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JJ joined Mackintosh Academy- Boulder in 2014 bringing 25 years of experience as an administrator, teacher, and coach from nationally renowned independent schools. Most recently, JJ spent five years as the Lower School Director at The Roeper School, a progressive school for gifted learners, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He holds an Ed.M. and M.S.Ed. from Bank Street College of Education, where he studied progressive curriculum & pedagogy and educational leadership. He earned his BA from the University of Notre Dame. In addition to his years as Lower School Director at The Roeper School, JJ was also the Assistant Head of Lower School and a fifth grade teacher at Oregon Episcopal School in Portland, Oregon. Prior to that he was an art teacher and founder of the Communication and Technology Center at Greenwich Country Day School, Greenwich, Connecticut. JJ is also a graduate of the NAIS Fellowship for Aspiring Heads Program. Outside of Mack, JJ enjoys hanging out with his family, collecting antiques, drawing/painting, and playing with Legos.
Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Jenny had a successful first career in sales where she rose to the level of corporate management. Her work with the park district helping to build after school and summer camp programming sealed her love of working with children. She served as the Administrative Assistant and dorm parent at Oregon Episcopal School for over ten years. Jenny moved to Boulder in 2015 to join the Mack team and assumed the position of Admissions and Operations Director a year later. She loves meeting so many amazing families and bringing them into the community.
Outside of work Jenny is an avid photographer and loves to experience the beauty of Colorado off roading in her Jeep with her beloved chihuahua, Twig.
Emily joined Mackintosh Academy-Boulder in 2017 when she and her husband moved back to her home state of Colorado from Seattle, where she was a dual language reading interventionist and a third grade dual language Spanish teacher. Emily has always known she wanted to be a teacher, and started her first job working with children as a preschool aide at the age of 12. Throughout high school and college, she coached competitive gymnastics and volleyball, lead summer camps, tutored middle and high school students, and taught environmental education classes through Eco-Cycle. At Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, Emily pursued both her passions for teaching and creating a sustainable future by achieving a double major in Education and Environmental Studies. After college, Emily taught second grade for four years in Denver. She also has a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from CU Denver. Through her experience as a recipient of the IB Diploma from Fairview High School, she is a firm believer in the holistic educational philosophy of Mackintosh Academy. She wants her students to become global citizens that show empathy for others and think critically about their actions. Emily believes the best way to learn is by doing, and aims to build strong relationships with her students by helping them explore our incredible world and their importance in it. When Emily is not in the classroom, she can be found in the mountains skiing or biking with her husband, or at home drinking tea, baking, and reading.
Courtney grew up in southern Idaho and moved to Spokane, Washington in 2000 to attend Gonzaga University. She earned her Bachelor of Arts with a philosophy major and a teaching certification. After college, Courtney taught fourth grade in Seattle, Washington. In 2006 Courtney and her husband left Seattle to move back to his native state of Colorado. During this time, Courtney taught fourth and fifth grades while earning her Master of Arts in teaching with a reading specialization. Eventually, wanting to have more time with her children, Courtney transitioned to teaching technology part time to first through eighth grade students. She began a Doctor of Education program in 2016 and plans to complete the program by 2021. In her spare time Courtney likes to read, hike, run, travel, and ski with her husband and four children. Courtney joined Mackintosh Academy in 2019 and could not be more enthused to be teaching fourth grade. Courtney searched high and low for this amazing school for her children and feels honored and humbled to be able to serve this inspiring community as a teacher.
Liz joined the Mackintosh faculty in 2014 as a Fourth Grade teacher. After a few years in the classroom, Liz moved into our Literacy Specialist role, coaching teachers and supporting students. Before moving to Colorado, she spent eight years inspiring young minds in North Carolina and Georgia. She received her BA from Loyola University in Baltimore, MD and her MAT from Queens University in Charlotte, NC. With a passion for literacy, Liz furthered her training in Readers’ and Writers’ Workshop at Teachers College of Columbia University in NYC and with Orton Gillingham training in Charlotte, NC. Her love of teaching continues to go beyond the classroom as she has presented at several conferences including The International Reading Association, Palmetto Reading Council, and GISA. She is also a founding faculty member of the Trinity Teaching and Learning Center. When she’s not at school, she can be found spending time with her three daughters and her husband, Kyle.
Alice grew up in Centennial, Colorado, then moved to New Orleans to attend Tulane University in 2005. She began volunteering in schools after Hurricane Katrina and immediately knew she had found her calling. She graduated from Tulane with a B.S. in Environmental Biology and Environmental Policy and a B.A. in German, then went on to earn an M. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of New Orleans. Before joining the Mack community in 2019, Alice worked in education for 10 years in New Orleans, teaching 3rd-6th grade. Alice’s goal as an educator is to foster the development of skills that will empower students to successfully pursue their individual passions and engage in shaping a better world. Outside of school, Alice loves to play the viola, do CrossFit, run, kayak, hike, and host board game nights with her wife and cats.
Carolina has an on-going love affair with languages. She has been a joyful teacher for 19 years and holds a Baccalaureate Degree in Spanish and English Philology from the University of Valencia, Spain. She has been writing poetry and literature for more than twenty years, and has been an art and literature critic and a free-lance journalist. Carolina has taught Spanish in Colorado at High Peaks, Foothill, Bear Creek, Crest View, Eisenhower and Flatirons elementary schools. She has been teaching in Front Range Community College in the evenings since 2010. She came to Mackintosh Academy Boulder in 2011 and immediately fell in love with the school. Carolina comes from a small town in the Mediterranean sea, her valley surrounded by orange trees and rice fields. Her passion for languages started at age 7 when she learned Latin by herself. That has led her to enjoy and share different cultures and countries. She speaks seven languages and still wants to learn many more. When she is not teaching, you can find her reading or writing under a tree, hiking in the sun, dancing in the rain, telling stories under the stars and cooking for friends and family.
Jim joined Mackintosh Boulder in 2012, its second year. He comes with a deep background in experiential and constructivist education having taught for over five years at The Odyssey School in Denver, CO as a classroom teacher and the Adventure Coordinator providing place-based learning for K-8th graders. Jim graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in Environmental Geology in 1998 and is a graduate of The Stanley British teacher preparation program. Jim’s passion in education is creating memorable experiences in which his students can construct their own understanding of the world and their place in it. When not in the classroom, you can most often find Jim out in the mountains and deserts of Colorado and Utah. His love of climbing, backpacking and travelling takes him and his family into the outdoors to explore, learn and adventure.
Kristi earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, CA. She completed pre-doctoral training at the Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center in Ojai, CA, and her post-doctoral internship at the Boulder Institute for Psychotherapy and Research in Boulder, CO. At both sites, Kristi worked with a range of adult, adolescent and child clients in individual, couples, family and group settings. She also holds a B.S. with a major in environmental science from Allegheny College and an elementary education teaching credential from Western Washington University.
Kristi’s first career was in education. Through her mid 20s, she taught at an experiential science school from September through May and guided for Outward Bound Colorado during the summers. After earning her teaching credential, Kristi worked as a grant-funded literacy specialist in a struggling California middle school and then as a 6th grade teacher in Bozeman, MT. During this time, Kristi used her classroom to pilot innovative teaching programs, which she presented at local and national conferences and published with a variety of educational publishers. However, while she felt effective at meeting her students’ educational needs, her heart was drawn toward working with the emotional needs of her students and their parents. It was the desire to understand and possibly heal the root causes of the difficulties faced by her students and their parents that led Kristi to transition from education to psychotherapy.
Maddy is originally from St. Louis, Missouri, but her family now lives in Breckenridge, Colorado. She grew up going on family adventures, which include hiking and skiing in the Rocky Mountains, rafting down the Colorado River, biking the Katy Trail, or roaming Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. In addition to her love for adventure, she also has a passion for teaching. She likes to say that teaching is in her DNA. Maddy’s grandmother, mother, aunt, cousin and sister are all teachers. As a child she knew that when she “grew up” she wanted to follow in their footsteps and be a teacher too. Maddy knew she needed a career that would allow her to express her energetic, curious nature but also allowed her to make a difference. Maddy received her BS in Elementary Education from, College of Charleston and then moved to Connecticut to teach at Brunswick School. She received her Masters in Elementary Special Education from Manhattanville College. Maddy then moved to Colorado to be closer to her family and teach at Mack Boulder in 2018. She loves that she gets to do what she loves, in such an incredible environment!
After starting an initial career in journalism, Brandy began a volunteer role in Oklahoma City as a tutor for at-risk youth where she discovered her passion for teaching. Soon after, she moved with her husband to Portland, Oregon where she obtained an M.Ed. in early childhood and elementary education at Portland State University. While there, she also worked in outdoor ed with Trackers Earth, and as a lead aftercare teacher. After graduation, she moved to St. Louis and began her classroom teaching career in a 4th/5th blended classroom at a small, independent school focusing on progressive education. She has taught many grades at both independent and public schools ranging from pre-K to sixth, and was a former fifth grade teacher at Mackintosh Academy- Boulder before accepting the position of Lower School Director beginning in the 2018/2019 school year. Brandy has also developed curriculum for multiple organizations including Modular Robotics and Booksource. In her free time, Brandy enjoys traveling, spending time with her husband, and singing old country tunes while playing her mandolin.
Jenny has been teaching at Mack since it opened and prior to that worked as a literacy interventionist in Boulder Valley Schools. She studied fine art and elementary education at CU Boulder (she’s also a certified art teacher) and did her masters degree in curriculum development through arts integration with Lesley University. She has always loved working with kids and almost every job she’s ever had since she was 12 has been working with children. Her passions (besides teaching) are art, international travel, reading, backpacking, helping others, and general outdoors pursuits. She spends most of her free time outside of school volunteering on Rocky Mountain Rescue (Boulder County’s search and rescue team.) Over the last few years she has been working closely with National Geographic through their Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship program as well as through being a member of their regional education board. Jenny favorite things about Mack are connecting with her amazing students and how the IB curriculum develops globally minded students who strive to make the world a better place.
Brenda joined the Mackintosh Community in 2016. She has been working with middle school students in the Boston and Denver area for twelve years teaching all subject areas. She moved into leadership positions in the last two schools she has worked and is now a Middle School Co-Director at Mackintosh. Brenda graduated from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH with a degree in Natural Science. She completed her teaching program at the University of Denver in 2008.
Brenda started her teaching career at an outdoor education center in Peterborough, NH. She delighted in teaching middle school students environmental education and guiding students through adventure elements and ropes courses. Wanting to have a larger impact on children at this age, she took her craft in to the classroom.
Brenda lives in Lafayette with her husband, Jim, and their two daughters. The whole family are avid rock climbers and spend weekends working on or living in a Sprinter van which they converted themselves. Recently they acquired a raft and are now spending time taming the rivers of Colorado. Summers you can find them on the road somewhere in America – looking for adventure in the rivers, mountains and canyons.
Addison grew up right here in Boulder, Colorado. He has been in an educator role since he was a teenager and has known that his life’s work would involve teaching in one form or another. He first discovered his love for teaching by leading young students into the local hills and discovering the wonders of nature in their backyards. Growing up, a teacher once sent home a report card that read “asks a lot of He studied philosophy at CU Boulder and as a result has brought that learning into his own classroom; challenging his students to think bigger and deeper about the topics they are studying. Some of his other favorite topics include astronomy, math, storytelling, and physics. Outside of teaching, he loves mountain biking, kayaking, skiing, hiking, and playing or developing games!
Mike is excited to return to the Mack family after a three year stint teaching PE and coaching at the Tower Hill school, in Wilmington Delaware. Prior to this 3 year period, Mike was the PE instructor and coach at Mackintosh for 5 years. After teaching over 20 years and working at several schools, Mike can say there is no school as special as Mackintosh! Mike is a graduate of Elon University in North Carolina, earning a bachelors degree in K-12 Physical Education. Mike enjoys running, hiking, crossing 14ers off the list, and spending time with his wife Katie and young daughter, Lucy.
D. has been thrusting books into people’s hands for as long as she can remember—she’ll likely never stop. She spent her childhood reading, and she never goes anywhere without a book. D. further developed her lifelong passion for children’s literature while earning her M.S.Ed at Bank Street Graduate School of Education in New York City. While she has worked at a variety of independent schools in a variety of roles, being a teacher librarian at Mackintosh Academy is her dream job.
From an early age Stan has followed an insatiable interest in the beauty and complexity of the world. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Drew University. After working as a polymer chemist for two years, he went on to the University of Wyoming, earning his PhD in Molecular Biology. His doctorate focused on cancer biology, specifically the role of the infamous tumor suppressor gene retinoblastoma/pRb in cell cycle regulation. During the third year of his graduate research, life threatening blood clots formed in his leg and abdomen. This experience inspired Stan to prioritize joy and service, which for him meant teaching. He graduated and took a position at Loveland Classical Schools where he taught elementary and middle school science for four years. Stan’s high classroom engagement, innovative curriculum, and high academic standards have earned him both local and national recognition. He has now been a part of the Mack family for two years and he enjoys challenging Mack’s young scientists to push their academic limits through curriculum focused on experiential learning and hands-on experimentation. In his spare time, Dr. Polley and his wife Dana enjoy traveling the world, running, hiking, cooking, geocaching, writing music, and volunteering.
Since early childhood Mary Anne felt a strong connection for creating art. She persistently sensed a calling towards the teaching profession. Mary Anne grew up in a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. She attended Marquette University. Then traveled Europe extensively as an exchange student and earned her B.A. in Advertising and Marketing. She continued her passion for art and photography at the Maine Photographic Workshops and received a M.F.A. at Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia. In 1996 Mary Anne moved to Boulder, CO but her Colorado adventures were cut short due to a teaching opportunity in Bridgeport, Connecticut where she taught high school Art, Photography and Ceramic classes for 5 years. Mary Anne’s heart longed to go back west, and in 2002 she accepted a teaching position in Shonto, Arizona located in the heart of the Navajo Reservation as the Talented & Gifted coordinator and lead instructor. It was here that she met her husband and had two daughters. She received her full endorsement in Gifted Education and spent 9 wonderful years in Shonto teaching K-8 GT and Art classes but she and her husband felt a strong desire to raise their young family while living the Colorado dream. In 2011 Mackintosh Academy announced a school in Boulder, Colorado and Mary Anne immediately recognized the lifelong opportunity to teach at such an exceptional school, with outstanding children and in a stunning location. These extraordinary aspects magnetically drew her here and she couldn’t be happier!
Melody realized her passion for teaching while interning at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. as an undergraduate. In 2013, she graduated from the Friends‘ School Teacher Preparation Program and found her home at Mackintosh working with children who challenge her to grow as a learner and teacher, to question everything, and to see the world through many different lenses. Melody completed her master’s degree in Education and Human Development at University of Colorado, Denver, in 2016. She also has a bachelor’s degree in Digital Journalism from Arizona State University. Some of Melody’s favorite things about her Mack students are their excitement and intensity while exploring the world around them, and the unique ways they communicate and share their ideas. Her hobbies include reading with a flashlight under the covers, sleeping in tents, walking her dog, and soaking in hot springs.
Andy grew up in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, he spent his time splashing in streams, exploring deep gorges, and climbing the branches of the colorful deciduous canopy. With both parents being teachers, he realized at an early age the test-based learning environment of public school was not optimal for his learning style. He therefore looked forward to the long summers with family developing a sense of curiosity and adventure while traveling the terrain in the state and national parks of North America. After four years at University, the gravity of Wyoming’s wildness and open spaces pulled him to discover the topography of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the abiotic and biotic wonders it includes. Now as a husband of twelve years to his beautiful bride, Margot, and a father of two children, Angus (3rd grade) and Brooke (2nd grade), he has found the need to facilitate their passion-for-life and love-to-learn within the Flatirons of Colorado. Along this journey, he has picked up masters degrees in Science Education, Experiential Learning, and a BS in Physics and Mathematics which combined with his passion to teach has allowed him to create engaging integrated curriculum and develop experiential learning environments that help bring curiosity and engagement indoors as well as out of doors.
Heidi was drawn to education because of her passion for building relationships and connections with people – especially children. Heidi got her B.S. in Genetics from University of Wisconsin Madison. She LOVES science (and Wisconsin!). But, in the biotech and research world, the relationship piece was lacking. Heidi found her way to the Friends’ School Teacher Prep program in Boulder and got her teaching license in 2010. She completed her M.A. at CU Denver in Educational Psychology in 2012. Heidi has taught at Mack Boulder since the beginning in 2011. She has held many roles from lead teacher (grades ⅔ and 3) to assistant to now K-4 Science teacher. What keeps her going is the energy of our amazing kids, the fun we have learning together, the creative and unique path we are chartering and the support of our amazing staff and community. Her other passions include cross-country skiing, running, mountain biking, and spending time with her family.
Mary Ann comes to Mack from Canterbury School in Greensboro, NC where she was a founding faculty member of this PreK-8th grade Episcopal school and taught 2nd grade for 27 years. During her time there she enjoyed developing running clubs, chess clubs, and joining school scuba diving and camping trips. Mary Ann grew up in the Boston area and attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. She earned a BS in Psychology and Elementary Education and played college field hockey. Her next four years were spent teaching 2nd grade at St. Edmund’s Academy in Pittsburgh, PA, followed by a move to Taos, New Mexico, where Mary Ann taught 1st and 2nd grade math. Her next teaching adventure took her to the American International School near Tel Aviv, Israel until the Gulf War had her returning to life in Taos. In Taos, she taught middle school students in various subjects. After living several years away from the West, she felt the urge to return to what she refers to as “nature’s playground.” When not at Mack, you will find Mary Ann traveling, skiing, hiking, kayaking, paddle boarding, running, and biking.
Colin Reynolds is an experienced educational leader and an award-winning classroom teacher with over 15 years of experience as a teacher, administrator, and professional coach in areas of pedagogy, technology, documentation and project-based learning with children and educators across grades PreK-12. Most recently, Colin has been a travel instructor with World Leadership School and working on education initiatives with partners, such as Watershed School and the Learning Economy Foundation.
He completed his undergraduate at Valparaiso University with a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education, and at Loyola University Chicago, he received his Masters in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. A founding member of the Bennett Day School educational team and TinkerLab Curator in Chicago, Colin has established an integrated approach to teaching and learning, incorporating technology into student research, project development, documentation, and assessment for enhanced learning outcomes. Mr. Reynolds is a creative problem-solver with a passion for student-centered inquiry and is inspired by making, real-world learning and design thinking.
Colin Reynolds is an experienced educational leader and an award-winning classroom teacher with over 15 years of experience as a teacher, administrator, and professional coach in areas of pedagogy, technology, documentation and project-based learning with children and educators across grades PreK-12. Most recently, Colin has been a travel instructor with World Leadership School and working on education initiatives with partners, such as Watershed School and the Learning Economy Foundation.
He completed his undergraduate at Valparaiso University with a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education, and at Loyola University Chicago, he received his Masters in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. A founding member of the Bennett Day School educational team and TinkerLab Curator in Chicago, Colin has established an integrated approach to teaching and learning, incorporating technology into student research, project development, documentation, and assessment for enhanced learning outcomes. Mr. Reynolds is a creative problem-solver with a passion for student-centered inquiry and is inspired by making, real-world learning and design thinking.
From an early age Stan has followed an insatiable interest in the beauty and complexity of the world. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Drew University. After working as a polymer chemist for two years, he went on to the University of Wyoming, earning his PhD in Molecular Biology. His doctorate focused on cancer biology, specifically the role of the infamous tumor suppressor gene retinoblastoma/pRb in cell cycle regulation. During the third year of his graduate research, life threatening blood clots formed in his leg and abdomen. This experience inspired Stan to prioritize joy and service, which for him meant teaching. He graduated and took a position at Loveland Classical Schools where he taught elementary and middle school science for four years. Stan’s high classroom engagement, innovative curriculum, and high academic standards have earned him both local and national recognition. He has now been a part of the Mack family for two years and he enjoys challenging Mack’s young scientists to push their academic limits through curriculum focused on experiential learning and hands-on experimentation. In his spare time, Dr. Polley and his wife Dana enjoy traveling the world, running, hiking, cooking, geocaching, writing music, and volunteering.
Carolina has an on-going love affair with languages. She has been a joyful teacher for 19 years and holds a Baccalaureate Degree in Spanish and English Philology from the University of Valencia, Spain. She has been writing poetry and literature for more than twenty years, and has been an art and literature critic and a free-lance journalist. Carolina has taught Spanish in Colorado at High Peaks, Foothill, Bear Creek, Crest View, Eisenhower and Flatirons elementary schools. She has been teaching in Front Range Community College in the evenings since 2010. She came to Mackintosh Academy Boulder in 2011 and immediately fell in love with the school. Carolina comes from a small town in the Mediterranean sea, her valley surrounded by orange trees and rice fields. Her passion for languages started at age 7 when she learned Latin by herself. That has led her to enjoy and share different cultures and countries. She speaks seven languages and still wants to learn many more. When she is not teaching, you can find her reading or writing under a tree, hiking in the sun, dancing in the rain, telling stories under the stars and cooking for friends and family.
Sarah joined Mackintosh Academy – Boulder in 2017 as a Teacher Candidate through the Friends School Teacher Preparation Program and graduated with her Elementary Education teaching license. Prior to working in Boulder, she taught in various capacities in science and environmental education in the Denver Metro Area. After earning her BS in Environmental Studies at Southern Oregon University, Sarah spent nearly a year working and traveling in Central and South America. She also spent several years working on small farms and at farmers markets in Oregon. Sarah is thrilled to be starting Mack Boulder’s new farm program as the inaugural Mack Farmer! Outside of teaching and farming, Sarah enjoys dancing, cooking, hiking, and spending time with her loved ones.
Kelsey has worked with the students at Mack Boulder for three years and is thrilled to be joining the faculty this year. She grew up in Kansas City, attended the University of Colorado Boulder, and graduated with degrees in psychology and business in 2020. Kelsey loves the curiosity and wonder of the classroom and feels fortunate to work with children every day. Outside of school, Kelsey loves to travel, teach creative movement, write, and do yoga.
Ben joined Mackintosh Academy- Boulder in 2019. Ben was born and raised in Colorado where he graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Natural Resources Recreation and Tourism. Ben has pursued education through the vast majority of his career. He has spent time working at various summer camps, international teen service trips, directing and leading wilderness programs, coaching climbing, and teaching english as a foreign language in Peru. After some years of seasonal outdoor ed. work, Ben is very excited to begin the next path of his education career, as the second grade assistant teacher, working towards his Colorado teaching license with Friends School Teacher Prep Program. When not teaching Ben spends most of his time climbing, travelling internationally, backcountry skiing, backpacking, canyoneering and searching for the perfect curry recipe.
Elise joined Mackintosh Academy Boulder in 2019. Elise grew up on the eastern shore of Maryland and has lived and worked all over the world, from New York City to Denmark and Sweden. Elise moved to Colorado in 2018 to pursue a career in writing and decided shortly thereafter to follow her lifelong love of working with children. Over the years, Elise has been a tutor, mentor, nanny, and camp counselor for many young children, and finds tremendous joy in sharing her love of learning, reading and exploring our world with students. Elise holds a BA in Economics from Davidson College, located in Davidson, North Carolina. Outside of the classroom, Elise loves to backpack, read, paint, and run Colorado’s trails with her playful miniature dachshund, Olive.
The Middle School dance was quite a hit! The 8th graders took the lead in organizing the event and even learned multiple line dances that they taught to the 6th and 7th graders to lessen the anxiety of a first dance. We love that our graduates will head to high school with line dance moves! #trendsetters
Arielle joined Mackintosh Academy Boulder as a Teacher Intern in 2020. Originally from upstate New York she attended Purchase College where she graduated with a BA in Literature in 2013. During her time in college she tutored local high school students in English. She also spent a semester abroad in Seoul, South Korea. Upon graduating from Purchase she returned to South Korea to teach English at Elementary and Middle schools through the Korean Government’s EPIK program. From her time spent teaching abroad, Arielle knew she wanted to make it a lifelong career.
She moved to Colorado in 2018 and is very excited to begin the next steps of her teaching career here by obtaining her teaching license through the Friends School Teacher Preparation Program. Outside of the classroom Arielle enjoys reading, hiking, playing video games and board games, and spending time with her rabbits Cecil, Juniper, and Joaquin.
Arielle joined Mackintosh Academy Boulder as a Teacher Intern in 2020. Originally from upstate New York she attended Purchase College where she graduated with a BA in Literature in 2013. During her time in college she tutored local high school students in English. She also spent a semester abroad in Seoul, South Korea. Upon graduating from Purchase she returned to South Korea to teach English at Elementary and Middle schools through the Korean Government’s EPIK program. From her time spent teaching abroad, Arielle knew she wanted to make it a lifelong career.
She moved to Colorado in 2018 and is very excited to begin the next steps of her teaching career here by obtaining her teaching license through the Friends School Teacher Preparation Program. Outside of the classroom Arielle enjoys reading, hiking, playing video games and board games, and spending time with her rabbits Cecil, Juniper, and Joaquin.
Kelsey has worked with the students at Mack Boulder for three years and is thrilled to be joining the faculty this year. She grew up in Kansas City, attended the University of Colorado Boulder, and graduated with degrees in psychology and business in 2020. Kelsey loves the curiosity and wonder of the classroom and feels fortunate to work with children every day. Outside of school, Kelsey loves to travel, teach creative movement, write, and do yoga
Our Middle school students organized a Service Learning Fair, inviting a dozen non-profits in the Boulder area to come to Mack to share information about their work and offer our students ways to get involved. Our students were given the opportunity to visit with any or all of them and ask questions. We have our eyes set on inviting other schools in our area to this next year to open even more eyes to the importance of giving back.
Mack students LOVE to read and we have been so fortunate to have many amazing author visits over the years. We usually have 3-4 author visits a year, with Newbery medalist, Kelly Barnhill, visiting us last year!
Every class starts and ends the day together with morning and closing circles. in addition, the entire school meets together once a week in the great hall for our Mack Morning Meeting.
Walking through the hallways, you can’t help but notice the individual photos of every student in the school. When a child joins Mack, they bring a current photo that will follow them all through their years here. It’s especially fun to see the wall of photos in the middle school - with photos ranging from 5 year olds to 13 year olds! Choose your photo wisely!
Julie has been teaching music, drama and movement to kids of all ages for more than 40 years. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the Crane School of Music, a Master’s in Education from Bridgewater State in Massachusetts and a Certificate in Arts Management & Leadership from Northeastern University in Boston. Before coming to Mack Boulder in 2016, she had taught in many different places, including England and Zambia. She is a decent pianist, guitarist and vocalist, and passable on clarinet. When she is not teaching, she loves to travel, hike (slowly) and kayak (also slowly!). Knitting keeps her sane during down times. She enjoys attending live theater and concerts and finding out-of-the-way places to explore. Julie is a huge Sci-Fi/Fantasy fan and will talk your ear off about Star Trek, Doctor Who and Lord of the Rings given the least amount of encouragement. Originally from New York, she makes sure to get back to the Big Apple every few months. She has two grandchildren and one on the way!
Kelli joined the Mackintosh Academy – Boulder team in 2020. Kelli brings with her a passion for encouraging and challenging our students at the start of their educational careers. After attaining her Masters in Education Policy at the University of Washington; Kelli worked three years at the racial and economic equity organization, Equal Opportunity Schools. As a Partnership Manager, Kelli collaborated with high school principals across the nation as they re-designed their school cultures and AP and IB programs to be based in anti-racist practices. Kelli strongly believes in the power of a belonging-centered learning community and strives to create a classroom in which her students have multi-cultural experiences, are emboldened to take risks, and dare to imagine how they will change the world around them. As a Teacher Candidate at Mackintosh Boulder, Kelli is excited to be back working with the young students who bring such great joy to her heart and incredibly curious minds to her classroom. Moving from Seattle, WA Kelli is excited to find community in the Boulder improv circuit, comic drawing circle, rock climbing groups, and with her fellow D&D nerds!
Buddies! Grades are paired up and then students from each of those grades are connected. Buddy time is spent in may ways - reading together, sharing projects, sitting together at Mack Morning Meeting. We have even had 8th grade gradutes walked down the aisle by their buddies!
The loft in Kindergarten is tranformed into many imaginative things to correspond with the current Unit of Inquiry. At any given time it could be an airplane, spaceship, castle - there is no limit! Students love being involved with the design and build of each transformation.
Students take active roles in their classrooms with assigned jobs. The jobs are rotated, with some being more exciting (and fun!) than others!
As part of the International Baccalaureate framework, students are encouraged to develop learner profile traits. Students are recognized by both their teachers and fellow students when these traits are displayed.
Every classroom has its own library full of age appropriate books. Teachers also fill their classroom libraries with books related to the students' current Unit of Inquiry.
Circle time brings classes together to share and inspire one another as they start and end each day.
Mack has a full fleet of Lego Robotics kits and curriculum ranging from the WeDo 2.0 Curriculum to the EV3. Our MackBots Lego Robotics team also competes in First Lego Robotics Competition.
Mack Boulder has three 3D printers that students of all ages use to create everything from rapid prototypes to professionally designed projects.
Every student at Mack learns how to use a wide range of hand tools to develop the skills and appreciation for creating things by hand.
Our state-of-the-art laser cutter allows students to scan and adjust original art, then cut, score, or engrave anything from wood to metal.
Each classroom is equipped with a maker cart that is stocked with supplies and tools appropriate for that grade to us to design, build and create.