by Darsa Morrow | Mar 16, 2016 | Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
Children are born natural scientists with an insatiable thirst for information. The evidence of this is abundant from infancy to age three where exploration often involves tasting or touching just about everything; this is expanded upon by the ages of inquiry where...
by Darsa Morrow | Mar 2, 2016 | Littleton, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students, Summer
I just love this time of year. The days are getting longer; the weather is spring-like. Oh, and I start to experience low-level panic as all of the summer camp flyers begin arriving in the mail. “Summer? ALREADY?” I think incredulously. I don’t even have any vacations...
by Darsa Morrow | Mar 2, 2016 | Littleton, News & Events, Our Students, Summer
We are so excited to offer summer camps for our Mackintosh families, their friends, and our surrounding neighborhood community. Summer camp programs are being scheduled to be held on our campus late July-August. (Dates and timing TBD. Tentatively July 30-August...
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...