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Lower School music instructor Brenda Bartel

Great teaching, amazing faculty at the heart of CA’s excellence

Dr. Mike DavisMay 2, 2019

In response to my query to the Colorado Academy community for feedback about a rewrite of our school’s Mission Statement, I’ve received numerous responses with ...

AcademicsAll School NewsEditor's PicksFeaturedHead of School395 views

Putting “fake news” and First Amendment to the test

Vicki HildnerMarch 22, 2019

The term “fake news” has entered the vernacular in recent years, but there is nothing phony about the study done by distinguished researchers at Stanford and Ne...

AcademicsMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter230 views

From left: Anna Fucarino, Jasmine Bilir, Kayleigh Milligan, and Anne Freeman

Team advances to National Ethics Bowl

Vicki HildnerFebruary 28, 2019

When four Colorado Academy Juniors decided to tackle the National Ethics Bowl competition, their efforts seemed like a longshot—even to them. After all, Colorad...

AcademicsUpper School154 views

Learning physiology through real-life experience

Vicki HildnerFebruary 27, 2019

Ever since her Freshman year at Colorado Academy, Senior Lena Schneck has wanted to become a physician. Her parents and her extended family are doctors—and she ...

AcademicsUpper School147 views

Two Mock Trial teams advance to State

CommunicationsFebruary 10, 2019

Two of Colorado Academy’s three Mock Trial teams are moving on to the State competition on March 7 and 8, 2019, to be held in Golden, Colo. All three teams deli...

AcademicsEditor's PicksFeaturedNewsUpper School904 views

Studying “big data” prepares CA students for the future

Vicki HildnerJanuary 25, 2019

Who was most likely to survive when the Titanic crashed into that iceberg on its ill-fated maiden voyage? And who was least likely to survive? Colorado Acade...

AcademicsUpper School153 views

Global Water Challenge travels the world with purpose

Vicki HildnerDecember 19, 2018

You could travel the globe without ever leaving Colorado Academy’s Middle School if you were lucky enough to attend the 14th Annual Sixth Grade Global Water Ch...

AcademicsMiddle School268 views

2018 Computer Science Festival delivers hands-on tech fun

CommunicationsDecember 19, 2018

In December, Colorado Academy's Raether Library was transformed into a buzzing extravaganza of robots, drones, and virtual reality at the school's Computer Scie...

AcademicsAll School NewsOn CAmpus Newsletter50 views

Looking beyond grades, if you can

Dr. Mike DavisDecember 13, 2018

I am a big fan of organizational psychologist Adam Grant and his recent New York Times op-ed piece titled What Straight A Students Get Wrong. His thesis is that...

AcademicsEditor's PicksFeaturedHead of SchoolNews375 views

What are we trying to do here?

Dr. Mike DavisNovember 29, 2018

“OK, everyone, “ I said to my class on the second to the last day of the term. “We are going to have a 'pop' final exam.” Gasps abounded from my students. “Well...

AcademicsEditor's PicksFeaturedHead of SchoolNews486 views

A ‘Museum of Mexico’

CommunicationsNovember 29, 2018

On the Friday before Thanksgiving break, Middle School students visited a “Museum of Mexico” without ever leaving the Colorado Academy campus. The mus...

AcademicsMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter109 views

Girl with backpack entering to the art classroom, Education concept.

Academic honesty: More than grades are at stake

Dr. Mike DavisOctober 17, 2018

While traveling earlier this week, I dug into the news and found a great article that has a lot of relevance for the experience of young people trying to prove ...

AcademicsAll School NewsEditor's PicksFeaturedHead of School208 views

Rebecca Kerr, James Doolittle, and Grady Behrhorst used children's books to help talk about personal stories of immigration with a group of third graders at Castro Elementary School in Denver.

Ninth Grade Intensive: Six days of deep learning

Vicki HildnerJuly 2, 2018

Some students traveled to El Paso, Texas to study the complexities of the border between the U.S. and Mexico and the many ways El Paso citizens adapt to the ebb...

AcademicsUpper School166 views

Competing in Computer Science

Sadie ChristliebJune 5, 2018

While many Colorado Academy students took a break over Memorial Day weekend, one of CA’s teams was sweating out its toughest competition of the year. When you h...

AcademicsOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School191 views

Images of Greatness 2018

CommunicationsMay 30, 2018

From explorers to athletes, prize fighters to ballerinas, peacemakers to inventors—Colorado Academy’s Grade 5 students transformed themselves into “Images of Gr...

AcademicsFeaturedLower SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter152 views

First Grade Teacher, Margit Patterson, on ‘Why I Teach’

CommunicationsApril 27, 2018

Colorado Academy First Grade teacher Margit Patterson talks about "Why I Teach." Has there been a teacher who made a difference in your child's life? Su...

AcademicsLower School108 views

REDI Lab 2018

REDI LabApril 9, 2018

The REDI Lab at CA is a one trimester “school-within-a-school” experience. REDI is an acronym for the cornerstones of the program: Research, Entrepreneurship, D...

AcademicsUpper School277 views

CA takes two of top five positions at State Mock Trial

Luis TerrazasMarch 16, 2018

On Saturday, March 10, the students of the CA Mock Trial A and C Teams wrapped up two days of intense competition at this year’s Colorado State Mock Trial Tourn...

AcademicsFeaturedOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School283 views

Zander Chao and Hannah Smith listen to books while they read.

Why do Lower School students love audiobooks?

Allison JensenMarch 9, 2018

Mr. Russell was the teacher to have for sixth grade at my elementary school. He stood out among the faculty with his curly red hair, ability to integrate his mu...

AcademicsLower SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter97 views

Miriam Rojo-Gutierrez watches as Katie Murphy reviews her writing

Students mentor peers at Colorado Academy Writing Center

Vicki HildnerFebruary 28, 2018

It’s the last 30 minutes of the school day, the time at Colorado Academy set aside for students to meet with teachers and receive additional help. Miriam Rojo-G...

AcademicsOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School49 views

CA US Students are winners in the 2018 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, West Writing Region-At-Large competition

Colorado Academy Students Capture Ten Regional Writing Awards

Renee RockfordFebruary 16, 2018

Colorado Academy Upper School students are winners of ten awards from the 2018 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in the West Writing Region-At-Large competiti...

AcademicsFeaturedUpper School121 views