Toward a ‘Beloved Community’
I have been thinking recently about what makes a healthy and safe community. Often, we have used the...
All-School News
Parent Association Events Bring Winter Warmth
Here in Colorado, winter can mean shorter days, colder temperatures, and sometimes icy side streets for weeks at...
CA Middle School Interim 2023
Interim at Colorado Academy provides opportunities to get out of the classroom to learn by doing, through exposure...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Transformative Leadership
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an opportunity for families to talk about the impact individuals can have...
The Neustadt Scholar Program at Colorado Academy Enters its Second Decade
For more than a decade, the Neustadt Scholar Program at Colorado Academy has offered Upper School students the...
Welcome to REDI Lab Aimee and Jonathan Coleman Center
Since its inception in 2016, REDI Lab has become a signature program at CA, where students can live...
‘Every Student Is an Artist’: The 2022 Pre-K–Grade 8 Arts Showcase
“At Colorado Academy,” says Director of Visual & Performing Arts Katy Wood Hills, “every student is an artist.”...
2022 Grandparents & Special Friends Day
More than 450 guests attended Colorado Academy’s Grandparents & Special Friends Day on December 16, 2022. Visitors were...
Record Donations Buoy HOPE 2022
Hundreds of Denver-area guests arrived by car and by bus for the 29th annual HOPE event at Colorado...
Lives Intertwined: Aguil Goes to University
“Education is my mother and father,” say the orphaned children of the Kakuma Refugee Camp in northern Kenya,...
2022-2023 CA Upper School Global Travel Opportunities
Join CA on trips to Mexico, Vancouver, Colombia, Bahamas, and Iceland OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM At Colorado Academy, we nurture...
Social Emotional Learning at CA
Students appear in the doorway of Liza Skipwith’s office at all hours of the school day. As Colorado...
‘Handle Hard Better’
The best thing I have seen on YouTube of late is Kara Lawson’s now viral speech to her...
Top 10 Reasons to Come to ‘The Great Outdoors—Adventure Awaits!’
With Horizons Wine & Dine coming up on November 9, here are a few reasons why you don’t...
HOPE 2022: Extending the Impact
On December 10, 2022, more than 1,500 guests from across the Denver metro area will come to the...
Bringing History to Life
A week ago, I read a fascinating obituary on Daniel Smith. Smith was one of the few remaining...
2022-2023 Middle School Global Travel Opportunities in Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Florida
OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM At Colorado Academy, we nurture dynamic thinkers and active citizens of the world through a curriculum...
Senior-Kindergarten Buddy match draws nerves, excitement
With this year’s Senior-Kindergarten Buddy match delayed by a week, the Class of 2023 and the Class of...
Connecting threads at The Big Draw
At Colorado Academy, the arts are a thread that runs from the first day of Pre-K to Twelfth...
Intellectual and academic freedom
One of my goals this year is to develop a statement on Academic Freedom. The University of Chicago...
Terrence Talley: You matter
Terrence Lee Talley had Colorado Academy students of all ages singing, laughing, dancing, hugging, and even crying, during...