by Beth Steklac | Feb 17, 2015 | Admissions, Community, Compassionate Hearts, Core Values, Global Action, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students, Our Team
Nearly ten years go, Mackintosh Academy’s leadership recognized the power of the the International Baccalaureate Program for the gifted child. The IB Primary Years Program (PYP) and Middle Years Program (MYP) provide the gifted child with a context for learning...
by Gia Medeiros | Dec 2, 2014 | News & Events, Our Students, Our Team, Student Work
Like most of my thoughts about emotional regulation, this post starts with my daughter. She’s six, though according to the laws of relativity she’s probably a little older than that because she moves so close to light speed. Recently she started a recess “club” at her...
by Gia Medeiros | Oct 22, 2014 | Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Our Team, Student Work
By Carolina Mirrales and Maria Beatriz Cardona “Learning to speak another’s language means taking one’s place in the human community. It means reaching out to other’s across cultural and linguistic boundaries. Language is far more that a system to be explained. It is...
by Gia Medeiros | Apr 6, 2014 | News & Events, Older Posts, Our Team
Mackintosh Academy is pleased to announce that JJ Morrow will be joining Mackintosh Academy Boulder’s Pamela Andreas Campus as Head of School beginning this summer (July, 2014). For nearly 20 years, JJ has worked at nationally renowned independent schools as an...
by Gia Medeiros | Feb 8, 2014 | Community, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Littleton, Our Students, Our Team, Uncategorized
By Stacey Anderson, Littleton Head of School Our campus is moving and grooving even during these chilly, snowy days! There is great interest in our school and we are enjoying an influx of referral meetings this month. I am excited about the great fit students and...
by Gia Medeiros | Nov 15, 2013 | Compassionate Hearts, Core Values, Global Action, Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Our Students, Our Team, Uncategorized
Here at Mack we’re big believers in struggle, challenge and feeling good about failure – as a critical opportunity for learning and growth. In this 6 minute TED talk former New York City teacher and success researcher, Angela Lee Duckworth identifies...
