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Cameron Smith, Bennett Day School CEO & Co-Founder, was interviewed by Charlie Katz for his “How Business Leaders Plan To Rebuild In The Post COVID Economy” series. View an excerpt from this interview on page 90.

“Parents know better than anyone how disruptive the coronavirus pandemic has been — and continues to be — for children. With a goal to do what is safest and most beneficial for all students, Bennett Day School, a PreK-12 independent school in Chicago’s West Town, faculty and administrators met the challenge with a measured, scientific approach.”

Dr. Kelly Page, Director of Bennett Labs, was interviewed as part of Authority Magazine’s series about women who are shaking things up in their industry.

Not many PE’s hang up their investment hat & switch sides to start a business from scratch.

But Cameron Smith did it. And here’s how.

With a decade of Private Equity experience & Kellogg MBA in-hand, Cameron had a big idea: Create an innovative way to educate students.

And he’s done it with Bennett Day School, one of Chicago’s premier private schools.

In this 20-minute interview, Cameron reveals why he made the switch, the things he’s learned about recruiting & building a team, and the mistakes he’s made.

“This summer, Bennett Day School accepted an invitation to join the Mastery Transcript Consortium (MTC), a growing network of more than 300 public and private schools seeking to pivot away from the conventional letter-grade transcript towards a more qualitative and holistic transcript that better illustrates a student’s growth, experience and interests”

Cameron Smith, Bennett Day School CEO & Co-Founder, was interviewed by Charlie Katz for his “How Business Leaders Plan To Rebuild In The Post COVID Economy” series.

Cameron Smith, Bennett Day School CEO & Co-Founder, was interviewed by Charlie Katz for his “How Business Leaders Plan To Rebuild In The Post COVID Economy” series.

Care Bears featured our very own Mr. Ray as a Camp Care Bears “Guest Counselor.” In this Instagram video, he shares a fun and easy air-dry clay tutorial!

“Cameron Smith wanted to send his two sons to a school where they could learn by doing — a place that didn’t limit students to sitting at their desks listening to a teacher lecture throughout the day. So, he founded Bennett Day School, a Chicago-based private, progressive school for children in preschool through 12th grade.”

During this segment of “Around Town,” WGN’s Ana Belaval chatted with Cally Vevers, Bennett Day School’s Director of Auxiliary Programs, about Bennett Day Camp At Home.