by Marketing Department | May 4, 2025 | Compassionate Hearts, Gifted Education, News, News & Events, Parent Education
Rejection sensitivity is something many people experience, but for some, especially gifted children and those with ADHD, rejection can be overwhelming. Dr. Katie Bellon, a licensed clinical psychologist who’s worked with kids, teens, and adults, recently shared her...
by Marketing Department | Mar 13, 2025 | Events, Global Action, News, News & Events, Service Learning, Sustainability
At Mackintosh Academy, we believe in nurturing not only the minds of our students but also their connection to the natural world. We are thrilled to announce that our school has been awarded a 2025 grant from the Colorado Garden Foundation to support the maintenance...
by Marketing Department | 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 Marketing Department | Jan 21, 2025 | Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, LIttleton Kindergarten, LIttleton Pre-K, News & Events
How can you tell if a young child might thrive in a gifted preschool or kindergarten? We all know the stereotype of young gifted children – nerdy prodigies who began to read at age three, have an SAT-level vocabulary and can calculate pi to the 1000th digit....
by Marketing Department | Sep 24, 2024 | Community, Events, News, News & Events, Our Students
by Tami Vinson, Director of Development and Engagement We were thrilled to open our new playground on Friday, September 6th! Students left our all-school assembly in the gym and gathered round to cheer on our beloved Physical Education and Health Teacher, Mr....
by Marketing Department | 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...
