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...
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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...
Empowering students to make their learning real
I’ve always believed that one of the best things you can do for kids is to show them...
CA’s 1997 Field Hockey Team honored by CHSAA
The Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) has honored the very first sanctioned Colorado Championship Field Hockey Team—the...
Academic honesty: More than grades are at stake
While traveling earlier this week, I dug into the news and found a great article that has a...
CA Boys Varsity Tennis Team are 4A State Champions
The Colorado Academy Boys Varsity Tennis Team won the State Championship Title at the 4A Tournament in Pueblo...
Parent/Teacher Conferences: Honest feedback sets stage for future student growth
Thanks to all the parents who took time to attend the 2,997 individual parent/teacher conferences this week at...
5UP: Katy Hills on ‘Manual Competence, Manual Labor, and the Human Spirit’
The 5UP (Five Minutes Up) program at Colorado Academy is a series of talks with the goal of...