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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Independent schools like Colorado Academy thrive because of the many devoted groups and constituencies — teachers, parents, students, and alumni — who share a c...
As any reader of this blog knows, I firmly believe that the social and emotional learning that takes place in schools is critical to a student’s long-term succe...
Welcome back everyone; it’s good to be back in school! In my reading over break, I came across some interesting articles like this one in the Washington Post, “...
I’ve been thinking a lot about this question. As a Head of School, it is my job to think constantly about the school, not just from the educational perspective,...
Entering my tenth year as Head of School at Colorado Academy, I am as excited as ever about the promise of this institution. It has been beyond a privilege to s...
Remarks at Commencement 2017
When you type the words “fast paced world” into Google, you will get 59 million hits in .62 seconds. There is no doubt tha...
A parent recently asked me, “How do I set high standards for my child without creating a family environment that produces too much stress and anxiety?” It is an...
