by Darsa Morrow | Jan 20, 2016 | Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students, Student Work
What is that blue line? Why does it drop down for two days and then go up again for five? And what does azimuth mean? These and other questions lit up the room as students and, later, their parents explored the data generated by our solar panel monitoring system....
by Darsa Morrow | Jan 19, 2016 | Community, Keen MInds, News & Events
There’s a certain amount of expected angst and “taking stock” that comes with middle age, and that tendency towards introspection became even more intensified this year when I experienced some sudden-onset, mysterious back pain (nothing says “You’re old!” like back...
by Gia Medeiros | Jan 13, 2016 | Admissions, Littleton, LIttleton 1st & 2nd Grade, LIttleton 3rd & 4th Grade, LIttleton 5th & 6th Grade, Littleton 7th & 8th Grade, LIttleton Kindergarten, LIttleton Pre-K, News & Events
OK, so…….what is a scientist? The popular view held by most children is that the world of science is owned by wide-eyed, white-coated ‘boffins’ [1]who spend their time poking in test tubes and looking into microscopes, beautifully illustrated by 5th grader, Paige. I...
by Darsa Morrow | Dec 9, 2015 | Community, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Our Students
Stepping on Legos with bare feet is a common parental gripe, to be sure; after my latest sole-piercing experience, I vowed that this year I would not depend on Lego sets as go-to presents for my boys. That vow really got me thinking about what constitutes meaningful...
by Darsa Morrow | Nov 11, 2015 | Community, Littleton, News & Events
The Mackintosh Academy-Littleton’s yearly grandparent and special friend day has evolved into, well, something grand. The Grand Event, as it is being called this year, will be a harmonious combination of the ideas of preservation and creation. The first part of The...
by Darsa Morrow | Nov 10, 2015 | Community, News & Events, Our Students
If you had a six-foot tree last year, do you need a six-and-a-half foot tree this year? If last year’s Hot Wheels set had two loops does this year’s set need three…and a jump through a flaming hoop? Over a pool filled with sharks with laser beams? Your parents...