by Darsa Morrow | Jan 23, 2015 | News & Events
We’ve seen the TED Talks. We’ve read the findings from multiple commissions on education in the 21st century, and study after study suggests that innovation and creativity are top priorities for employers across the country. We are living in the innovation age. Yet...
by Darsa Morrow | Jan 22, 2015 | Keen MInds, Littleton, Littleton 7th & 8th Grade, News & Events
Imagine a detective show in which a thief steals chloroplasts from a plant cell rendering it unable to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. When Mackintosh Littleton teacher Alison Weems challenged her middle school students to design creative presentations...
by Gia Medeiros | Jan 22, 2015 | Community, Core Values, Global Action, Mack Manifesto, News & Events
This Wednesday, January 28th at 6:30 pm, we’re “Unleashing Creativity” on the Mackintosh Boulder Campus. Today, creativity is no longer regarded as the exclusive domain of artists and “creative” types. Instead it is a core capacity that is in high...
by Gia Medeiros | Jan 20, 2015 | Admissions, Community, Littleton, News & Events
Join us tomorrow @ 1:00 pm at the Carson Nature Center in Littleton for our panel discussion – “Finding the Best fit School for your Gifted Child.” Elementary school will set the foundation for your child’s education and lifelong learning. How can...
by Gia Medeiros | Jan 15, 2015 | Compassionate Hearts, Growing Learners, News & Events, Older Posts
When does a prototype look like a sparkly silver fuzz ball? When it has been designed by one Mack teacher for her colleague as a brilliant reminder to appreciate the little things. These past few months, Mackintosh Academy teachers and parents have been design...
by Gia Medeiros | Dec 4, 2014 | Community, Compassionate Hearts, News & Events, Our Students
By Kristi Pikiewicz, Mackintosh School Psychologist (from her post on Psychology Today website) 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...
