Bennett Day School Open House (Grades 9-12)
This event will be most valuable for families interested in Grades 9-12. Join us on Saturday, October 18th at 1:30 pm to:
– Learn how Bennett’s future-focused program is redefining rigor through project-based learning, real-world internships, and authentic assessment.
– Hear directly from students and faculty about how curiosity, purpose, and joy drive learning every day.
– Discover how our personalized college counseling and competency-based transcripts prepare graduates to stand out in admissions and beyond.
– Tour our PreK-12 campus in the West Loop/Fulton Market neighborhood
Interested in PreK-Grade 8? Plan your visit here: https://bennettday.org/visit-us/
Upcoming Events
The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
Rep. James E. Clyburn
U.S. Congressman representing South Carolina's 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives
Natalie Y. Moore
Award-winning journalist and author and senior lecturer and director of audio programming at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Dopamine Kids: A Science-Based Plan to Rewire Your Child’s Brain and Take Back Your Family in the Age of Screens and Ultraprocessed Foods
Michaeleen Doucleff, Ph.D.
Bestselling author, biochemist, and award-winning NPR reporter
Heidi Stevens
Chicago-based writer and Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health
ON ZOOM
The Creativity Choice: The Science of Making Decisions to Turn Ideas into Action
Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Marc Brackett, Ph.D.
Founding director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and professor, Child Study Center, Yale University
ON ZOOM

