by kristi | Dec 18, 2017 | Growing Learners, International Baccalaureate, Keen MInds, Littleton, LIttleton Kindergarten, News & Events, Our Students, Student Work
Did you know that the Gingerbread Man can spark an opportunity for scientific inquiry? Or that Jack and his beanstalk can inspire a hands-on engineering challenge? Our kindergarten learners, through the exciting world of fairy tales, have embarked on a journey that...
by Darsa Morrow | Nov 20, 2017 | Community, Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, Littleton 7th & 8th Grade, News & Events, Our Students, Student Work
Spoiler alert: parenting adolescents isn’t any easier than walking the floor at midnight with a newborn. The belief that parents can worry less as their children age washes away as parents witness their child go through adolescence—a period of change rivaling that of...
by Darsa Morrow | Nov 20, 2017 | Community, Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students, Student Work
Imagine being able to reconnect today with someone you helped through service twenty years ago. Better still, imagine that not only has that person grown to be an amazing adult, but that he is also living a life of service to others? Former Mack parent, Mara Rose,...
by Darsa Morrow | Oct 19, 2017 | Community, Growing Learners, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
In Performing Arts class at Mack-Boulder, the cornerstone event for each grade is the work-share. Work-shares are assemblies that are typically an amalgam of a performance, a play, and a demonstration, depending on what the students want to showcase. For each...
by Darsa Morrow | Sep 26, 2017 | Community, Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students, Student Work
While the Mack-Boulder Middle School has evolved and grown each year since the campus began, this fall has seen its most advanced iteration yet—physically and programmatically! Physical space – This summer, intrepid facilities manager Jaime Philp completed, with some...
by Darsa Morrow | Sep 25, 2017 | Community, Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students, Student Work
Service Learning is in full swing for Mack-Boulder students, both on campus and in the community. Over the past few weeks, students have ventured off campus in the new ETVs (Experiential education Transportation Vehicles) to learn and serve. As part of their IB unit...