by Darsa Morrow | Aug 15, 2016 | Community, Global Action, News & Events, Older Posts
Paul had always dreamed of hiking the Appalachian Trail, but, as it happens to many of us, life got in the way. Paul put taking care of others before his dream. He nursed first his mother, then his father, through their end of life illnesses. After they passed away,...
by Staff | Apr 27, 2016 | Community, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students
Mackintosh Academy Littleton – National Environmental Award Winners! On Friday, April 22, 2016, on Earth Day, four Mackintosh Academy Littleton 8th graders received the President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) from the EPA Region 8 Director of...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 21, 2016 | Community, Global Action, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students, Student Work
In 2015, Mackintosh Academy-Littleton students helped our community come together and solidify our identity as a Smart Village. By applying their IB skills and profiles of inquiry, risk-taking, and open-mindedness, 97 solar panels were installed on all campus...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 7, 2016 | Community, Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students, Student Work
Since becoming a mother, I’ve always joked that my only motherhood goal is to raise KSANs: Kind Smart Adorable Nerds—children who are nice, who value education, and who enjoy the finer things in life like, say, reading. Really, though, the emphasis was on kind… if I...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 7, 2016 | Community, News & Events, Older Posts
No, I wasn’t Darth Vader… but the vast majority of people attending our Mack to the Future auction thought I was, because they were greeted by Darth Vader as they entered the lobby to check in. It was actually a member of the 501st Garrison – a volunteer...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 6, 2016 | Community, Global Action, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students
Mackintosh Littleton 6th grade student Harvey Rainwater, son of Mackintosh Academy board member Therese Rainwater, tied for 6th place in the State of Colorado National Geographic Geography Bee held in Denver, Colorado, April 1, 2016. 104 Colorado students...