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