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Senior Spotlight: Jorge

By Sam Rud | March 6, 2023

Our Senior Spotlight campaign will honor Bennett Day School’s first graduating class – a group of earnest and courageous students who took a chance on a high school that didn’t even exist yet.

Bennett Day School Breaks Ground on Next Phase of Expansion

Press & Recognition

In eight years, Bennett Day School has grown from 23 students to nearly 320. Construction of the new South Wing will increase the school’s capacity for students to 600, and it will include two floors of additional rooms and labs, garage parking, and 20,000+ sq. ft. of athletic/assembly facilities.

Blue-Bot Delivery Service at Bennett

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Bennett Day School’s Early Childhood TES (Tinkering & Engineering Sciences) Lab was featured as a Terrapin Customer Story. Learn how Bennett students are engaging with Blue-Bots in their explorations.

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The Three “Teachers” in the Reggio Emilia Approach

By Sam Rud | December 21, 2022

NewsReggio Emilia

We recognize parents/guardians as the first teacher, classroom teachers as the second, and the environment as the third.

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How Project-Based Learning (PBL) Prepares Kids for Life After School

By Sam Rud | December 20, 2022

Competency-based Learning

We genuinely believe that students must be invested in what they are learning, and the curriculum must be relevant to students’ lives.

Cameron Smith Talks Project-Based Learning on The School Success Podcast

Press & Recognition

In this episode of The School Success Podcast, Mitchell Slater talks to Cameron Smith, Bennett Day School’s co-founder and CEO, about Bennett’s unique, project-based approach to education.

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How to Talk To Your Child About School

By Bennett Day School | October 12, 2022

Early Childhood DevelopmentProgressive Learning

As a parent, you may find yourself in this boat: How was school today? Fine. What did you do? Played on the playground. What are you learning about? I don’t know.

Project-Based Learning at Bennett Day School Presentation

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Project-Based Learning: An Investigation of Justice in the United States

By Sam Rud | October 11, 2022

Project-Based Learning

During the last trimester of the 2021-22 school year, our Upper School students investigated our justice system in their project-based learning (PBL) class. Their learning was driven by these essential questions: What is justice? How does our justice system work? Where and to whom does our justice system fail? How can we make our system more just? …

Bennett Day School Named a Recipient of the Jeffrey Shields Award for Innovation Excellence in School Business Operations

Press & Recognition

Each year, the National Business Officers Association (NBOA) recognizes three schools from across the country that have demonstrated innovation in school business operations through approaches, programs, or practices.

Bennett Day School to Welcome Families from Greenfields Academy

Press & Recognition

After eight years of providing students with an innovative, student-driven approach to learning, Greenfields Academy in Chicago has made the difficult decision to close its doors at the end of the 2021-22 school year. Bennett Day School has extended a warm welcome to their community of learners.