This Memorial Day: The power of letters home
I’m a sucker for historical fiction. While, as a historian, there are not many real accounts of war...
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CA Girls Lacrosse by the numbers: 5 years, 5 Championships
Numbers tell the story best when it comes to the 2019 Colorado Academy Girls Lacrosse Championship-winning game: By...
Choir concert, auction demonstrate abundance of kindness within CA community
Gratitude. I can’t think of another word that encompasses my thoughts about this past weekend’s events that brought...
Superhero Soirée and Auction an epic event supporting CA financial aid
From Superman to Aquaman, Wonder Woman to RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsberg), more than 450 guests in costumes and...
Cindy Jordan’s final CA choir concert a throwback celebration
After 43 years of leading Colorado Academy choirs, Cindy Jordan’s final concert at CA revisited many favorite traditions:...
Great teaching, amazing faculty at the heart of CA’s excellence
In response to my query to the Colorado Academy community for feedback about a rewrite of our school’s...
Shout out, gratitude to the community-building efforts of CA volunteers
We’re wrapping up the month of April, and I did not want to miss the opportunity to acknowledge...
Padworski joins CA as Vocal Music Director
Colorado Academy’s new Vocal Music Director will be conductor, composer, and career musician Dr. Kevin T. Padworski....
Community, hope brings us together after a difficult week
This week, the world watched as the Cathedral of Notre Dame burned. It was an arresting and sad...
What’s an educator doing in a corporate classroom?
What’s an educator doing in a corporate classroom? Well, it turns out, plenty. I spent this week at...
Dr. Mike Davis: State of the School
I am excited to share with you my eleventh “State of the School” report and offer a “dashboard”...
How can you help honor Cindy Jordan?
“It was absolutely formative to my life and my inner joy. To this day, I sing and...
Positive coaching leads to sportsmanship, citizenship
Well, folks, it’s really nice to be back in school. Our Spring Break was needed, but with the...
How CA is designing for inclusion
At the March “Designing for Inclusion” strategy session at Colorado Academy, Head of School Dr. Mike Davis did...
CA opens new Athletic Center
On a cold and foggy February morning with a winter storm on approach, Colorado Academy students, faculty, staff,...
Climb on!
One thing I look forward to at the start of every term is teaching a new class. This...
Unplug! Students challenge the community to ‘Face-to-Face Friday’ (and beyond)
The other day I was rehabbing my knee and my physical therapist said, “Look out! Your phone is...
CA humbled, grateful for gifts of philanthropy
This week, we were able to share news of a very generous lead gift for a new Center...
$3 million gift sets stage for new Center for the Performing Arts
Colorado Academy announced today it has received a $3 million gift from Bryan Leach and Jennifer Gaudiani to...
Two Mock Trial teams advance to State
Two of Colorado Academy’s three Mock Trial teams are moving on to the State competition on March 7...
Why CA Students are the best
So, I am finding rich irony that nearly every school in Denver canceled school on a pristine, blue-sky,...