Academics
CA Mock Trial Teams Earn State Berth
Congratulations to all three of Colorado Academy’s Mock Trial teams on their securing the three of the four...
Gold Key Winner Heads to National Contest; Students Win 18 Awards
Colorado Academy students garnered 18 awards from the 2017 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in the West Region,...
CA Launches School-Within-A-School Lab Program
Education is operating in a unique space today, somewhere on the frontier between the human capacity to know...
Upper School to Launch Student Writing Center
When it comes to the written word, Colorado Academy Upper School English Teacher Kathleen Law knows how to...
CA’s Tiny House Project
Visit https://www.coloradoacademy.org/Page/Academics to learn more about innovation in education at Colorado Academy, Denver’s top Pre-K-12 private school!...
From Thought to Computer Code: Teaching Programming in the Middle School
It’s funny, in a way, that a word we use so often these days — “digital”— with which...
Tiny House Teaches Perseverance, Prepares for the Road Ahead
Like most students who have spent the school year retrofitting an old CA school bus into a tiny house, senior Lorenzo...
Emily Perez Creates 30 Poems in 30 Days
Emily Perez has never believed in “waiting around for the muse.” Instead, when it comes to writing, the...
Learning and Preserving the Art of the Letter
This Colorado Academy third grade student’s letter to her parents can’t help but make you smile. “Dear Ma,...
Students Convert School Bus into Tiny House
A longtime CA faculty member once told teacher Katy Hills, “We can be the school with the best...
Plan a Rescue Operation: Putting Science to Work
There’s a critical need for STEM-savvy students to enter the U.S. workforce, and Thanh Luong plans to do...
Building on a Foundation of Language Heritage
Here’s a dilemma. What language course do you take if you’re raised speaking Spanish at home and speak...
Director Emphasizes Pre-K as an Anchor
It all starts with a strong Pre-K program. “I think it’s of utmost importance,” says Mary Karst the...
Middle School Girls Win Regional Award for Water Filter Design
Seventh grader Jordan Davidson sits in Macy’s Place on a sunny day at Colorado Academy, rattling off facts...
Third Graders ‘Mystery Skype’ With Students Across the U.S.
What is Mystery Skype? Mystery Skype is a 30-45 minute critical thinking activity that challenges students to deduce...
Fourth Graders Reenact a Civil War Battle
Colorado Academy fourth graders had the opportunity to not just read about history, but to experience it firsthand...
Colorado Academy’s A-Team Takes Second Place in Mock Trial Competition
Colorado Academy’s mock trial A-Team took second place overall at last weekend’s Clyde’s Classic Tournament in Colorado Springs....
Colorado Academy Students Tackle Tough Reads
When Upper School English Teacher Chip Lee recommends a book, students usually take the dare. It was Lee...
New Computer Science Classes Underway at Colorado Academy
Upper School Computer Science teacher Kimberly Jans asks her class to stand up from their computers and form...
Tuning in to Students and Their Attention
Colorado Academy faculty are working on not just what students learn, but also how students pay attention. For...