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Focus on learning, not grades
As we head into conferences and mid-trimester testing season, I want to caution about over obsessing about grades....
Senior-Kindergarten Buddy match draws nerves, excitement
With this year’s Senior-Kindergarten Buddy match delayed by a week, the Class of 2023 and the Class of...
CA moves beyond AP with Advanced Studies and Research
This fall, in veteran social studies teacher Elissa Wolf-Tinsman’s new course, The American Experiment, Colorado Academy Seniors are...
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...
Intellectual and academic freedom
One of my goals this year is to develop a statement on Academic Freedom. The University of Chicago...
Helping students find their ‘STEM identity’
One day in July 2022, Sophia Gomez, now a Junior at Colorado Academy, found herself performing an emergency...
SPEAK talk captures the power of giving back
This week, we had an amazing SPEAK (Series for Parent Education About Kids) event presented by a CA...
Ultimate Frisbee program takes flight
Eric Augustin couldn’t be happier. The teacher of Middle School English and social studies is also the head...
Homecoming 2022
Colorado Academy Homecoming 2022 went from quiet to loud, and then to very, very loud, over the course...
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...
Homecoming strengthens ties to CA
Homecoming is this weekend. Later today, we will have our annual pep rally, which is one of my...
Austin Hatch inspires at SPEAK
Sharing his near-miraculous life story with Colorado Academy families and other guests at the first SPEAK (Series for...
Much more to learn about 9/11
This past weekend marked the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States. Many families at CA...
A question—and answer—of justice
“What can we, as Colorado Academy students, do to assist in situations where someone is being treated unjustly?...
In triumph, tragedy
This week marked the 50th anniversary of the terrorist attack at the Munich Games. In 1972, the German...
CA Outdoor Programming – Fall 2022
Colorado Academy offers challenging and fun outdoor programming for students of all ages, which teaches outdoor skills and...
Gorbachev: Death of a Statesman
As some of you know, my doctoral work was on American Cold War foreign policy. My master’s thesis...
Mustangs among us: Alumni give back as CA employees, volunteers
For many Colorado Academy alumni, time spent as a Mustang represents a touchstone to which they return throughout...
CA Speech & Debate fuels growth, success
Over the summer of 2022, Colorado Academy rising Senior Owen Tilman helped put CA on the map in...
Joyful All-School Assembly sets tone for 2022-2023
A joyful All-School Assembly set the tone on the first day of the 2022-2023 school year. More than...