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CA Upper School students at Mod Market before Homecoming 2018.

Affirmation: Witnessing school culture on display in the real world

Dr. Mike DavisSeptember 19, 2018

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...

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9/11 and Hurricane Florence

Dr. Mike DavisSeptember 13, 2018

Beginning with 9/11 earlier this week and the impending arrival of Hurricane Florence on the East Coast, I am reminded of how our reality can change quickly. So...

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Engaging young minds in kind ways

Dr. Mike DavisSeptember 6, 2018

What I love most about teaching is the opportunity to ignite intellectual curiosity in young people. Some days, this can be easy. The subject matter can be so c...

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Taking Off!

Dr. Mike DavisAugust 30, 2018

When my twin girls were born in the year 2000, the prospect of their leaving home for college in the year 2018 seemed so far away. There were times, when my wif...

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Displays of Courage and Kindness: Reflections on a Maverick Politician

Dr. Mike DavisAugust 28, 2018

As we kick off the school year, I want to pause and take a moment to honor the legacy of United States Senator John McCain. I grew up in Arizona, and from my ch...

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Getting Ready for Your Return

Dr. Mike DavisAugust 21, 2018

We are excited to welcome our students back to the Colorado Academy campus next week! We hope to see parents, students, and faculty at our annual All-School Pic...

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New School Year Just Around the Corner

Dr. Mike DavisJuly 29, 2018

As I begin my eleventh year as head of Colorado Academy, I am reminded of how much I value the cyclical life of schools. Students begin a new year with the pote...

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‘Sometimes life just needs to be lived’

Dr. Mike DavisJune 7, 2018

Editor’s Note: These are excerpts from Dr. Davis’s message to the Class of 2018 at Graduation. The great French philosopher of the 16th century, Mi...

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Graduation Brings Renewed Dedication

Dr. Mike DavisJune 7, 2018

This has been a busy season of culminating ceremonies at Colorado Academy. As my twins just graduated from CA and are about to head to college, I find myself th...

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What I Learned This Week About CA

Dr. Mike DavisMay 31, 2018

Nine Colorado Academy students and I are heading back from Interim where we’ve spent a week in the wilderness of southeastern Utah. We have hiked and climbed, s...

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Hang Tight – It’s May

Dr. Mike DavisMay 2, 2018

I spoke to a fellow head of school from the East Coast who was bemoaning the coming of May. “When May hits, that means my students go crazy,” he observed. May i...

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The Responsibility of History

Dr. Mike DavisApril 18, 2018

I am dumbfounded by the inability of humans to remember and to learn from history. Although my historical understanding of the world is rooted in my studies for...

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Now it Gets Personal

Dr. Mike DavisApril 12, 2018

Working with high school students for more than two decades, I have a lot of insight into the college admissions process. Over the years, I’ve worked with stude...

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The Death of MLK 50 Years On

Dr. Mike DavisMarch 29, 2018

Fifty years ago, on April 4, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. MLK’s life was one dedicated to the quest for justice and ...

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‘The State of the School is great’

Dr. Mike DavisMarch 19, 2018

Our annual check of Colorado’s Academy’s indicators of school health progress shows a forward-thinking and innovative school with high parent satisfaction, stro...

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Spring Break Reading Tips

Dr. Mike DavisMarch 14, 2018

I know we are all excited about Spring Break. Although I know we all want to clear our heads, we also know that most children (and adults) actually have a hard ...

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Eschewing the 8-minute Review

Dr. Mike DavisMarch 7, 2018

Colorado Academy’s Upper School students are in the midst of course selection, and the process always produces some stress and anxiety. This year’s sophomores a...

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In the Aftermath of Parkland

Dr. Mike DavisFebruary 23, 2018

Many people have written over the past week in light of my communication to the community about the recent Parkland, Florida school shootings that tragically ki...

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Making Sense (Cents) With Real World Learning

Dr. Mike DavisFebruary 16, 2018

I am a big believer in “real world” learning. By this, I mean creating authentic learning experiences that are intended to help prepare people to live, work, an...

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A Chance to Break Barriers

Dr. Mike DavisFebruary 8, 2018

At Colorado Academy, we get to make all kinds of great connections. From our SPEAK lecture program to visiting academics who work with our students, this school...

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Tips to Thriving in the Winter Term

Dr. Mike DavisJanuary 30, 2018

As I write in January, I note the days are just beginning to get a bit longer. Winter is a busy time in the life of a school: Teachers and students have hit th...

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