by Darsa Morrow | Feb 8, 2015 | News & Events, Our Students
On May 6th, nationally acclaimed conscious parenting coach Michael Vladeck will teach you how to raise grounded and self-aware children within the distractions and disruptions of the internet and digital media …without the power struggles. Gain a science-based...
by Staff | Feb 8, 2015 | Admissions, Littleton, News & Events, Older Posts
Come explore the magic of Mackintosh Mackintosh Academy’s preK-8 program is seeking curious, creative students whose parents understand that students today need a different kind of education to meet the complex challenges of a changing world. We are hosting...
by Darsa Morrow | Feb 6, 2015 | Growing Learners, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students
Mackintosh-Littleton teacher Lara Pausbeck knew her first and second graders were fully engaged in their civilizations Unit of Inquiry when they opted to extend their learning on their own, outside of class time. Lara had introduced the unit by reading with her...
by Gia Medeiros | Feb 3, 2015 | Community, Global Action, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
This weekend at the first ever Boulder Mini Maker Faire, Mackintosh Academy put the power drills in kids’ hands. The result was an astounding assortment of giant catapults each individually designed and created by kids and for kids. The first Mini Maker Faire...
by Darsa Morrow | Jan 31, 2015 | Community, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students, Parent Education
“Hi! I hear you also don’t let your son play first-person shooter video games! How can we support each other?” That was my first introduction to a fellow Mack mom whose son is in my oldest son’s class. And if you picked up on the slightly desperate subtext in that...
by Darsa Morrow | Jan 28, 2015 | Growing Learners, News & Events, Older Posts, Student Work
It may not have been quite as momentous as the Berlin Wall falling, but this week a large portion of the long wall that bisected Mackintosh Academy-Boulder’s playground was taken down. The wall removal creates a more open play space, allowing students to spread...
