by Darsa Morrow | Jun 7, 2015 | Community, Growing Learners, News & Events, Our Students, Summer
I once took a wrong turn because of road construction near Rockford, Wisconsin and ended up adding 2.5 hours to an already 13.5 hour day of driving. On the first day of a three day road trip. Oh, and I was alone with my three young children. Sounds like a nightmare,...
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...
by Darsa Morrow | May 13, 2015 | Community, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Our Students
When my oldest son was in the first grade, he used to feel sick to his stomach every morning before school. It got to the point where I was making special pumpkin custard—his favorite dessert—for breakfast in the attempt to entice him to eat something, anything,...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 3, 2015 | Community, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
When my oldest son was in fifth grade, all fall and winter he dreaded the spring “human development” unit. Having to publicly discuss puberty with your teachers and peers? “Awk-ward,” he insisted. The word “puberty” alone, when uttered, seemed enough to cause him...
by Gia Medeiros | Mar 17, 2015 | Admissions, Community, Growing Learners, Littleton, News & Events, Older Posts, Summer
When my daughter was five she was obsessed with zoo animals of all kinds. Her greatest thrill was going to Denver Zoo Camp. It was her chance to hold snakes, bearded dragons and hedgehogs – never understanding why we couldn’t have them at home. There she met other...