I am a big fan of organizational psychologist Adam Grant and his recent New York Times op-ed piece titled What Straight A Students Get Wrong. His thesis is that...
This is the season of hope. Not only because “Students H.O.P.E.,” which took place just this past weekend—the largest, single-day, student-run, CA se...
As the nation prepares to bid farewell to the late President George H.W. Bush, I am reminded of my own story about our country’s 41st President.
During one o...
If you were looking for one place to experience pure joy during this first weekend in December, you could have found it at Students H.O.P.E., in its 25th year a...
“OK, everyone, “ I said to my class on the second to the last day of the term. “We are going to have a 'pop' final exam.” Gasps abounded from my students. “Well...
On a snowy, icy November evening, Colorado Academy’s longtime Vocal Music Director, Cindy Jordan, directed her final performance inside Froelicher Theatre.
A...
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. There are those who bemoan it. Take, for instance, the opinion of comedian Jim Gaffigan. He notes that it appears ...
My father-in-law, Dr. Lawrence Jelsma, passed away recently after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease and was buried with Military Funeral Honors. Lawrence s...
With a plethora of princesses, a school of sharks, a pack of Tyrannosaurus rex, Crayola teachers, plenty of Transformers, and a Clark Kent/Superman He...
As part of the worldwide celebration of drawing, The Big Draw returned to campus on October 18-19. All Colorado Academy Visual Arts classes moved to the sculptu...
On a recent flight, I found myself in an uncomfortable situation. Part of it was because I was in the middle seat, cramped, with no legroom. But, it was more of...
I’ve always believed that one of the best things you can do for kids is to show them that you believe in their ability to change the world. It unleashes their i...
The Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) has honored the very first sanctioned Colorado Championship Field Hockey Team—the 1997 Colorado Academy ...
While traveling earlier this week, I dug into the news and found a great article that has a lot of relevance for the experience of young people trying to prove ...
The Colorado Academy Boys Varsity Tennis Team won the State Championship Title at the 4A Tournament in Pueblo this weekend. The team made CA proud by breaking n...
Thanks to all the parents who took time to attend the 2,997 individual parent/teacher conferences this week at Colorado Academy. It was a former Governor of my...
The 5UP (Five Minutes Up) program at Colorado Academy is a series of talks with the goal of featuring voices of our community in a shortened TED talk set up. E...
Elon Musk has had a hard week. He has to pay a $20 million fine to the SEC and step down as chairman of his company. That can happen when you are public figure ...
Even record-breaking heat could not reduce the enthusiasm at Colorado Academy’s 2018 Homecoming. Athletic Director Bill Hall (with his drum) and CA’s Mustang ma...
This was a great week at Colorado Academy. We had two incredible community-building events that were inspirational—each in their own way.
One was Erik Weihen...
At Colorado Academy, we are intentional about the kind of student culture we want to create. Over the past several years, we have introduced mindfulness trainin...
