by Darsa Morrow | Jan 23, 2015 | News & Events
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...
by Gia Medeiros | Jan 9, 2014 | Admissions, Core Values, Growing Learners, Mack Manifesto, Our Students
by Mary Lou Faddick, Executive Director At Mack we believe in individual genius and honoring children for their gifts — in all the ways they show up. The magic in this cartoon is that it describes Mackintosh Academy perfectly. We don’t judge children by...
by Gia Medeiros | Dec 18, 2013 | Core Values, Global Action, Growing Learners
This thirteen year old reminds us that if our goal in life is to be happy and healthy, perhaps those subjects should be taught in school. His “hack school” shows us that our job today as parents and educators has truly changed. In a sea of information,...
by Gia Medeiros | Nov 10, 2013 | Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Older Posts, Our Team
By Jim Parker, 4th Grade Teacher, Boulder Campus Our students are naturally curious and gregarious in absorbing new information. In 4th grade, we begin to bring in the power of the internet into our research space. Inspired by Sugata Mitra’s TED talk, we have...