CA students decode the Enigma machine Vicki Hildner·January 27, 2020Enigma—the infamous electro-mechanical encryption and decryption machine that Nazi Germany used during World War II—might seem an artifact...AcademicsExperiential EducationOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School
CA Seniors celebrate official Seal of Biliteracy Vicki Hildner·October 30, 2019 Can you read, write, and speak naturally and fluidly in two languages? ¿Puedes leer, escribir y hablar...AcademicsOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School
CA Neustadt Scholars learn from world’s finest writers Communications·October 30, 2019by Dr. Jon Vogels and Tom Thorpe For the eighth consecutive year, Colorado Academy Upper School faculty and...AcademicsUpper School
Get ready to make your mark! Dr. Mike Davis·August 22, 2019Dear CA Students, Ready or not, we are starting school next week! I thought I would write this...AcademicsAll-School NewsEditor's PicksFeaturedHead of SchoolNews
Writer’s Workshop: ‘Students are natural writers’ Vicki Hildner·July 8, 2019When Andrew Esposito began working on a personal narrative in Jessica Ohly’s Fifth Grade Writer’s Workshop at Colorado...AcademicsLower School
Great teaching, amazing faculty at the heart of CA’s excellence Dr. Mike Davis·May 2, 2019In response to my query to the Colorado Academy community for feedback about a rewrite of our school’s...AcademicsAll-School NewsEditor's PicksFeaturedHead of School
Putting “fake news” and First Amendment to the test Vicki Hildner·March 22, 2019The term “fake news” has entered the vernacular in recent years, but there is nothing phony about the...AcademicsMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter
Team advances to National Ethics Bowl Vicki Hildner·February 28, 2019When four Colorado Academy Juniors decided to tackle the National Ethics Bowl competition, their efforts seemed like a longshot—even...AcademicsUpper School
Learning physiology through real-life experience Vicki Hildner·February 27, 2019Ever since her Freshman year at Colorado Academy, Senior Lena Schneck has wanted to become a physician. Her...AcademicsUpper School
Two Mock Trial teams advance to State Communications·February 10, 2019Two of Colorado Academy’s three Mock Trial teams are moving on to the State competition on March 7...AcademicsEditor's PicksFeaturedNewsUpper School
Studying “big data” prepares CA students for the future Vicki Hildner·January 25, 2019Who was most likely to survive when the Titanic crashed into that iceberg on its ill-fated maiden voyage?...AcademicsUpper School
Global Water Challenge travels the world with purpose Vicki Hildner·December 19, 2018You could travel the globe without ever leaving Colorado Academy’s Middle School if you were lucky enough to...AcademicsMiddle School
2018 Computer Science Festival delivers hands-on tech fun Communications·December 19, 2018In December, Colorado Academy‘s Raether Library was transformed into a buzzing extravaganza of robots, drones, and virtual reality...AcademicsAll-School NewsOn CAmpus Newsletter
Looking beyond grades, if you can Dr. Mike Davis·December 13, 2018I am a big fan of organizational psychologist Adam Grant and his recent New York Times op-ed piece...AcademicsEditor's PicksFeaturedHead of SchoolNews
What are we trying to do here? Dr. Mike Davis·November 29, 2018“OK, everyone, “ I said to my class on the second to the last day of the term....AcademicsEditor's PicksFeaturedHead of SchoolNews
A ‘Museum of Mexico’ Communications·November 29, 2018 On the Friday before Thanksgiving break, Middle School students visited a “Museum of Mexico” without ever leaving...AcademicsMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter
Academic honesty: More than grades are at stake Dr. Mike Davis·October 17, 2018While traveling earlier this week, I dug into the news and found a great article that has a...AcademicsAll-School NewsEditor's PicksFeaturedHead of School
Ninth Grade Intensive: Six days of deep learning Vicki Hildner·July 2, 2018Some students traveled to El Paso, Texas to study the complexities of the border between the U.S. and...AcademicsUpper School
Competing in Computer Science Sadie Christlieb·June 5, 2018While many Colorado Academy students took a break over Memorial Day weekend, one of CA’s teams was sweating...AcademicsOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School
Images of Greatness 2018 Communications·May 30, 2018From explorers to athletes, prize fighters to ballerinas, peacemakers to inventors—Colorado Academy’s Grade 5 students transformed themselves into...AcademicsFeaturedLower SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter
First Grade Teacher, Margit Patterson, on ‘Why I Teach’ Communications·April 27, 2018Colorado Academy First Grade teacher Margit Patterson talks about “Why I Teach.” Has there been a teacher...AcademicsLower School