by Darsa Morrow | May 5, 2015 | Growing Learners, Littleton, News & Events, Our Students, Student Work
Two weeks ago, our daughter Greta and her classmates undertook a Littleton Campus rite of passage: the 5/6 field trip to Washington, DC. Mack families approach the cost of the trip in different ways – some parents underwrite it, some kids raise funds, some families...
by Darsa Morrow | Apr 20, 2015 | Keen MInds, Littleton, News & Events
“Mom, that burrito is still in my backpack.” Burrito? What burrito? In his school back pack? Surely my twelve-year-old son couldn’t be referring to the egg and cheese breakfast burrito I bought him last week. (Yes. Yes, he was.) Today was one of those days when I felt...
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 | Feb 27, 2015 | Growing Learners, Keen MInds, News & Events, Our Students
Three families, six adults, eight young boys, three dogs: one cabin in the woods. I knew it was going to be a whole lot of joyful chaos once we arrived, but in the car on the way up to the mountains, all I could think about was traffic, icy roads, and the many, MANY...
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...
