As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I am reminded how more and more scientific literature supports two things about gratitude: the first is how the express...
This week, I saw the work of two highly gifted artists–work that showed each one’s deep connection with and inspiration from nature.
The first was touring th...
Every Veterans Day, I find myself thinking about sacrifice and service to this country. As a historian and teacher with a background in military history, I am d...
In their first appearance at the State Championship game in four years, the Colorado Academy Field Hockey Team returned to All-City Stadium to reclaim...
Just this past week, while we in Denver were navigating back-to-back winter storms, I was also focused on the accomplishment this week of Nepalese climber Nirma...
It’s 8:00 a.m., the time Fifth Grader Georgia Roberts refers to as “rush hour” in the Colorado Academy Lower School drop-off circle, as cars swing into the loop...
Today is our first major school admission event of the season, our annual Admission Parent Preview. This is an event for which we throw open the doors to our ca...
Anya Kamenetz has been a three-time lecturer as part of Colorado Academy’s SPEAK lecture program. Author of five books in a little over ten years, she has tackl...
So here’s some good news for our students: This weekend—beginning on September 27—is a No Homework weekend.
Additionally, Monday, September 30 and Tuesday, Oct...
When Stephanie Turner gave her Advanced French Seminar students their assignment, she thought they might need some inspiration. And so she led them out of the c...
With a rousing visit from Gus, candy flying through the air, three little dresses made out of old uniforms modeled by Alegria, Anjeli, and Iliana Monterroso, pl...
This week began with the passing of two giants in American culture. On Sunday, our country lost Ric Ocasek, founding member, lead singer/songwriter of the late ...
Colorado Academy:
Creating curious, kind, courageous, and adventurous learners and leaders.
What Guides Our Work:
1. We foster courage: exploring new chall...
I have written and spoken before about how I was raised with split personality when it came to politics. I had one grandfather, a lifelong public servant, who g...
As we launched the new school year this week, I borrowed the theme of “Shoot for the Moon” as I highlighted for all 991 Colorado Academy students this summer’s ...
I truly love the start of the school year at Colorado Academy. There is an energy and excitement that is palpable. It begins with pre-season sports camps, as st...
In one of Colorado Academy’s favorite and most endearing traditions, Seniors greeted the Freshmen with great enthusiasm and excitement on their first day of Upp...
Dear CA Students,
Ready or not, we are starting school next week! I thought I would write this week’s blog to the Colorado Academy student body, and I hope y...
At Colorado Academy, we’ve been thinking a lot about mission statements this past year. Coincident with our reaccreditation work that is undertaken by most inde...
It is Commencement Day, and the weather has cleared. I’m up early to rehearse my graduation address. As I walk to my office just after sunrise, I am once again ...
“Dr. D., is this the favorite part of your job?”
A student asked me this after we were heading downstream in McCloyd Canyon, a remote area on Cedar Mesa, Uta...
