2022 Upper School Interim
Interim provides opportunities to get out of the classroom to learn by doing, through exposure to new ideas,...
Experiential Education
Living CA’s mission on a wall of ice
As Colorado Academy Sophomore Logan Day-Richter pulled on his climbing harness and stared up at the 100-foot vertical...
2022 Middle School Interim Brochure
Interim provides opportunities to get out of the classroom to learn by doing, through exposure to new ideas,...
Experiential learning adventures return!
Even though he is an experienced downhill skier, Freshman Clark Akuthota had never been backcountry skiing. But that...
Eighth Graders find challenge, connection on backpacking trip
Camping is back at CA! After a lengthy absence from off-campus experiential learning due to COVID-19, Colorado Academy...
No Interims? Then how about a Mini-Interim?
For the second year, Colorado Academy could not offer its full weeklong Interim experiences for students because of...
Following the path of global exploration
The year I graduated from Colorado Academy more than 30 years ago, I was voted “Most Likely to...
Middle School Birding Club generates interest in birds on campus and beyond
Slow down, observe, listen. At Colorado Academy, there are soaring, chirping, and fluttering rewards in taking that moment....
Virtual PlatFORUM generates dialog, meaningful action
PlatFORUM—one of Colorado Academy’s most impactful Upper School traditions—provides a day to engage in conversations around diversity, social...
CA Outdoor Programs – 2020-2021
We invite you to explore this lineup of in-person, virtual, and self-directed outdoor activities for students of all...
Learning about immigration on the border
Editor’s note: Each year, Freshmen in Colorado Academy’s Upper School participate in the Ninth Grade Intensive, spending...
CA and Outward Bound: A long history of opting outside
It is the time of year at Colorado Academy when faculty are preparing their Interim trips, and students...
CA sends two Mock Trial teams to 2020 State Tournament
All three Colorado Academy Mock Trial teams delivered commanding performances at the Denver Regional Tournament this past...
Truth in human geography?
I love maps. I mean…I LOVE maps. This love of maps camp from my dad. He is a...
2020 Upper School Interim Brochure
Interim provides opportunities to get out of the classroom to learn by doing, through exposure to new ideas,...
CA students decode the Enigma machine
Enigma—the infamous electro-mechanical encryption and decryption machine that Nazi Germany used during World War II—might seem an artifact...
2020 Middle School Interim brochure
Interim provides opportunities to get out of the classroom to learn by doing, through exposure to new ideas,...
Nordette, Haiti, and CA forever linked after catastrophic earthquake
This week marks the 10-year anniversary of a devastating disaster 2,500 miles from Denver that continues to have...
Practicing Spanish in Spain
In November, a group of Colorado Academy students traveled to Madrid, Spain and attended school at the Colegio...
An exchange with Scotland
Four Colorado Academy Fifth Grade students recently traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland, escorted by Fifth Grade teachers Buck McKenna...
It’s the Fifth Annual Computer Science Festival
If you were one of many children and parents who lined up to attend the Colorado Academy Fifth...