by Darsa Morrow | Mar 6, 2015 | Littleton, News & Events, Our Students
Mackintosh-Littleton students traveled from Illyria to Whoville as they hit both ends of the literary spectrum in the past week. Middle school students performed the Shakespeare play The Twelfth Night on February 25th, and five days later on March 2nd the whole campus...
by Darsa Morrow | Feb 27, 2015 | Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Our Students
Three families, six adults, eight young boys, three dogs: one cabin in the woods. I knew it was going to be a whole lot of joyful chaos once we arrived, but in the car on the way up to the mountains, all I could think about was traffic, icy roads, and the many, MANY...
by Darsa Morrow | Feb 22, 2015 | Growing Learners, News & Events, Our Students, Student Work
I miraculously remained motionless as an enormous dirt-colored spider lumbered across the open notebook in my lap; its jointed legs and numerous eyes and what looked like giant jaws were extra startling against the white paper. But although it felt like an invading...
by Darsa Morrow | Feb 21, 2015 | Littleton, News & Events, Our Students, Student Work
What happens when a humanities-focused student meets the latest technology? The students of Mackintosh Littleton recently received the gift of a 3D printer. As teachers began exploring the multitude of ways to incorporate the printer into the curriculum, students were...
by Beth Steklac | Feb 17, 2015 | Admissions, Community, Compassionate Hearts, Core Values, Global Action, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students, Our Team
Nearly ten years go, Mackintosh Academy’s leadership recognized the power of the the International Baccalaureate Program for the gifted child. The IB Primary Years Program (PYP) and Middle Years Program (MYP) provide the gifted child with a context for learning...
by Darsa Morrow | Feb 8, 2015 | News & Events, Our Students
On May 6th, nationally acclaimed conscious parenting coach Michael Vladeck will teach you how to raise grounded and self-aware children within the distractions and disruptions of the internet and digital media …without the power struggles. Gain a science-based...