by Gia Medeiros | Apr 20, 2015 | Global Action, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students, Student Work
Mackintosh Academy Littleton students made big news on last week as they celebrated the installation of 97 solar panels on the rooftops of three campus buildings. When we flip the switch sometime in the coming week, Mack-Littleton will be one of the few schools in...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 8, 2015 | News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
Mackintosh Academy is excited to announce its partnership with Ball Aerospace to celebrate 25 years of the Hubble Space Telescope through public lectures, stargazing and hands-on student learning experiences. For 25 years the Hubble Space Telescope has been...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 8, 2015 | Global Action, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students
Mackintosh Academy is pleased to announce that the school will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 16, 2015 to celebrate the installation of its solar panels. The panels were funded by a $95,950 service-learning grant from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board and...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 3, 2015 | News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students, Student Work
“If all of us are gathering food, then that leaves nobody to build a shelter.” This was the astute observation of one of Mack-Boulder’s second grade students during a reflection check-in amidst the “civilization” role-playing. This role-playing was the introductory...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 3, 2015 | Community, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
When my oldest son was in fifth grade, all fall and winter he dreaded the spring “human development” unit. Having to publicly discuss puberty with your teachers and peers? “Awk-ward,” he insisted. The word “puberty” alone, when uttered, seemed enough to cause him...
by Darsa Morrow | Mar 8, 2015 | Littleton, News & Events, Our Students
As far as his third grade teacher was concerned, Quinn was a “good” student. He was well behaved in and outside of the classroom. His teacher said that while he rarely contributed to the classroom discussion, he was an “active observer.” That surprised and concerned...