FAMILIES Cultivate Belonging
At Colorado Academy, we believe that connections are important, and these connections are essential not only in same-age...
Lower School Principal
Angie Crabtree: 2024 Grade 5 Continuation
Welcome students, parents, family, friends, faculty, and staff to the Colorado Academy Fifth Grade Continuation ceremony. We are...
Celebrating Our Lower School Teachers
“Every student is special, and you have to give them your best, and you hope they will carry...
Lower School Buddies Stay Connected
Colorado Academy’s mission is to create curious, kind, courageous, and adventurous learners and leaders. One way we support...
Celebrating the Magic of Words
The Lower School completed our Trimester 2 book, The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds. This is a...
‘I Can Do Hard Things’
One of our Formative Five skills in the Lower School is GRIT. We define GRIT as I step...
Scenes From the Principal’s Window
I remember moving into my office at Colorado Academy in July 2019. One of the things I immediately...
Celebrating FAMILIES
In October, we launched the FAMILIES program in the Lower School. A FAMILY consists of one adult and...
The ‘I Love’ game
Last week I joined a group of students for lunch. As I began eating, the students shared that...
Joy, laughter, and friendship: The first day in the Lower School
When the school year ends in May and the students leave for the summer, I am always a...
How the Fifth Grade became difference makers
Editor’s note: This is the address Colorado Academy Lower School Principal Angie Crabtree delivered at the Fifth Grade...
Day of Service culminates in Peace Parade
“I can hear change humming In its loudest, proudest song. I don’t fear change coming, And so I...
What Lower Schoolers say about spring
As an educator, I always look forward to the spring of a school year. Spring is the time...
The best name is your own
Throughout this school year, the Colorado Academy Lower School has adopted a book for each trimester to support...
An attitude of gratitude
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. –Mahatma Gandhi Instilling...
The Formative Five
“Character is higher than intellect.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson When I ask parents about their hopes and dreams for...
What are students looking forward to this year?
I have always loved the first day of school and the joy of all that lies ahead in...
Your advice for the world
Editor’s note: This is Lower School Principal Angie Crabtree’s 2021 Continuation speech, delivered on June 1, 2021, to...
Morning meetings kick off day of Responsive Classrooms
“Morning Meeting helps me to get settled and be with my classmates before the busy part of my...
What we have learned by the 100th Day of School
During our 100th Day of School Celebration in February, Lower School students had the opportunity to share what...
What to say if you really want to build a child’s self-esteem
I think it is safe to say that all parents and educators want children to develop a healthy...