Bennett In The Media
Outer Walls Continue Installation Along Bennett Day School Addition In West Town
Construction on the exterior walls of Bennett Day School, located at 955 W Grand Avenue in West Town, is progressing as the school undergoes its second campus expansion. The expansion, known as ‘Phase 3’, will nearly double the size of the independent PreK-12 school from 50,000 to approximately 100,000 square feet.
Bennett Students Catch Robb Ellis’ Eye on CBS Chicago
Bennett Day Upper Schoolers were featured on CBS Chicago’s “What Caught My Eye” segment on Nov. 26, 2023. Watch to learn more about the multifaceted weather station our students assembled and collected data from as part of their Trimester 1 project-based learning (PBL) on weather.
These Are The Top 25 Private High Schools In IL, New Ranking Says
Bennett Day School was named one of the best private high schools in Illinois, according to the Niche’s 2024 Best Schools and Districts rankings.
Bennett Day School’s Principal, Jackie Miller, To Deliver Keynote Address at 2023 ACM Interaction Design and Children (IDC) Conference Hosted By Northwestern University
Bennett Day School is thrilled to announce that Jackie Miller, Principal, has been selected as the opening keynote speaker at the 22nd annual ACM Interaction Design and Children (IDC) Conference. She will be joined by five panelists, and fellow Bennett faculty members, Andy Rodgers, Emily Fields, Lisa Kennedy, Molly Simmons, and Zak Thompson.
Bennett Day High School Student & Team Win First Place in the National Construction Industry Round Table (CIRT) Design and Construction Contest
The team of students, Chicago Team 11, came together through ACE Mentor Chicago – a program that supports and inspires students interested in architecture, construction, and engineering. Chicago Team 11 earned a $5,000 prize for their design for a “school of the future.”
Bennett Day High School Students Win National “Space for the Benefit of Earth Challenge” and Visit Blue Origin Rocket Factory
Bennett students represent two of ten teams selected from across the country to attend inaugural O’Neill Symposium with Blue Origin, the Club for the Future, and the Conrad Challenge.
The West Town Chamber of Commerce to Exhibit Bennett Day School’s PEACE Project, ‘Sunflowers of Peace’
“Led by the school’s 1st-8th grade art teacher, Olenka Bodnarskyj, the PEACE Project’s ‘Sunflowers of Peace’ highlights art as a form of activism and encourages students to express their concept of peace through their artwork…”
Bennett Day School Breaks Ground on Next Phase of Expansion
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
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.
Cameron Smith Talks Project-Based Learning on The School Success Podcast
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.