by kristi | Feb 28, 2023 | Eighth Grade, Global Action, Keen MInds, Littleton 7th & 8th Grade, Middle Years Programme, News, News & Events, Seventh Grade
The World Affairs Challenges gives students the opportunity to address real-world issues. At Mackintosh Academy, seventh and eighth grade students have been participating in the World Affairs Challenge (WAC) since 2014. This annual challenge asks students to work...
by kristi | Feb 24, 2023 | Community, Global Action, International Baccalaureate, News, News & Events, Sustainability
Greenhouse Grant Awarded Mackintosh Academy recently received a $3000 grant from the Colorado Garden Foundation to be used for improvements to our greenhouse. We incorporate the use of our greenhouse throughout our Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade curriculum. Our...
by kristi | Apr 12, 2022 | Eighth Grade, Events, Global Action, International Baccalaureate, Middle Years Programme, News, Our Students, Service Learning, Seventh Grade, Sustainability
Since 2014, Mackintosh Academy middle school students have participated in the World Affairs Challenge (WAC). Each spring, our seventh and eighth grade students work in teams to research and design sustainable solutions to global issues, and then present their...
by kristi | May 4, 2021 | Community, Littleton, News
Mackintosh Academy would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to FirstBank for being a Silver Sponsor at our Mack Event. We appreciate their loyal support and value our long-term partnership. Most recently, FirstBank has sponsored our Mack Event since at least 2017;...
by kristi | Nov 11, 2020 | Community, Compassionate Hearts, Growing Learners, News, News & Events
By Lillian Henricks, PsyD. At the recent Colorado Association of Gifted and Talented conference Drs. Amy Graefe and Jenny Ritchotte from UNC spoke on how families can contribute to the resilience of their gifted children. This resonates deeply with an understanding of...
by kristi | Oct 13, 2020 | Community, Compassionate Hearts, Growing Learners, News, News & Events
By Lillian Henricks, PsyD. When Covid-19 started we questioned what we can do to stay healthy, trying to focus on what is in our control rather than what is not. Now, amidst unrest and political polarities we can ask ourselves a similar question — what is within...