by kristi | Sep 24, 2024 | Community, Events, News, News & Events, Our Students
by Tami Vinson, Director of Development and Engagement We were thrilled to open our new playground on Friday, September 6th! Students left our all-school assembly in the gym and gathered round to cheer on our beloved Physical Education and Health Teacher, Mr....
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 | Nov 17, 2021 | Global Action, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students, Sustainability
On November 4, 2021, Mackintosh Academy in Littleton, Colorado was awarded Climate Action Project School of Excellence. Only 250 schools globally were recognized because of their intense work on climate education in a whole-school approach. The recognition was awarded...
by kristi | Jan 19, 2021 | Fifth Grade, LIttleton 5th & 6th Grade, News & Events, Our Students, Primary Years Programme, Sixth Grade, Student Work
By Tari St.Marie, 5th and 6th Grade Teacher What do you do when the world hijacks your unit of inquiry? It started quietly enough, during our unit of inquiry into Revolutions. My fifth and sixth grade students asked: Are all revolutions good? What if the revolution...
by kristi | Sep 23, 2020 | Community, Littleton, News, News & Events, Our Students, Summer
By Sam Pausback, Mackintosh Academy Class of 2017 (Note: Sam and all of the other students mentioned are Mackintosh Academy alums from 2017-2020.) When I was in 7th grade I had a rather silly ambition; I wanted to hike from the front door of my house in Littleton to...
by kristi | Apr 7, 2020 | Fourth Grade, Keen MInds, LIttleton 3rd & 4th Grade, News & Events, Our Students, Third Grade
How’s home learning going for your family? Our third and fourth graders are now a week into our MackFLEX learning program, and they have some tips for kids and parents alike to create a great home workspace. Check out this slideshow for their advice. Some of our...
