by Darsa Morrow | Nov 20, 2017 | Community, Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, Littleton 7th & 8th Grade, News & Events, Our Students, Student Work
Spoiler alert: parenting adolescents isn’t any easier than walking the floor at midnight with a newborn. The belief that parents can worry less as their children age washes away as parents witness their child go through adolescence—a period of change rivaling that of...
by kristi | Nov 20, 2017 | Community, Compassionate Hearts, Littleton, News & Events
Mack Littleton’s campus population more than doubled on the Friday before Thanksgiving break when we were joined by a gaggle of grands and a flurry of friends! The students were thrilled to welcome their grandparents and “grandfriends” into their classrooms for...
by kristi | Oct 16, 2017 | Community, Compassionate Hearts, Core Values, International Baccalaureate, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events
With the cooler fall weather comes a time of year that many of us cherish, a time that brings some of our favorite traditions. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Diwali, Christmas: these celebrations and the traditions associated with them can be exciting, comforting...
by kristi | Oct 13, 2017 | Community, Global Action, International Baccalaureate, Keen MInds, Littleton, LIttleton 5th & 6th Grade, News & Events, Our Students, Our Team, Student Work
¿Cuánto cuesta? ¡Es demasiado! Mack Littleton 5th and 6th graders created a Latin American mercado (market) in alignment with the International Relations Unit of Inquiry. Inspired by a conversation with a student who suggested that it would be fun to have a market,...
by kristi | Sep 26, 2017 | Compassionate Hearts, Core Values, Global Action, International Baccalaureate, Littleton, News & Events
How does peace intersect with sustainability and the environment? How can a small school with a commitment to global action promote the goals of “respect, dignity and safety for all” (this year’s theme for the International Day of Peace)? Our community explored these...
by kristi | Sep 14, 2017 | Littleton, News & Events
Littleton, CO — Mackintosh Academy’s 40th Anniversary Fall Festival and Open House will take place Friday, September 22 from 4 to 7pm at the school’s Littleton Campus (7018 South Prince St. Littleton, CO 80120). This free, family-friendly event is designed to...