Changed Perspectives: Getting Kids Out in the World Communications·September 29, 2016Beginning in the Fifth Grade, Colorado Academy dusts off the luggage, prints the boarding passes, and checks to...Experiential Education
Photo Essay: Two Days at CA Communications·September 29, 2016These photos by professional photographer and former Colorado Academy parent, Jay Dickman, capture up-close images from inside the...ArtsEditor's PicksFeaturedLower SchoolMiddle SchoolUpper School
From Thought to Computer Code: Teaching Programming in the Middle School Communications·September 28, 2016It’s funny, in a way, that a word we use so often these days — “digital”— with which...AcademicsFeaturedMiddle School
Improving Instruction: Updated Classroom Structure Communications·September 28, 2016“I’m a parent,” says Leslie Webster, Colorado Academy Senior Instructor for Kindergarten students, “and so I know that...FeaturedLower School
That’s My Buddy: Why Kids in the Other Grades Matter Communications·September 28, 2016CA as a school is inclusive of grades Pre-K all the way up to Twelfth Grade. That wide...All-School NewsFeaturedLower SchoolUpper School
Inspired Renovation: Old Dorm-Turned Expansive Arts Center Communications·September 28, 2016“When I was in the tenth grade,” says Andy Rockmore, partner in the Denver architecture firm of SHEARS...ArtsFeatured
Faculty and Staff Outings 2016-17 Communications·September 26, 2016From mountain biking to climbing, get outdoors and get to know your co-workers during these exciting upcoming faculty...Faculty/Staff
Learning from the Outdoors: What Children & Nature Teach Us Communications·September 21, 2016By Forbes Cone, Director of Experiential Education On hikes to the climbing crag with my two-year-old son, our...Editor's PicksExperiential EducationFeatured
Students and Teachers Share Summer Travelogues Communications·September 2, 2016CA’s Global Exchange offerings will expand this coming year to include a Middle School exchange in the Dominican...Experiential EducationFeaturedMiddle SchoolUpper School
Students Reflect on Time in China Communications·August 16, 2016The Chinese saying goes that “It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand...Experiential EducationUpper School
Tiny House Teaches Perseverance, Prepares for the Road Ahead Communications·August 2, 2016Like most students who have spent the school year retrofitting an old CA school bus into a tiny house, senior Lorenzo...AcademicsFeaturedUpper School
Student Leads Charge in Self-Directed Learning Communications·July 29, 2016The wonder in Nick Bain’s eyes as he looks into the distance while describing his latest experiment is...FeaturedUpper School
Leadership & Diversity Creates Lasting Legacy Communications·July 28, 2016In her senior year at the University of Denver, ‘12 CA alum Brooklyn Batey is sure to leave...AlumniFeaturedUpper School
Llegamos a Costa Rica! Communications·May 11, 2016After an early morning we all arrived in Costa Rica safely and with a smile on our faces....Experiential Education
Costa Rica: Welcome to Paraiso! Communications·May 10, 2016We packed up and left the ecolodge yesterday and made it to Paraiso without any problems. We are...Experiential Education
Costa Rica: An Amazing First Full Day! Communications·May 10, 2016Our first full day in Costa Rica was fun-filled and jam-packed. We woke to the sound of howler...Experiential Education
Cuba: A Historic Trip Communications·March 28, 2016Wow! And wow! The trip to Cuba was fantastic and there aren’t enough words to describe this wonderful little...Experiential EducationUpper School
Haiti: Religion, Gratitude and Community Communications·March 15, 2016The following blog was written as part of a collaboration between students Bo Dodge; Kenneal Patterson; Cecilia Needham;...Experiential EducationUpper School
Turkey Exchange: Students Bridge Cultures, Build Friendships Communications·March 7, 2016For the Turkish exchange students that recently visited Colorado Academy from Uskudar American Academy in Istanbul, the most...Experiential EducationOn CAmpus Newsletter
On Leaving Scotland Communications·March 4, 2016By senior Matthew MacPhail We’d be lying if we said we were ready to leave Scotland. These two...Experiential EducationUpper School
Getting Settled in Scotland Communications·March 2, 2016By senior Dana Greenleaf Settling in to life here has been as easy as eating haggis, a traditional...Experiential EducationUpper School
