by Darsa Morrow | Sep 17, 2015 | Community, News & Events, Our Students
What happens when you put power drills in the hands of more than 100 children at the Boulder STEAM fest? At the Mackintosh Academy booth, children (and their adults) built and launched more than 30 giant catapults of their own unique design. The giant machines were...
by Darsa Morrow | Sep 4, 2015 | Littleton, News & Events, Our Students
Mackintosh Academy-Littleton has created a Solar Scholarship fund to benefit Denver-area gifted elementary students who are culturally, linguistically, and/or economically diverse. In September 2015, as a direct result of a sixth grade student capstone...
by Darsa Morrow | Aug 28, 2015 | Community, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
“Mom, we’re going to have a say and also maybe change the world!” That was from my super-excited second grader upon returning home from the first day of school at Mackintosh Academy-Boulder. They had discussed in class the new schedule the school has adopted and the...
by Darsa Morrow | Aug 28, 2015 | Community, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
UPCOMING PARENT TALK AND WORKSHOPS – Mackintosh Academy is pleased to partner with award-winning educator and retired science teacher John Paull to help you learn to use science to inspire your child(ren)’s curiosity and re-ignite your own sense of discovery in...
by Darsa Morrow | Aug 17, 2015 | Community, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
It’s 9:40pm as I write this. I can hear our youngest child still futzing around, with periodical declarations of “I’m not even TIRED,” as my wife attempts to efficiently usher him through the shower/jammies/reading routine. (We alternate nights.) Earlier today, our...
by Darsa Morrow | Aug 17, 2015 | Community, Growing Learners, News & Events, Our Students
I was recently asked by a parent of a “fiery” 5-year-old whose emotional intensity levels frequently overshadow her burgeoning self-regulatory skills, for some effective self-soothing techniques to teach her. Here’s my response: Emotional regulation is a learned skill...
