Baker Demonstration School
"Learning With Wonder"
Established	1918
School type	Private, Laboratory
Locale	Chicagoland Area
Grades	Preschool-8th
Director	William C. Melsheimer
Location	Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Athletics	Baketball, Track, Certamen, Swimming, Soccer
Colors	White and Red
Mascot	Baker Demons
Website	http://bakerdemschool.org

Baker Demonstration School is a private school located in Wilmette, Illinois. Image File history File linksMetadata Bdslogo176. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. ...

Notable people who have attended Baker (but not necessarily graduated) include: Charlton Heston, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Christie Hefner. Charlton Heston (born October 4, 1924) is an Academy Award-winning American film actor noted for heroic roles and his long involvement in political issues. ... Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932, Evanston, Illinois) is the 21st United States Secretary of Defense. ... Christie Hefner (born November 8, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois) is the chairman and chief executive officer for Playboy Enterprises Inc. ...

Until 2005, Baker was part of the National College of Education, National-Louis University. In 2005, Baker became an independent school, still affiliated with National-Louis University. National-Louis University is a Chicago-based multi-campus institution with a strong history of preparing teachers and educational leaders. ...

The Director of Baker is William Melsheimer. [1]

The Associate Director is Stuart Lassiter. [2]

Baker is noted for its Certamen team, as well as basketball, flag football, and soccer. Baker's girls varsity basketball team has placed in the Top 3 for several consecutive years. ^{[citation needed]} Certamen, Latin for competition, (pl. ...