by Gia Medeiros | Mar 22, 2014 | Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, Older Posts, Our Students, Student Work
In 2/3 this week, students shared wonderful inventions they designed and built for their summative projects in the Simple Machines Unit. Wow, what these kids built was phenomenal! We saw everything from a dog biscuit dispenser to an ironing, folding machine, a jewel...
by Gia Medeiros | Mar 21, 2014 | News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
What do cardboard, duct tape, plastic wrap, one nine year old boy and a whole lot of imagination add up to? In the case of Cain Monroy it was a whole Arcade full of fun! In honor of Maker’s Month at Mackintosh, we’re sharing his story here. You can...
by Gia Medeiros | Mar 14, 2014 | Community, Global Action, Growing Learners, Our Students
Okay, so it’s a challenge with a wire and a battery that many (most?) of us might fail. But If you want to see the importance of hands-on building in education, check out this video. Ostensibly these are some of the best educated engineers on the planet. See...
by Gia Medeiros | Mar 7, 2014 | Community, Global Action, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students, Student Work
Zach Olkin started building robots just three years ago in the 4th grade when his mom launched a lego robotics club at Mackintosh Boulder. Just last week his Vex IQ Robotics team won a “triple crown” at the Vex Robotics competition – for teamwork,...
by Gia Medeiros | Feb 28, 2014 | Community, Compassionate Hearts, Core Values, Growing Learners, Our Students
Thank you to Nicole Krout for sending on this great article! Want to raise a child with grit, resiliency and great leadership ability. Here is an article we loved in Forbes based on work by Dr. Tim Elmore, Founder and President of Growing Leaders, an organization...
by Gia Medeiros | Feb 26, 2014 | Admissions, Community, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
Join us for our Middle Years presentation and information session at Mackintosh’s Boulder campus (6717 South Boulder Road) on Monday, March 3rd at 6 pm. You’ll find out what the latest neuroscience says about the middle school brain – and what...
