 days left until we open our doors, Bennett Day School is so thrilled to be a part of the West Loop community. Before we start school, we have some exciting events coming up that our team will be attending. Here’s where you can find us in the coming weeks: West Loop School Fair – On…

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