by Gia Medeiros | Jan 15, 2015 | Compassionate Hearts, Growing Learners, News & Events, Older Posts
When does a prototype look like a sparkly silver fuzz ball? When it has been designed by one Mack teacher for her colleague as a brilliant reminder to appreciate the little things. These past few months, Mackintosh Academy teachers and parents have been design...
by Gia Medeiros | Jan 11, 2015 | Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Older Posts, Our Students, Student Work
By Jay Droeger, 7/8th Grade Lead Teacher Our Seventh and Eighth Grade Design Class tackled the challenge of creating a better mouse trap – live and cruelty-free! With our school located on an amazing 26 acres of land, including fields, a grove, a pond and...
by Gia Medeiros | Dec 12, 2014 | Parent Education
By Darsa Morrow, Teacher and Mother of 3 Gifted Children Stepping on Legos with bare feet is a common parental gripe to be sure, and after my latest sole-piercing experience I vowed that this year I would not depend on Lego sets as go-to presents for my three boys....
by Gia Medeiros | Dec 4, 2014 | Community, Compassionate Hearts, News & Events, Our Students
By Kristi Pikiewicz, Mackintosh School Psychologist (from her post on Psychology Today website) If you had a six-foot tree last year, do you need a six-and-a-half foot tree this year? If last year’s Hot Wheels set had two loops does this year’s set need...
by Gia Medeiros | Dec 2, 2014 | News & Events, Our Students, Our Team, Student Work
Like most of my thoughts about emotional regulation, this post starts with my daughter. She’s six, though according to the laws of relativity she’s probably a little older than that because she moves so close to light speed. Recently she started a recess “club” at her...