by Darsa Morrow | Sep 16, 2016 | Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students, Student Work
For the past few years, Mack-Boulder has used Responsive Classroom’s First Six Weeks approach to kick-off the beginning of the school year. The approach focuses on: setting goals and expectations with students; creating classroom norms in very setting, learning and...
by Samara Rasmussen | May 25, 2016 | Growing Learners, International Baccalaureate, Littleton, LIttleton 5th & 6th Grade, Student Work
On May 25, 2016, Mackintosh Academy Littleton 6th graders presented their International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program Exhibition projects to parents, teachers, faculty, staff, and students. Exhibition is the culmination of the Primary Years Program (PYP) and in...
by Samara Rasmussen | May 23, 2016 | Core Values, Global Action, Littleton, LIttleton 1st & 2nd Grade, Our Students, Student Work
Following up on our last post about our 1/2 class and their environmental activism, Mackintosh Littleton students have created a plan to recycle, reuse, and reduce school supplies at Mack next fall. Students are asking families and friends to donate leftover school...
by Samara Rasmussen | May 20, 2016 | Growing Learners, International Baccalaureate, Keen MInds, Littleton, Littleton 7th & 8th Grade, News & Events, Our Students, Student Work, Uncategorized
In April, six 7th grade Mack Littleton students were selected as one team out of 90 applicants to participate in the 7th annual Weather and Science Day at Coors Field! On May 11, 2016, from 10:30-11:30am Katie French, Ally Procopio, Ella Schmitt, Gillian Schwanitz,...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 21, 2016 | Community, Global Action, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students, Student Work
In 2015, Mackintosh Academy-Littleton students helped our community come together and solidify our identity as a Smart Village. By applying their IB skills and profiles of inquiry, risk-taking, and open-mindedness, 97 solar panels were installed on all campus...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 7, 2016 | Community, Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students, Student Work
Since becoming a mother, I’ve always joked that my only motherhood goal is to raise KSANs: Kind Smart Adorable Nerds—children who are nice, who value education, and who enjoy the finer things in life like, say, reading. Really, though, the emphasis was on kind… if I...