Making Meaning Matter at the 2024 Pre-K–Grade 8 Art Showcase
Titled “Common Threads,” the 2024 Pre-K–Grade 8 Art Showcase in Colorado Academy’s Ponzio Arts Center asks visitors to...
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‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Casts its Spell at CA
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, this year’s Upper School mainstage play—in the Leach Center for the Performing...
No Bad Music
“Life is too short to settle for bad music.” That’s the simple raison d’être of Colorado Academy’s ambitious,...
Welcome Back, Renaissance Woman: Leilani Abeyta ’18
The first time she came to visit Colorado Academy, in third grade, Leilani Abeyta ’18 recalls thinking to...
Senior Recital and Recognition
As Katy Hills, CA’s amazing Director of Visual & Performing Arts, said, “There are few better CA traditions...
‘Daydreaming’ at the 2024 All-School Arts Festival
The annual All-School Arts Festival on Stamper Commons is one of Colorado Academy’s most beloved spring traditions—right up...
In ‘Alice by Heart’ ‘A Little Darkness is Good’
In Alice by Heart, the 2024 Upper School musical presented in Colorado Academy’s Leach Center for the Performing...
The Deepest Exploration: Senior Portfolio 2024
At their most fundamental level, Colorado Academy’s Advanced Studies and Research (ASR) courses are about achieving more—more than...
Wednesday Addams and Co. Haunt Leach Center for the Performing Arts
Dance and theater instructor Melissa Zaremba’s Middle School students were ecstatic in November 2023 when she told them...
Creativity: Discomfort Is Real
Throughout my career as an art educator and artist, I have heard countless people express that they wish...
Lower School Choir Recognized by Colorado Music Educators
On January 25, the Colorado Academy Lower School Choir performed alongside dozens of high school and college ensembles...
Screaming with Life: Luke Slattery ’09 in ‘The Boys in the Boat’
When actor and director Luke Slattery ’09 got a call from his manager in early 2021 asking if...
2023 Pre-K–Grade 8 Art Showcase Glows in Ponzio
As the winter days grow darker in mid-December, the main gallery in the Ponzio Arts Center glows like...
Feeling at Home with Guest Artist Jahna Rae
During a month-long October residency at Colorado Academy, Denver artist Jahna Rae inspired students, teachers, and visitors alike...
Shamos ’88 Getting Away with ‘Only Murders’ on Hulu
Jeremy Shamos ’88 just wrapped up appearing in the third season of the hit Hulu comedy Only Murders...
Celebrating Senses at The Big Draw
The Big Draw returned to Colorado Academy for a 13th year on September 26 and 27, 2023, inspiring...
Iceland Photos Inspire, Inform in Ponzio
In the main gallery of Colorado Academy’s Ponzio Arts Center, visitors marvel at the brilliant colors, surprising textures,...
2023 Upper School Awards
“These awards honor the students who have stretched themselves over the course of the year, and who have...
Where the Arts Intersect, “Good Vibrations” Bloom
Every spring, the Colorado Academy All-School Arts Festival signals the end of winter with a two-day celebration of...
A Celebration That Sparkles: Mamma Mia!
Each spring, Colorado Academy’s Department of Theater and Dance invites aspiring performers to a festive “reveal” of the...
Senior Artists Make a Statement
According to the artist statement that Spencer Mills hung next to his detailed black-and-white drawings in the second...