by Marketing Department | May 4, 2025 | Compassionate Hearts, Gifted Education, News, News & Events, Parent Education
Rejection sensitivity is something many people experience, but for some, especially gifted children and those with ADHD, rejection can be overwhelming. Dr. Katie Bellon, a licensed clinical psychologist who’s worked with kids, teens, and adults, recently shared her...
by Marketing Department | May 27, 2020 | Compassionate Hearts, Core Values, News & Events, Parent Education
By Lillian Henricks, PsyD, Mackintosh School Counselor As we separate for summer vacation let us all continue to fly the flag of compassion. There were so many lovely demonstrations of compassion in the sixth graders’ service component of the Exhibition. Continuing...
by Marketing Department | May 13, 2020 | Compassionate Hearts, News & Events, Parent Education
By Lillian Henricks, Psy.D., Mackintosh Academy School Counselor The degree to which we can be compassionate toward self and others undoubtedly connects to the degree to which we can be calm. In flight, fight or freeze mode we cannot attend to our needs and feelings...
by Marketing Department | Apr 29, 2020 | Community, International Baccalaureate, Littleton, News, News & Events, Parent Education
Our Visual Arts Teacher, Christy Allen, shared her thoughts on art – why we do it, what is is, and how we might consider practicing art even in these challenging times. Here is the second in the series, with some of Christy’s insights on how to silence the...
by Marketing Department | Apr 15, 2020 | Community, International Baccalaureate, Littleton, News, News & Events, Parent Education
That thought-provoking headline comes from our Visual Arts Teacher, Christy Allen, who shared her thoughts on art – why we do it, what is is, and how we might consider practicing art even in these challenging times. Here are her insights. Stay tuned for Part...
by Marketing Department | Oct 28, 2019 | Gifted Education, News, Parent Education
By Katie Bellon, PhD, Denver Integrative Assessment Could more free time help your child be more organized in school? Can unstructured play help children do better socially? You might be surprised to find that the answer is yes. You may have heard “executive...
