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CA Upper School students at Mod Market before Homecoming 2018.

Affirmation: Witnessing school culture on display in the real world

Dr. Mike DavisSeptember 19, 2018

At Colorado Academy, we are intentional about the kind of student culture we want to create. Over the past several years, we have introduced mindfulness trainin...

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2018-2019 travel and exchange program offers global opportunities, invaluable experiences

CommunicationsSeptember 18, 2018

At Colorado Academy, we nurture dynamic thinkers and active citizens of the world through a curriculum that develops intellectual aptitude and character. Part o...

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Engaging young minds in kind ways

Dr. Mike DavisSeptember 6, 2018

What I love most about teaching is the opportunity to ignite intellectual curiosity in young people. Some days, this can be easy. The subject matter can be so c...

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Taking Off!

Dr. Mike DavisAugust 30, 2018

When my twin girls were born in the year 2000, the prospect of their leaving home for college in the year 2018 seemed so far away. There were times, when my wif...

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The 2018 Back-to-School Picnic at Colorado Academy.

Back-to-School Picnic and Volunteer Fair 2018

CommunicationsAugust 30, 2018

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CA head coach for ice hockey Chris Delaney

Colorado Academy names Ice Hockey “entrepreneur” as Head Coach

CommunicationsAugust 30, 2018

Some people thrive in business start-ups. Chris Delaney is making his mark in ice hockey start-ups. Delaney has just been named the new Head Coach of Colorado A...

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Dressed in western hats, boots and denim, CA's senior class welcomed incoming freshman to Upper School.

Class of 2019 greets Freshmen, All-School Assembly kicks off year

CommunicationsAugust 30, 2018

In one of Colorado Academy’s favorite and most endearing traditions, when the seniors greet the freshmen on the first day of school, members of the Class of 201...

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Colorado Academy seniors welcome the incoming freshman class to Upper School.

Class of 2019 welcomes freshmen to Upper School

CommunicationsAugust 30, 2018

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A Celebration of Life

CommunicationsAugust 30, 2018

At a memorial service just one day shy of his 73rd birthday, family members, friends, colleagues, and former students offered a birthday toast to Richard A. Kel...

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2018-2019 School year launches

CommunicationsAugust 30, 2018

2018-2019 has arrived! On a beautiful August evening, Colorado Academy students returned to campus for the annual picnic to enjoy CA’s great food and ...

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Erik Weihenmayer at the summit of Mt. Everest

2018-2019 SPEAK Lecture Series

CommunicationsAugust 29, 2018

What is the “no barriers mindset?” Are you preparing your child for a successful adulthood? How can failure be a “gift?” What should parents know about adolesce...

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Don’t miss 2018 Homecoming

CommunicationsAugust 27, 2018

On Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, you won't want to miss Homecoming 2018. Plan your day now so you won't miss the traditional bike race with the Head of School, the ...

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Athletic center hard-hat tour, August 2018

Construction Update: Phase II of the CA Athletic Center

CommunicationsAugust 23, 2018

Construction on Phase II of the Athletic Center—which includes a rebuild of CA’s decades-old gyms and a new fitness center/weight room, rock climbing wall, and ...

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Richard Kelly: Tribute to beloved master math teacher

Dr. Mike DavisAugust 14, 2018

It is with great sadness that I write to share the news of the passing of beloved former faculty member Richard Kelly. Richard was a master teacher, who always ...

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Malone Scholars: ‘Humble, talented, and key contributors

Vicki HildnerJuly 2, 2018

Hannah Krueger Hannah Krueger still remembers the day she received an email from the Colorado Academy Admission Office that would change the direction of her l...

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A gift of harmony: Welborn Steinway returns

Vicki HildnerJuly 2, 2018

In early 2018, Colorado Academy celebrated a homecoming—not with a pep rally or athletic event, but with the sound of music, played on a 117-year-old Steinway M...

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Upper School Commencement 2018

CommunicationsJune 8, 2018

With all the customary traditions—class photo, Commencement dinner, white dresses, flowers, suits and ties, proud parents, and tearful grandparents—Colorado Aca...

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‘Sometimes life just needs to be lived’

Dr. Mike DavisJune 7, 2018

Editor’s Note: These are excerpts from Dr. Davis’s message to the Class of 2018 at Graduation. The great French philosopher of the 16th century, Mi...

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Kindergarten, Fifth, and Eighth Grade Continuations 2018

CommunicationsJune 5, 2018

With hugs, cheers, and tears, Colorado Academy marked many milestones this spring, as 41 Kindergartners celebrated their move into Grade 1, 60 students from Gra...

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Giant Relay Day 2018

CommunicationsMay 27, 2018

Who won the Giant Relay in 2018? Did the parents take back the trophy from the seniors—or did alumni triumph? After a snow day canceled the race last year, what...

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Relay Races 2018

CommunicationsMay 25, 2018

In the 61st running of the Giant Relay Race, Colorado Academy’s Class of 2018 held on to the trophy which they had captured in 2016. In contrast to the 2017 rac...

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