Critical Thinking: More Critical than Ever
Colorado Academy’s yearlong Seventh Grade Critical Thinking class is just what its name implies: a learning experience designed...
Bill Fisher
In the Lower School, Math’s a Scream
When Jessica Ohly’s Fifth Graders screamed with delight, it was clear something good was happening. The students were...
Boris ’00 Wins Oscar for Documentary Navalny
Film producer Shane Boris ’00 was part of the five-person team that took the stage to accept the...
Putting Climate Change Under the Microscope
What’s interesting about Climate Change, an advanced science course for Colorado Academy Eleventh and Twelfth Graders, is that...
Ribbon Cutting Marks Ambitious Expansion of REDI Lab Program
“REDI Lab is just the beginning of a lifetime subscription to learning,” said Tom Thorpe, the Director of...
Collinus Newsome Has a Calling
In November 2022, Collinus Newsome arrived at Colorado Academy to lead the school’s Office of Inclusivity. A nationally...
Musicians Thrive in Growing Middle, Upper School Programs
It is fortunate that Phil Jones, Colorado Academy’s Music Department Chair, plays more than one instrument—a lot more....
Pre-K through Grade 12 Spanish Program Educates Global Citizens
Spanning the entire curriculum from Pre-K to Grade 12, the Spanish language program at Colorado Academy embraces bilingualism...
Future City Team Earns a Shot on National Stage
The catchiest tune in the blockbuster Lin-Manuel Miranda musical Hamilton is “My Shot,” in which a young Alexander...
Foundation for Environmental Stewardship Elevates Student Voices
Colorado Academy’s ongoing sustainability work received a substantial boost during a weeklong Upper School residency with the Foundation...
Finding Joy Together: The Lower School Music Program
If there is one word that can distill the essence of Colorado Academy’s Lower School Music Program, that...
Athletes on the Rise in CA’s Climbing Program
Spend any time in Colorado Academy’s Climbing Center talking with new head climbing coach Brian List, and you’ll...
‘A Builder of Communities’
When she was an elementary student in the city of Tai’an, China, in the eastern part of the...
Middle School Yoga Offers a Holistic Approach to Wellness
On winter afternoons at Colorado Academy, Middle Schoolers eagerly make their way to the lower level of the...
Moore ’22 Among Student Activists Raising Voices on Supreme Court Affirmative Action Cases
When Jaden “JJ” Moore ’22 was accepted as a member of Harvard University’s Class of 2026 in her...
The Neustadt Scholar Program at Colorado Academy Enters its Second Decade
For more than a decade, the Neustadt Scholar Program at Colorado Academy has offered Upper School students the...
‘Every Student Is an Artist’: The 2022 Pre-K–Grade 8 Arts Showcase
“At Colorado Academy,” says Director of Visual & Performing Arts Katy Wood Hills, “every student is an artist.”...
2022 Grandparents & Special Friends Day
More than 450 guests attended Colorado Academy’s Grandparents & Special Friends Day on December 16, 2022. Visitors were...
Students Promote Respectful Discourse
Colorado Academy Seniors Claire Arney and Arantza Pereira, the co-founders of the Upper School Respectful Discourse club, believe...
Record Donations Buoy HOPE 2022
Hundreds of Denver-area guests arrived by car and by bus for the 29th annual HOPE event at Colorado...
Lives Intertwined: Aguil Goes to University
“Education is my mother and father,” say the orphaned children of the Kakuma Refugee Camp in northern Kenya,...