My son is taking an independent study on metal making. In an effort to help sustain his learning during our lockdown, his Colorado Academy instructor, Chris Roa...
In this extended time of sheltering in place, locking and hunkering down, we begin to realize how much we as human beings are social beings. We are not built to...
We don’t often have the opportunity to get two opening days of a school year, but today, our first day of virtual learning, felt like "deja vu all over again.”
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Well, CA Community, I think we need a break from bad news and need some fun.
Dr. Mike Davis, teenage rocker.
So, today I offer something we all need for ...
Dear Colorado Academy Students,
As I watched people walk to their cars and drive off campus for Spring Break, there were more than just a few heads hanging. ...
A few years into my teaching career, a crisis at my school propelled me to become a school leader. When I took over running a high school, I was prepared for th...
It is the time of year at Colorado Academy when faculty are preparing their Interim trips, and students are perusing our spring outdoor adventure catalogs. This...
The response of the Colorado Academy community over the past several weeks after the loss of a beloved teacher has been humbling, uplifting, and a reminder abou...
I love maps. I mean…I LOVE maps. This love of maps camp from my dad. He is a geologist, and he taught me at a very early age how to read a topographic map. I le...
Right now, I am reading Donald Miller’s enthralling book Vicksburg: Grant’s Campaign that Broke the Confederacy. This excellent study captures the history of o...
At Colorado Academy, we believe students gain deeply from experiences where they serve others. One Middle School student described her service-learning program ...
January 27 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. On this day in 1945, Red Army troops from the 322nd ...
Over the winter break, I read Max Hastings' thoughtful study of the Vietnam War entitled Vietnam, An Epic Tragedy. As the title suggests, the Vietnam War was in...
This week marks the 10-year anniversary of a devastating disaster 2,500 miles from Denver that continues to have an impact at Colorado Academy today.
It was a ...
The other day, I received a nice holiday card from a Colorado Academy Fourth Grade student named Sysy. It read:
“Dear Dr. Davis, Thank you for taking care of t...
I hope you each enjoyed a restful Holiday Break. As the parent of two college students, I really enjoyed having our entire family back together again. We marvel...
As an adjective, the word “dynamic” means “characterized by constant activity or progress.” As a noun, it is “a force that stimulates change.” Both forms of the...
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I am reminded how more and more scientific literature supports two things about gratitude: the first is how the express...
You can’t learn about war without understanding the human price that comes with it.
With the help of Warren Thomas, Colorado Academy parent and veteran of th...
This week, I saw the work of two highly gifted artists–work that showed each one’s deep connection with and inspiration from nature.
The first was touring th...
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...
