MAC News

Two of our middle schoolers culminated their internships at the Cleo Parker Center for the Healing Arts by stepping onstage with Colorado Senator Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser to ask tough questions in collaboration with graduates and students from the George Washington High School debate team, ranked #1 in the country.

Primary students have been busy exploring the Geometry Cabinet, a Montessori material that invites children to discover shapes through their hands. As they trace, match, and compare each shape, they are building concentration, coordination, and early math skills in a natural and engaging way.

MAC’s 6th-grade students presented their projects this past week. They participated in a yearlong study that culminated in a final paper and an oral presentation to the school community.

Lower and Upper Elementary students are building confidence as researchers, writers, creators, and presenters. Through independent and small-group research projects, students learn how to ask meaningful questions, gather information, organize their ideas, and turn their learning into creative projects that demonstrate their understanding.

A group of Lower Elementary and Middle School students gathered sunscreen, rakes, and spades and headed to the Gilpin Community Garden to get dirty and give back to their Curtis Park community.

Lower Elementary students recently brought their learning to life through a Eurasia Country Expo. As part of their study, they researched countries across Eurasia, exploring the physical and spiritual needs of the people as well as each country’s geography and cuisine.

Our K–8 Golf Engineering Club students brought incredible creativity, problem-solving, and technical skill to this year’s mini golf builds. From brainstorming original ideas to measuring, assembling, testing, and refining each design, students were deeply engaged in every step of the process.

In Upper Elementary, students engage in purposeful work that connects learning to real responsibility and meaningful contribution. Through student-led businesses like the coffee cart and hot lunch delivery service, learners apply academic, social, and practical life skills while supporting shared community goals.

Our Middle School students traveled to Chilamate, Costa Rica, with World Leadership School for an immersive experience rooted in purpose and global citizenship. Their trip was grounded in learning, relationships, and meaningful contribution.

At MAC, “Fearless, Forward Learners” describes both the students in our classrooms and the educators who lead them. Last weekend, Program Directors Emily Clark and Kay Loer, along with Toddler Lead Teacher Lesley Lefkowitz, joined more than 750 Montessori educators and administrators from around the world at the annual Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) conference in San Diego for three days of reflection, collaboration, and professional growth.