Every Veterans Day, I find myself thinking about sacrifice and service to this country. As a historian and teacher with a background in military history, I am d...
Just this past week, while we in Denver were navigating back-to-back winter storms, I was also focused on the accomplishment this week of Nepalese climber Nirma...
At a recent gathering of Colorado Academy alumni in New York City, I was reminded again about the power and impact of the CA experience. I was just co...
Today is our first major school admission event of the season, our annual Admission Parent Preview. This is an event for which we throw open the doors to our ca...
Anya Kamenetz has been a three-time lecturer as part of Colorado Academy’s SPEAK lecture program. Author of five books in a little over ten years, she has tackl...
Private institutions have taken a hit lately. While private schools are often misunderstood by the media, the fallout and public outcry after the rece...
So here’s some good news for our students: This weekend—beginning on September 27—is a No Homework weekend.
Additionally, Monday, September 30 and Tuesday, Oct...
This week began with the passing of two giants in American culture. On Sunday, our country lost Ric Ocasek, founding member, lead singer/songwriter of the late ...
Colorado Academy:
Creating curious, kind, courageous, and adventurous learners and leaders.
What Guides Our Work:
1. We foster courage: exploring new chall...
A couple of weeks ago, I learned of a Colorado Academy Lower School student who was about to turn seven years old. I asked her if she was excited about her fort...
I have written and spoken before about how I was raised with split personality when it came to politics. I had one grandfather, a lifelong public servant, who g...
As we launched the new school year this week, I borrowed the theme of “Shoot for the Moon” as I highlighted for all 991 Colorado Academy students this summer’s ...
I truly love the start of the school year at Colorado Academy. There is an energy and excitement that is palpable. It begins with pre-season sports camps, as st...
Dear CA Students,
Ready or not, we are starting school next week! I thought I would write this week’s blog to the Colorado Academy student body, and I hope y...
At Colorado Academy, we’ve been thinking a lot about mission statements this past year. Coincident with our reaccreditation work that is undertaken by most inde...
It is Commencement Day, and the weather has cleared. I’m up early to rehearse my graduation address. As I walk to my office just after sunrise, I am once again ...
Editor's Note: Dr. Mike Davis delivered this Commencement Address to the Colorado Academy Class of 2019 on June 6, 2019.
Today, we celebrate your hard work a...
“Dr. D., is this the favorite part of your job?”
A student asked me this after we were heading downstream in McCloyd Canyon, a remote area on Cedar Mesa, Uta...
I’m a sucker for historical fiction. While, as a historian, there are not many real accounts of war that I haven’t picked up, there are some stories that, set a...
Gratitude. I can’t think of another word that encompasses my thoughts about this past weekend’s events that brought together our community, our mission, our vol...
In response to my query to the Colorado Academy community for feedback about a rewrite of our school’s Mission Statement, I’ve received numerous responses with ...
