by Gia Medeiros | Jan 18, 2014 | Community, Compassionate Hearts, Growing Learners, Older Posts, Our Students, Uncategorized
by Alex Hernandez, father of Akari and Mekhi Hernandez (3rd grade twins) “It’s like my heart is a tooth, and it’s got a cavity that can only be filled with children.” ‒ Gru, Despicable Me (2010) ‒ My kids may look like rosy-cheeked cherubs...
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 20, 2013 | Littleton, News & Events, Older Posts, Uncategorized
By Christi Dobbins, Mackintosh Littleton Parent and Sue Fagan, Boulder Parent Council President The annual Mackintosh Bookfair combines a fabulous night of student and teacher performances with the opportunity to grow our classroom libraries and raise money for the...
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...