by Marketing Department | Feb 16, 2017 | Core Values, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events
By Diane Dunne, Mack Littleton Head of School Last June, I had the marvelous experience of watching my son receive his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from one of the world’s premier universities. In addition to the tremendous pride I felt that day, I was inspired...
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 | Dec 15, 2016 | Community, Core Values, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events
By Diane Dunne, Littleton Head of School Holiday traditions such as lights, music, food, and annual gift-giving notwithstanding, our fast-paced Facebook world demands we travel light, discarding old products and pursuits to embrace the innovation and creative change...
by Marketing Department | Dec 15, 2016 | Core Values, Growing Learners, International Baccalaureate, Keen MInds, News & Events, Our Students, Parent Education
by Alice Shi Kembel (proud mother of three boys currently attending Mackintosh Academy’s Boulder Campus) Our house is filled with trash. Not because I’m a terrible housekeeper, not because my husband shirks his weekly duty of taking out the trash, but because...
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...
by Marketing Department | Oct 20, 2016 | Core Values, International Baccalaureate, Keen MInds, Littleton, Our Team
As Colorado’s oldest “school of minds,” now entering our 40th year of serving gifted students in the Front Range, Mackintosh Academy is a treasure trove of creative ideas and innovative strategies for working with gifted learners. One challenge we face is how to free...
