by Marketing Department | Sep 26, 2017 | Compassionate Hearts, Core Values, Global Action, International Baccalaureate, Littleton, News & Events
How does peace intersect with sustainability and the environment? How can a small school with a commitment to global action promote the goals of “respect, dignity and safety for all” (this year’s theme for the International Day of Peace)? Our community explored these...
by Marketing Department | May 30, 2017 | Compassionate Hearts, Core Values, Global Action, International Baccalaureate, Littleton, News & Events
Our 1st and 2nd grade class demonstrated the meaning of “compassionate hearts” and a commitment to action in their recent field trip to the Ronald McDonald House and Children’s Hospital. In support of Red Nose Day, the students toured the Ronald...
by Marketing Department | Apr 20, 2017 | Compassionate Hearts, Core Values, Global Action, Growing Learners, International Baccalaureate, Keen MInds, News & Events, Our Students
By Sharon Muench, Mack Littleton IB Programme Coordinator The International Baccalaureate Programmes’ framework nurtures not only students, but citizens of the world. Students are taught to be active and engaged participants in the classroom. They are not simply...
by Marketing Department | Apr 12, 2017 | Community, Compassionate Hearts, Littleton, News & Events, Testimonials
At the Mackintosh Littleton auction on April 8, Mack alum Dr. Alfie Meister shared her story of how a full scholarship to Mackintosh changed her life. Dr. Meister attended Mackintosh from 1978-1985, when our founder Eve Mackintosh was Head of School. There...
by Marketing Department | Jan 17, 2017 | Compassionate Hearts, Core Values, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events
by Kim Servia, M.A.Ed., DCSD GT Facilitator, and Parent Too often, gifted children and adolescents hear that they are “too _______.” Fill in the blank with any of the following: intense, sensitive, weird, self-absorbed, hyperactive, bossy, stubborn, or lazy....
by Marketing Department | Nov 16, 2016 | Compassionate Hearts, Core Values, Growing Learners
By Sharon M. Barnes, MSSW, LCSW, http://therapistforsensitiveandgifted.com/ Social and emotional needs are crucial to the well-being of gifted students. When these needs are not met, the result may be low self-esteem, anxiety or depression. It is possible for gifted...
