by Darsa Morrow | Sep 19, 2015 | Community, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events, Older Posts
“What is really needed to prepare students as citizens and workers in the 21st Century?” MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED, the surprise Sundance hit documentary, addresses that question and begins the search for new solutions. Mackintosh Academy is hosting several...
by Darsa Morrow | Aug 28, 2015 | Community, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
“Mom, we’re going to have a say and also maybe change the world!” That was from my super-excited second grader upon returning home from the first day of school at Mackintosh Academy-Boulder. They had discussed in class the new schedule the school has adopted and the...
by Darsa Morrow | Aug 28, 2015 | Community, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
UPCOMING PARENT TALK AND WORKSHOPS – Mackintosh Academy is pleased to partner with award-winning educator and retired science teacher John Paull to help you learn to use science to inspire your child(ren)’s curiosity and re-ignite your own sense of discovery in...
by Darsa Morrow | Aug 17, 2015 | Community, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
It’s 9:40pm as I write this. I can hear our youngest child still futzing around, with periodical declarations of “I’m not even TIRED,” as my wife attempts to efficiently usher him through the shower/jammies/reading routine. (We alternate nights.) Earlier today, our...
by Gia Medeiros | Jun 2, 2015 | Admissions, Community, News & Events, Older Posts
We hope you’ll join us for this free public event at Mackintosh’s Boulder Campus – our Catapult Party. We’ll delight in making catapults big and small. The only hitch: you and your kids design them all. Bring friends and see who can create a...
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...