by Darsa Morrow | Aug 28, 2015 | Community, Keen MInds, News & Events, Older Posts, Our Students
“Mom, we’re going to have a say and also maybe change the world!” That was from my super-excited second grader upon returning home from the first day of school at Mackintosh Academy-Boulder. They had discussed in class the new schedule the school has adopted and the...
by Darsa Morrow | Jan 23, 2015 | News & Events
We’ve seen the TED Talks. We’ve read the findings from multiple commissions on education in the 21st century, and study after study suggests that innovation and creativity are top priorities for employers across the country. We are living in the innovation age. Yet...
by Gia Medeiros | Nov 10, 2013 | Growing Learners, Keen MInds, Older Posts, Our Team
By Jim Parker, 4th Grade Teacher, Boulder Campus Our students are naturally curious and gregarious in absorbing new information. In 4th grade, we begin to bring in the power of the internet into our research space. Inspired by Sugata Mitra’s TED talk, we have...
