by Gia Medeiros | Mar 7, 2014 | Community, Global Action, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students, Student Work
Zach Olkin started building robots just three years ago in the 4th grade when his mom launched a lego robotics club at Mackintosh Boulder. Just last week his Vex IQ Robotics team won a “triple crown” at the Vex Robotics competition – for teamwork,...
by Gia Medeiros | Feb 8, 2014 | Community, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, Our Students, Our Team, Uncategorized
By Stacey Anderson, Littleton Head of School Our campus is moving and grooving even during these chilly, snowy days! There is great interest in our school and we are enjoying an influx of referral meetings this month. I am excited about the great fit students and...
by Gia Medeiros | Jan 18, 2014 | Admissions, Compassionate Hearts, Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, Older Posts, Our Students, Uncategorized
By Beth Steklac, Littleton MYP Teacher and Curriculum Coordinator Myth #1: You have to be a saint to work with a middle schooler! False, it can truly be heaven on earth. Short of the transition from baby to toddler, there is no more rewarding time to be part of a...
by Gia Medeiros | Jan 12, 2014 | Admissions, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Uncategorized
Science has shown that mental abilities not captured in IQ tests can have the most impact on real world performance – attributes such as creativity, will power, emotional intelligence and intuition. The good news: many of these skills can be trained! Join us on...
by Gia Medeiros | Nov 15, 2013 | Compassionate Hearts, Core Values, Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Our Students, Our Team, Uncategorized
Here at Mack we’re big believers in struggle, challenge and feeling good about failure – as a critical opportunity for learning and growth. In this 6 minute TED talk former New York City teacher and success researcher, Angela Lee Duckworth identifies...
by Gia Medeiros | Nov 10, 2013 | Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, Our Team, Student Work
By Lula Guilbert Who knew that studying ecosystems could be so empowering? In our How We Share the Planet unit, students were charged with identifying a problem in an ecosystem and taking an action that would help that ecosystem. The students had to document their...