The power of playing the wrong note
In the age of COVID-19, I have found music to be a source of healing and relief. Not...
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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....
Living the Mission: Leaders
Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of articles about ways that Colorado Academy is living its...
CA alumni raise awareness of Veterans Day
At Monday’s Upper School Town Hall, Colorado Academy Junior Helen Blake organized a celebration for Veterans Day. Helen...
Living in an anxious age: Take advantage of this 3-day weekend
I sadly have to write about this topic too much, but the pressures of the past year are...
Parade and popsicles create ‘best day ever’
“I’m hot!” That was the only complaint costumed Colorado Academy Lower School students had as the annual Halloween...
CA and Election 2020
I am writing today on a difficult subject—American politics. I think it’s important to prepare our community for...
Our social dilemma
A few years ago, I quit Facebook and Twitter. At first, it was hard. I felt like I lost...
‘One day this will go down on your permanent record’
It’s a classic line from the great Violent Femmes song “Kiss Off?” As a young student. I vividly...
RIP Eddie Van Halen
I remember when I was in elementary school in the late 1970s, hearing Eddie Van Halen’s famous guitar...
Senior-Kindergarten Buddies tradition continues despite pandemic
When Rockies and Mustangs united for the first all-Senior day in the Upper School, there was plenty...
The endurance of the human spirit
As I was riding my mountain bike under a canopy of bright orange aspen leaves, I was overcome...
A student’s reflections on RBG
Many Americans were saddened by the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday night. Her...
All Lower School students return to campus
On the first day of Week 5, Colorado Academy marked a significant milestone—all Lower School students had the...
Reading instead of watching
I don’t know about you, but I am about done with movies and television. During the summer of...
CA Seniors show Freshmen how to be Superheroes
It is a beloved Colorado Academy tradition that not even COVID-19 could destroy. With some creative ingenuity and...
Six lessons from this summer
When I am out in nature, I find that my brain automatically goes into “reflection mode.” To be...
Taking action on diversity, equity, and inclusion
As a historian, I know that watershed moments are often recognized only in hindsight, but not always in...
Renewed commitment to community norms as we welcome back students
There’s not a lot of fun about living in the age of COVID-19. But I have to say...
Lower School students return to CA!
“Hello, Henry!” called Second Grade teacher Jessi McCoy, as her very first student, Henry Howe, bounded up to...
Giving up control without letting go of one’s vision
As we embark upon this new year, every member of our school community will need to learn to...