by Darsa Morrow | Feb 5, 2016 | Community, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students
“I feel like an alien from another planet.” Has your gifted child ever made a statement like that? Have you felt at a loss for how to support him/her? The Different by Design participatory Parent Education event lead by therapist Sharon M. Barnes is for adults with...
by Darsa Morrow | Feb 3, 2016 | Community, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts
“Where are the chairs?” As participants entered the Creating Innovators Workshop last week at Mack Boulder, it was apparent from the beginning that it would be no ordinary affair with someone standing at a podium while lecturing a passive, seated audience. For over...
by Darsa Morrow | Feb 3, 2016 | Community, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
Mackintosh Academy-Boulder recently received a $1.5 million grant to launch a new Mack Scholars program designed to provide ten students from socio- economically disadvantaged backgrounds full financial support to attend Mackintosh Academy through 8th grade. JJ...
by Gia Medeiros | Jan 21, 2016 | Admissions, Community, Growing Learners, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
Take our new virtual tour and see the Mackintosh difference in action. We are so proud of our new admissions video. It is different by design – just like our educational program. The narration is completely student driven and we focus on showing how we...
by Darsa Morrow | Jan 19, 2016 | Community, Keen MInds, News & Events
There’s a certain amount of expected angst and “taking stock” that comes with middle age, and that tendency towards introspection became even more intensified this year when I experienced some sudden-onset, mysterious back pain (nothing says “You’re old!” like back...
by Darsa Morrow | Dec 9, 2015 | Community, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Our Students
Stepping on Legos with bare feet is a common parental gripe, to be sure; after my latest sole-piercing experience, I vowed that this year I would not depend on Lego sets as go-to presents for my boys. That vow really got me thinking about what constitutes meaningful...
