by Darsa Morrow | Apr 3, 2015 | Community, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
When my oldest son was in fifth grade, all fall and winter he dreaded the spring “human development” unit. Having to publicly discuss puberty with your teachers and peers? “Awk-ward,” he insisted. The word “puberty” alone, when uttered, seemed enough to cause him...
by Darsa Morrow | Mar 13, 2015 | Growing Learners, News & Events
Do you have a child who…. melts down if her pants are too scratchy, her socks are too tight, or her ponytail is askew? moves constantly but has little awareness of his body in relation to others? fears automatic hand dryers, vacuums, and auto flush toilets? resists...
by Darsa Morrow | Mar 8, 2015 | Littleton, News & Events, Our Students
As far as his third grade teacher was concerned, Quinn was a “good” student. He was well behaved in and outside of the classroom. His teacher said that while he rarely contributed to the classroom discussion, he was an “active observer.” That surprised and concerned...
by Darsa Morrow | Mar 6, 2015 | Littleton, News & Events, Our Students
Mackintosh-Littleton students traveled from Illyria to Whoville as they hit both ends of the literary spectrum in the past week. Middle school students performed the Shakespeare play The Twelfth Night on February 25th, and five days later on March 2nd the whole campus...
by Darsa Morrow | Mar 1, 2015 | Growing Learners, News & Events, Older Posts, Student Work
“I don’t feel like my group is hearing me.” This could be the sentiment of most any adult debriefing after a challenging day at work. It was actually something heard by teacher Jim Parker in Mack-Boulder’s fourth grade classroom. One of his students was having a...