by Darsa Morrow | May 30, 2015 | Community, Littleton, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
“We were there mostly to provide service, but I think we were the ones who benefitted the most from the experiences we had and the connections we made with the people we met at Pine Ridge.” –Mackintosh student reflection Mackintosh Academy middle-schoolers from both...
by Darsa Morrow | May 5, 2015 | Growing Learners, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students, Student Work
Two weeks ago, our daughter Greta and her classmates undertook a Littleton Campus rite of passage: the 5/6 field trip to Washington, DC. Mack families approach the cost of the trip in different ways – some parents underwrite it, some kids raise funds, some families...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 8, 2015 | Global Action, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students
Mackintosh Academy is pleased to announce that the school will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 16, 2015 to celebrate the installation of its solar panels. The panels were funded by a $95,950 service-learning grant from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board and...
by Darsa Morrow | Jan 22, 2015 | Keen MInds, Littleton, Littleton 7th & 8th Grade, News & Events
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...
by Gia Medeiros | Jan 26, 2014 | Community, Growing Learners, Littleton, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students, Student Work
By Beth Steklac, Littleton MYP Teacher and Curriculum Coordinator Myth #2: Middle school students are argumentative. True, but for a good reason. “The MYP (Middle Years Program) is designed to provide students with opportunities that will enable them to develop and...