Sharing history so the future never forgets
This coming Wednesday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Among the many disturbing moments at the January 6 insurrection...
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A powerful day for teaching at CA
I wake up every day and am psyched to come to work. I am grateful to be at...
Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021: Lessons I will take with me into the New Year
I think we would all agree that we are glad to see 2020 in the rearview mirror. I...
Good things did happen in 2020
It’s so easy to go negative. In fact, it’s too easy. Even when we aren’t in a pandemic,...
Taking stock of student feedback
How did the week feel? For me, it was just too quiet. I missed seeing students and faculty...
Looking forward to the Leach Center for the Performing Arts
It stood for 43 years, providing a home for countless plays, musicals, meetings, concerts, assemblies, recitals, and Town...
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...
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...