What Is on the Minds of Independent School Leaders
This past week, I attended the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) annual conference. NAIS is a professional...
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Pre-K through Grade 12 Spanish Program Educates Global Citizens
Spanning the entire curriculum from Pre-K to Grade 12, the Spanish language program at Colorado Academy embraces bilingualism...
Future City Team Earns a Shot on National Stage
The catchiest tune in the blockbuster Lin-Manuel Miranda musical Hamilton is “My Shot,” in which a young Alexander...
2023 CA Upper School Interim Catalog
Interim at Colorado Academy provides opportunities to get out of the classroom to learn by doing, and each trip is dedicated...
Foundation for Environmental Stewardship Elevates Student Voices
Colorado Academy’s ongoing sustainability work received a substantial boost during a weeklong Upper School residency with the Foundation...
Finding Joy Together: The Lower School Music Program
If there is one word that can distill the essence of Colorado Academy’s Lower School Music Program, that...
Toward a ‘Beloved Community’
I have been thinking recently about what makes a healthy and safe community. Often, we have used the...
Students Pledge to Build Community After Attending National Conference
Sometimes getting away from campus to visit with others about topics you are passionate about is all it...
Athletes on the Rise in CA’s Climbing Program
Spend any time in Colorado Academy’s Climbing Center talking with new head climbing coach Brian List, and you’ll...
CA Middle School Interim 2023
Interim at Colorado Academy provides opportunities to get out of the classroom to learn by doing, through exposure...
‘A Builder of Communities’
When she was an elementary student in the city of Tai’an, China, in the eastern part of the...
AI: It’s Not All Bad News
Earlier this month, I wrote about the looming changes coming to education because of the dramatic advances in...
Middle School Yoga Offers a Holistic Approach to Wellness
On winter afternoons at Colorado Academy, Middle Schoolers eagerly make their way to the lower level of the...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Transformative Leadership
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an opportunity for families to talk about the impact individuals can have...
John Connor, Where Did You Go?
Well, I am wondering if the Terminator got to Sarah Connor before her son John could stop the...
The Neustadt Scholar Program at Colorado Academy Enters its Second Decade
For more than a decade, the Neustadt Scholar Program at Colorado Academy has offered Upper School students the...
‘Every Student Is an Artist’: The 2022 Pre-K–Grade 8 Arts Showcase
“At Colorado Academy,” says Director of Visual & Performing Arts Katy Wood Hills, “every student is an artist.”...
2022 Grandparents & Special Friends Day
More than 450 guests attended Colorado Academy’s Grandparents & Special Friends Day on December 16, 2022. Visitors were...
This Break, Do Your Part to Bring Happiness to Others
With December Break beginning later today, I know that all of our students, faculty, and families are excited...
Students Promote Respectful Discourse
Colorado Academy Seniors Claire Arney and Arantza Pereira, the co-founders of the Upper School Respectful Discourse club, believe...
Record Donations Buoy HOPE 2022
Hundreds of Denver-area guests arrived by car and by bus for the 29th annual HOPE event at Colorado...