by Darsa Morrow | Feb 17, 2016 | Growing Learners, News & Events, Our Students
My gifted kids love to explore. This tendency has resulted in many hours of glorious time on beaches, in woods, on lakeshores, and in our backyard, even. Given open-ended time in a remotely stimulating environment, we’ve never heard the words, “I’m bored,” come out of...
by Darsa Morrow | Feb 17, 2016 | Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students
Come savor the fruits of our labor. Mack parents, both current and prospective, are invited to enjoy a “Taste of the Apple” on Thursday, February 18 from 5:30 – 6:40pm at the Mackintosh Academy-Littleton campus by attending two 30-minute mini-classes taught by our...
by Darsa Morrow | Feb 7, 2016 | Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
“Writers pay attention, ask questions, and make connections.” Mack-Boulder students spent Thursday, February 4th completely captivated by acclaimed author Deborah Wiles. Wiles first worked with the kindergarteners and first graders, using her picture book One Wide Sky...
by Darsa Morrow | Feb 3, 2016 | Community, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts
“Where are the chairs?” As participants entered the Creating Innovators Workshop last week at Mack Boulder, it was apparent from the beginning that it would be no ordinary affair with someone standing at a podium while lecturing a passive, seated audience. For over...
by Gia Medeiros | Jan 21, 2016 | Admissions, Community, Growing Learners, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
Take our new virtual tour and see the Mackintosh difference in action. We are so proud of our new admissions video. It is different by design – just like our educational program. The narration is completely student driven and we focus on showing how we...
by Darsa Morrow | Jan 20, 2016 | Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students, Student Work
What is that blue line? Why does it drop down for two days and then go up again for five? And what does azimuth mean? These and other questions lit up the room as students and, later, their parents explored the data generated by our solar panel monitoring system....