by kristi | Sep 26, 2023 | Fifth Grade, Gifted Education, Growing Learners, International Baccalaureate, Keen MInds, LIttleton 5th & 6th Grade, News & Events, Sixth Grade
At Mackintosh Academy in Littleton, Colorado, embracing an inquiry-based education model for gifted students is central to our teaching philosophy, and we recognize the immense value of experiential learning. Recently, our fifth and sixth-grade students and teachers...
by kristi | Jan 19, 2021 | Fifth Grade, LIttleton 5th & 6th Grade, News & Events, Our Students, Primary Years Programme, Sixth Grade, Student Work
By Tari St.Marie, 5th and 6th Grade Teacher What do you do when the world hijacks your unit of inquiry? It started quietly enough, during our unit of inquiry into Revolutions. My fifth and sixth grade students asked: Are all revolutions good? What if the revolution...
by kristi | Sep 24, 2018 | Community, Core Values, Global Action, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students, Our Team
Mackintosh Academy in Littleton, Colorado became the first independent school in the state to be named a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honoree and one of only six nonpublic schools nationally to receive this award. Several students, along...
by kristi | Nov 14, 2016 | Littleton 7th & 8th Grade
By Megan Rich, MYP Teacher Picture an election characterized by thoughtful debate, collaboration across parties and genuine respect between candidates – that’s precisely what Mackintosh Academy Littleton has just accomplished! For the last month and a half, Mackintosh...
by kristi | Sep 16, 2016 | Compassionate Hearts, Core Values, Global Action, Growing Learners, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students, Our Team
Anyone who thinks the current generation of children are apathetic and uninvolved needs to hear about all of these award winners and take heart that our world will be trusted to caring and capable hands. ~ Joe Pausback How does it feel, as a teacher, when your...