by Darsa Morrow | Apr 7, 2016 | Community, Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students, Student Work
Since becoming a mother, I’ve always joked that my only motherhood goal is to raise KSANs: Kind Smart Adorable Nerds—children who are nice, who value education, and who enjoy the finer things in life like, say, reading. Really, though, the emphasis was on kind… if I...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 6, 2016 | Keen MInds, Littleton 7th & 8th Grade, Student Work
Thanks to Patty Weston’s initiative, Steve Spangler (America’s Science Teacher) announced that a team of Mackintosh Academy-Littleton 7th graders has been chosen to be one of 3 teams (out of 90!) to participate in an egg drop competition at Coors Field...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 6, 2016 | Community, Global Action, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students
Mackintosh Littleton 6th grade student Harvey Rainwater, son of Mackintosh Academy board member Therese Rainwater, tied for 6th place in the State of Colorado National Geographic Geography Bee held in Denver, Colorado, April 1, 2016. 104 Colorado students...
by Darsa Morrow | Mar 16, 2016 | Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
Children are born natural scientists with an insatiable thirst for information. The evidence of this is abundant from infancy to age three where exploration often involves tasting or touching just about everything; this is expanded upon by the ages of inquiry where...
by Darsa Morrow | Feb 17, 2016 | Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students
Come savor the fruits of our labor. Mack parents, both current and prospective, are invited to enjoy a “Taste of the Apple” on Thursday, February 18 from 5:30 – 6:40pm at the Mackintosh Academy-Littleton campus by attending two 30-minute mini-classes taught by our...
by Darsa Morrow | Feb 7, 2016 | Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
“Writers pay attention, ask questions, and make connections.” Mack-Boulder students spent Thursday, February 4th completely captivated by acclaimed author Deborah Wiles. Wiles first worked with the kindergarteners and first graders, using her picture book One Wide Sky...