by Gia Medeiros | Jan 18, 2014 | Growing Learners, Littleton, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students, Student Work
A Note from Portia Hinshaw Hi All, Just a brief update to let you know that all is going well at Cal-Wood! As always, I am so impressed with how rewarding this experience is for our students. After a safe arrival by the Mackintosh Academy contingencies from both...
by Gia Medeiros | Jan 12, 2014 | Admissions, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Uncategorized
Science has shown that mental abilities not captured in IQ tests can have the most impact on real world performance – attributes such as creativity, will power, emotional intelligence and intuition. The good news: many of these skills can be trained! Join us on...
by Gia Medeiros | Dec 20, 2013 | News & Events, Older Posts
Here’s a holiday favorite to sled you off into winter fun! Thank you to Mr. Parker and Ms. Purdy for sharing your sense of humor and holiday spirit. Hope you all have a winter break filled with wonder, joy and a ton of the slippery white stuff. Happy Holidays to...
by Gia Medeiros | Nov 27, 2013 | Community, Compassionate Hearts, Core Values, Growing Learners, News & Events
Spending this weekend in deep gratitude for our precious little community. A little gift landed in my email inbox this morning that I’d like share with you all – two powerful Ted Talks on beauty and gratitude. The first talk is by nature photographer...
by Gia Medeiros | Nov 20, 2013 | Admissions, News & Events, Older Posts
How can you decode a classroom to see more deeply into a school’s philosophy? More importantly, how do you figure out if that school is a right fit for your student? School choice is both a wonderful blessing and a difficult process in Boulder. As parents, we...
by Gia Medeiros | Nov 20, 2013 | Littleton, News & Events, Older Posts, Uncategorized
By Christi Dobbins, Mackintosh Littleton Parent and Sue Fagan, Boulder Parent Council President The annual Mackintosh Bookfair combines a fabulous night of student and teacher performances with the opportunity to grow our classroom libraries and raise money for the...