History
A School With a Groundbreaking History
The Founding
Eve Mackintosh believed in the unique gifts of every child. She believed in the power of passion and purpose. She took joy in challenge. She knew children needed an education to match their full potential – one driven by creativity, curiosity and compassion. Eve saw that children thrive on meaningful problems worth solving, not just text book knowledge. Ultimately they need an education that would nurture their natural brilliance. In the 1970s, no school in Colorado existed to meet those needs. So Eve Mackintosh founded her own school, Mackintosh Academy. Eve Mackintosh founded Mackintosh Academy in 1977 as Colorado’s oldest “School of Minds,” the first school in our state to focus on gifted and talented students.
The Mackintosh Family
Eve developed a curriculum based in holistic, well-rounded educational programs that nurture the social, emotional, physical, and creative needs of children, as well as academic ones. Her entire family, including sons Trip, Todd and Andrew and daughter-in-law Whitney, played an integral part in supporting this new school and helping it thrive.
An Enduring Mission and Philosophy
Our founders believed students thrive with sustained opportunities to explore and learn in all disciplines – especially the ones often cut first from school programs, such as world languages, the arts, and physical education – and we continue to honor this philosophy today. Mackintosh Academy continues to ask the important questions about education, to evolve to meet the needs of today’s children, to prepare them for tomorrow’s world. But Eve’s original vision remains central: To nurture the seed of unique genius in every child.
Littleton Campus Purchased
In 1990, Mackintosh Academy purchased property in the heart of Littleton and Eve’s son, Trip, and his wife, Whitney, became joint directors. They built the solid foundation on which the school has flourished ever since.
The Boulder Campus is Born
The Boulder Campus is Purchased
In 2011, Mackintosh Academy purchased the 23-acre campus on South Boulder Road and opened a second campus. The campus was made possible by a handful of generous donors, namely the Lee and Gill families. The campus was named the Pamela Andreas Boulder Campus in honor of Andy Lee’s late mother.
To my family: The Greeks did not write obituaries. They only asked one question: Did the person live with passion? I had passion about everything I ever did.
Eve Mackintosh, Founder, Mackintosh Academy
The children were first in her mind – always – and that’s what drove the rest of us, too.
Andrew Mackintosh, Eve’s Son
