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A Journey of Discovery at Cal-Wood Education Center

by kristi | Sep 26, 2023 | Fifth Grade, Gifted Education, Growing Learners, International Baccalaureate, Keen MInds, LIttleton 5th & 6th Grade, News & Events, Sixth Grade

At Mackintosh Academy in Littleton, Colorado, embracing an inquiry-based education model for gifted students is central to our teaching philosophy, and we recognize the immense value of experiential learning. Recently, our fifth and sixth-grade students and teachers...

Compassionate Hearts: Encouraging Resilience and Perseverance in Children

by kristi | Nov 11, 2020 | Community, Compassionate Hearts, Growing Learners, News, News & Events

By Lillian Henricks, PsyD. At the recent Colorado Association of Gifted and Talented conference Drs. Amy Graefe and Jenny Ritchotte from UNC spoke on how families can contribute to the resilience of their gifted children. This resonates deeply with an understanding of...

Compassionate Hearts: Facing Difficult Times with Compassion

by kristi | Oct 13, 2020 | Community, Compassionate Hearts, Growing Learners, News, News & Events

By Lillian Henricks, PsyD. When Covid-19 started we questioned what we can do to stay healthy, trying to focus on what is in our control rather than what is not. Now, amidst unrest and political polarities we can ask ourselves a similar question — what is within...

Compassionate Hearts: Imagine Stories and Social-Emotional Learning

by kristi | Sep 16, 2020 | Community, Compassionate Hearts, Growing Learners, News, News & Events

By Lillian Henricks, PsyD. As we re-group for another year of learning together, I want to introduce you to a tool that some teachers are using with classes for Social Emotional Learning this year. The tool is a story-writing process called The Imagine Project in...

Tips on Social Distancing from an 11 Year Old Expert

by kristi | Mar 24, 2020 | Growing Learners, Littleton, News, News & Events, Our Students

When Social Distancing is “Normal Life” Selah C. is an eleven-year-old former Mackintosh Academy student who was born with a condition that puts her at higher risk for respiratory illnesses. Recently she shared her tips on social distancing from the point...

Hands-On History: Third and Fourth Graders Travel Through Time

by kristi | Dec 19, 2018 | Growing Learners, International Baccalaureate, Keen MInds, Littleton, LIttleton 3rd & 4th Grade, News & Events, Our Students

Mackintosh Academy Littleton third and fourth graders recently completed their “Where We Are in Time and Place” International Baccalaureate unit of inquiry, focusing on the history of Ancient Greece. This unit invited them to explore how the people, beliefs and values...

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