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...
I’m a sucker for historical fiction. While, as a historian, there are not many real accounts of war that I haven’t picked up, there are some stories that, set a...
Numbers tell the story best when it comes to the 2019 Colorado Academy Girls Lacrosse Championship-winning game:
By the Numbers
It was a 9-5 score, beat...
Gratitude. I can’t think of another word that encompasses my thoughts about this past weekend’s events that brought together our community, our mission, our vol...
From Superman to Aquaman, Wonder Woman to RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsberg), more than 450 guests in costumes and capes embraced the theme of this year’s “Superhero Soi...
In response to my query to the Colorado Academy community for feedback about a rewrite of our school’s Mission Statement, I’ve received numerous responses with ...
We’re wrapping up the month of April, and I did not want to miss the opportunity to acknowledge this as National Volunteer Month. April is dedicated to honoring...
Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019.This week, the world watched as the Cathedral of No...
