Climb on!
One thing I look forward to at the start of every term is teaching a new class. This...
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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,...
New Athletic Center ready to open!
We’ve all watched from afar as, brick by brick, the new Colorado Academy Athletic Center has risen from...
The robots are coming!
Over the past few years, I have been really interested in understanding just how technology will disrupt education....
Ten quotes to live by in 2019
While the new year already feels months old, I didn’t want to miss the chance from an educational...
Grandparents Day 2018
To the delight of Colorado Academy students, 480 of their grandparents came to school on December 20, 2018...
Looking beyond grades, if you can
I am a big fan of organizational psychologist Adam Grant and his recent New York Times op-ed piece...
Season of Hope
This is the season of hope. Not only because “Students H.O.P.E.,” which took place just this past...
A tribute to George Herbert Walker Bush
As the nation prepares to bid farewell to the late President George H.W. Bush, I am reminded of...
A day of countless kindnesses
If you were looking for one place to experience pure joy during this first weekend in December, you...
What are we trying to do here?
“OK, everyone, “ I said to my class on the second to the last day of the term....
‘Everything we do will be the last time’
On a snowy, icy November evening, Colorado Academy’s longtime Vocal Music Director, Cindy Jordan, directed her final performance...
Grateful on this Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. There are those who bemoan it. Take, for instance, the opinion...
Veteran’s Day remembrance from the battlefields of Vietnam
My father-in-law, Dr. Lawrence Jelsma, passed away recently after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease and was buried...
Halloween Parade creates more fun than fright!
With a plethora of princesses, a school of sharks, a pack of Tyrannosaurus rex, Crayola teachers, plenty of...
The Big Draw celebrates the art of PLAY
As part of the worldwide celebration of drawing, The Big Draw returned to campus on October 18-19. All...
Caught in the middle
On a recent flight, I found myself in an uncomfortable situation. Part of it was because I was...