by kristi | Feb 18, 2025 | Gifted Education, International Baccalaureate, News, News & Events, Our Team
By Jodie Leatherman, Director of Curriculum/International Baccalaureate Curriculum Coordinator Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes to make your child’s learning experience extraordinary? In “Mack Educators as Learners,” I pull back the curtain to...
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...
by kristi | Feb 24, 2023 | Community, Global Action, International Baccalaureate, News, News & Events, Sustainability
Greenhouse Grant Awarded Mackintosh Academy recently received a $3000 grant from the Colorado Garden Foundation to be used for improvements to our greenhouse. We incorporate the use of our greenhouse throughout our Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade curriculum. Our...
by kristi | Apr 12, 2022 | Eighth Grade, Events, Global Action, International Baccalaureate, Middle Years Programme, News, Our Students, Service Learning, Seventh Grade, Sustainability
Since 2014, Mackintosh Academy middle school students have participated in the World Affairs Challenge (WAC). Each spring, our seventh and eighth grade students work in teams to research and design sustainable solutions to global issues, and then present their...
by kristi | Apr 29, 2020 | Community, International Baccalaureate, Littleton, News, News & Events, Parent Education
Our Visual Arts Teacher, Christy Allen, shared her thoughts on art – why we do it, what is is, and how we might consider practicing art even in these challenging times. Here is the second in the series, with some of Christy’s insights on how to silence the...
by kristi | Apr 15, 2020 | Community, International Baccalaureate, Littleton, News, News & Events, Parent Education
That thought-provoking headline comes from our Visual Arts Teacher, Christy Allen, who shared her thoughts on art – why we do it, what is is, and how we might consider practicing art even in these challenging times. Here are her insights. Stay tuned for Part...
