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...
Academics
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...
Mock Trial Teams Set to Compete at State
Colorado Academy’s A and B Mock Trial Teams will compete at the Colorado State Tournament on March 14...
Connecting with Classrooms Through “Mystery Skype”
Mystery Skype is a 30-45 minute critical thinking activity that challenges students to deduce the location of another...
Colorado Academy Educational Partnership Grows with Research Hospital
For the second year in a row, Colorado Academy students in Suzie Jekel’s Upper School Advanced Biotechnology class...
Science Writers Come to CA
CA’s Lower School will welcome celebrated science authors Steve Jenkins and Sneed B. Collard III in January and...
Faculty, Students Attend Literature Prize Events
Last month, I was fortunate to be part of a Colorado Academy contingent that attended the NSK Neustadt...
More Physics, Please: Course Spawned by Student Interest
Not long ago, CA Advanced Placement Physics students at Colorado Academy, Meg Bost, Nick Fahrenkrog, and Jared Moskowitz...
Mock Trial Team Students Reach Record
Colorado Academy’s A and B Mock Trial Teams will compete at the Colorado State Tournament on March 14...
Third Grade Readers Master Literary Terms with Genre Bingo
Each year in the winter and spring, third graders are challenged with reading books from a variety of...
CA Hosts TEDx Event on Innovation in Education
More than a 100 audience members and a dozen local and national educators are now veterans of the...