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...
Arts
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...
Art Showcase features talent, ingenuity—and some wax!
Take a great deal of excitement and throw in the very hard work of Colorado Academy art students...
CA dance program shines at state conference
Workshops, networking, performances—and scholarships—awaited the four Colorado Academy dancers attending the Colorado Dance Education Organization conference at Colorado...
Upper School play showcases new theater
Theater teacher Maclain Looper knows his reputation in the Colorado Academy theater community. “Sad play? Looper must be...
‘Be the Light’ with the Lower School Choir
Among the many firsts associated with the Leach Center for the Performing Arts this year, November 9 brought...