2023 Upper School Awards
“These awards honor the students who have stretched themselves over the course of the year, and who have...
Arts
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...
The Woman Who Turned Nashville into the Music City
This past week, I traveled to Nashville, Tenn., to attend a conference devoted to supporting women leaders in...
Musicians Thrive in Growing Middle, Upper School Programs
It is fortunate that Phil Jones, Colorado Academy’s Music Department Chair, plays more than one instrument—a lot more....
Finding Joy Together: The Lower School Music Program
If there is one word that can distill the essence of Colorado Academy’s Lower School Music Program, that...
Thick Skin: Celebrating the Artist Nick Cave
Though I think about the impact of the art of Nick Cave all year long, I want to...
Placing Value on Failure in 2023
We all know that failure is an important part of the learning process. We talk about it a...
‘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.”...
Finding Family through Fantasy
“In a time before Facebook, World of Warcraft, and massively multiplayer online role-playing games, there once existed simply...
Authors Find Their People, and Their Voice, During NaNoWriMo at CA
There are many reasons Colorado Academy Middle and Upper School students sign up for the CA NaNoWriMo (National...
Art and Neuroscience
During the recent round of conferences with students and their parents/guardians, a message I have heard year after...
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...
Studio habits of mind bring visions to life
As art educators, the faculty in Colorado Academy’s Visual & Performing Arts Department have multiple goals. One of...
Whirlwind 24-Hour Play Project fuels creativity and fun
“Here, there are no divas,” says Colorado Academy Middle School and Upper School theater instructor James Meehan late...
The view from behind the curtain
Did you know that, much like students, most teachers also have anxiety dreams as the first day of...
Steve Scherer has left the building
Most people who know him would assume that it was theater that brought Steve Scherer to Colorado Academy....
Mary Poppins makes merry with two Marys
How many actors does it take to play Mary Poppins in the 2022 Colorado Academy Upper School...
2022 All-School Art Fest celebrates ‘Vibrant-See!’
Colorado Academy art teachers called this year’s two-day All-School Art Festival “Vibrant-See” to celebrate artists’ intent...
Teachers look back at the Portfolio Show season
You might be surprised to learn that the Portfolio Show program has been a tradition in the Colorado...