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Mack’s Massive Catapults a Giant Hit at the Boulder Mini Maker Faire
This weekend at the first ever Boulder Mini Maker Faire, Mackintosh Academy put the power drills in kids' hands. The result was an astounding assortment of giant catapults each individually designed and created by kids and for kids. The first Mini Maker Faire in...
A Simple Strategy to Ease the Battle Over Screen Time
“Hi! I hear you also don’t let your son play first-person shooter video games! How can we support each other?” That was my first introduction to a fellow Mack mom whose son is in my oldest son’s class. And if you picked up on the slightly desperate subtext in that...
Classroom Spotlight: Breaking Down Barriers
It may not have been quite as momentous as the Berlin Wall falling, but this week a large portion of the long wall that bisected Mackintosh Academy-Boulder’s playground was taken down. The wall removal creates a more open play space, allowing students to spread...
“Creativity will become the most marketable skill set of the future.” LEGO’s Stephan Turnipseed
We’ve seen the TED Talks. We’ve read the findings from multiple commissions on education in the 21st century, and study after study suggests that innovation and creativity are top priorities for employers across the country. We are living in the innovation age. Yet...
Classroom Spotlight: A Creativity Challenge in Middle School Science
Imagine a detective show in which a thief steals chloroplasts from a plant cell rendering it unable to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. When Mackintosh Littleton teacher Alison Weems challenged her middle school students to design creative presentations...
Unleashing Creativity Panel: Mackintosh Boulder on Jan 28 @ 6:30 pm
This Wednesday, January 28th at 6:30 pm, we're "Unleashing Creativity" on the Mackintosh Boulder Campus. Today, creativity is no longer regarded as the exclusive domain of artists and “creative” types. Instead it is a core capacity that is in high demand across our...