Many Colorado Academy students know of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a Dream” speech. The August 1963 speech, spoken at the March on Washin...
I wake up every day and am psyched to come to work. I am grateful to be at Colorado Academy. Our community is special. We are a school that always tries to do i...
I think we would all agree that we are glad to see 2020 in the rearview mirror. I went into last year at Colorado Academy with such hope. But early on, we lost ...
It’s so easy to go negative. In fact, it’s too easy. Even when we aren’t in a pandemic, stress and anxiety lead humans to go a little dark. But, when we are try...
If you would have asked me over the summer if I thought we could have in-person learning from early September to mid-December, I would have not thought it possi...
How did the week feel? For me, it was just too quiet. I missed seeing students and faculty and staff. Our “new normal” at CA has become a familiar routine, and ...
Dr. Mike Davis performs for Upper School students at a pre-pandemic gathering.
In the age of COVID-19, I have found music to be a source of healing and reli...
I thought it best to keep this week’s blog short and sweet. As we head into Thanksgiving Break, I simply want to say thank you—to every student, faculty member,...
At Monday’s Upper School Town Hall, Colorado Academy Junior Helen Blake organized a celebration for Veterans Day. Helen wrote to me last year, wanting to do som...
I sadly have to write about this topic too much, but the pressures of the past year are only increasing. With COVID-19, we have to be vigilant and prepared for ...
I am writing today on a difficult subject—American politics. I think it’s important to prepare our community for an election that has the potential to not only ...
It goes without saying that this year has brought unprecedented challenges. We are all feeling it. Everyone wants a return to normalcy, and no one truly wants t...
A few years ago, I quit Facebook and Twitter. At first, it was hard. I felt like I lost connection with friends and some former students and families. I soon re...
It’s a classic line from the great Violent Femmes song “Kiss Off?” As a young student. I vividly remember perseverating about that “permanent record” and what i...
I remember when I was in elementary school in the late 1970s, hearing Eddie Van Halen’s famous guitar solo “Eruption.” It was life changing. Word of his death e...
As I was riding my mountain bike under a canopy of bright orange aspen leaves, I was overcome by the power of nature. I stopped and looked out to the west and t...
The issue of race continues to dominate headlines. The recent decision in Louisville has led to more unrest and more calls for justice for the killing of Breonn...
Many Americans were saddened by the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday night. Her friend, NPR reporter Nina Totenberg tweeted: “A Je...
Colorado Academy's first lecture in the SPEAK series is coming up next Thursday, September 24, with Dr. Madeline Levine, clinician, author, educator, and consul...
I don’t know about you, but I am about done with movies and television. During the summer of COVID-19, like so many of us, I turned to Netflix, Amazon Prime, an...
I was really saddened by the passing of Chadwick Boseman, the actor who played the central character in the Marvel film Black Panther. He also put forth amazing...
