Digital Tough Love: A Necessary Approach to Parenting
Welcome back everyone; it’s good to be back in school! In my reading over break, I came across...
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Collaboration Creates New Architecture Course
When CA Senior Tommy Ehringer started thinking about career options, he knew he wanted to pursue a vocation...
How Did Coding Become CA’s New Team Sport?
If you thought team sports at Colorado Academy were confined to the basketball court or soccer field, you...
Lower School masters 3D printing
Do you remember an era when students were disciplined for classroom misdeeds by staying inside during recess? At...
Parent-Teacher Conferences—Plus One
Last year, when she was in third grade, Kate Freeman heard about her Parent-Teacher Conference from her mother...
Students H.O.P.E. Teaches Personal and Practical Lessons
For the leaders of the Students H.O.P.E. club at Colorado Academy, the personal outweighs the practical. “I’ve learned...
In-Depth on Immigration: CA Launches Single-Topic Intensive Study
Colorado Academy is launching a new, intensive study program for Upper School freshmen, designed to provide a weeklong...
AP Spanish Class Takes on Medical Translation Project
When CA Senior Colin Zenge’s mother, Jeanne Zenge, M.D., found she had a communications challenge in her work...
Working with Students Half a World Away
“All three students are very motivated to learn Chinese,” says Colorado Academy Upper School Mandarin Chinese teacher Julie...
College Majors and Their Impact on Careers
Intertwined with selecting a college is choosing a college major — in fact, the majority of CA seniors...
What is a CA Education Worth?
I’ve been thinking a lot about this question. As a Head of School, it is my job to...
Why is Self-Reflection a Good Thing for Students to Do?
First of all, research shows that giving reflection time is valuable to anyone as a means of creating...
Technology: Friend of Foe?
Not to give away the punchline in the first sentence, but I think we all know the answer...
Why Everyone Should Learn Another Language
By Lisa Todd CA Upper School Spanish Teacher Imagine you could take a class that would help you...
Love Letters for the World
The world needs more love letters—that’s the firm belief of a CA club—and these Upper School students are...
Alumnus helps reunify families after Maria hits Puerto Rico
When Hurricane Maria roared across Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, it was the strongest storm to make...
CA Senior Eric Bear Honored at Philanthropy Event
Colorado Academy senior Eric Bear was honored on National Philanthropy Day in Colorado with an award as the...
Worley celebrates serving 30 seniors for 12 years
Parents—next time you can’t figure out what to make for your children’s lunch, think about CA’s Paul Worley....
Why We Chose to Start Early at CA
Cadence and Cora McEachern | First Grade and Pre-K D.C. and Cat McEachern hoped to find an excellent independent...
Why CA Students Ride the Bus
Every school day, nearly half of CA’s students ride a CA bus to or from school. That’s 400...
Colorado Academy alumnus Romain Vakilitabar pursues multiple careers
Romain Vakilitabar: Entrepreneur, artist, higher ed administrator, children’s author Romain Vakilitabar CA ‘10 dreaded going to sixth...