One of my favorite times of day this school year at Colorado Academy is lunch. I love the scene of students sitting on their beach towels outside enjoying their...
As I began my 29th year as an educator this school year, I actually felt like I had been catapulted back to 1992 and my first year as a classroom teacher at the...
Lower School Principal Angie Crabtree
Editor’s Note: This is the Continuation speech delivered via Zoom to the Colorado Academy Fifth Grade class on June 1,...
My November 2019 Colorado Academy Lower School Principal’s Blog was titled, “I’m bored,” and I shared the following statement: As an educator, I view boredom as...
As the Colorado Academy Lower School transitioned to remote learning, we launched a Courage and Kindness Challenge to each student. The Challenge included stude...
Children want to be heard, and they want to feel valued by the adults in their lives. Each day in the hubbub of Colorado Academy Lower School life, I ...
When teachers are introducing and facilitating learning, they are continually thinking about how to assess and evaluate student performance. Within a lesson, te...
At Colorado Academy Lower School, sometimes students are so engaged in learning that they do not want to leave the classroom to go home, or they do no...
Recently, I read the most amazing book, The Nobel Book of Answers. The Nobel Prize has honored the world's great geniuses in the most important fields: physics,...
Many times, adults hear children (of all ages) say “I’m bored,” and the adults automatically jump into action to provide entertainment to quickly alleviate the ...
The Six Cs of 21st Century skills—Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Cultural Competence, and Character Developmen...
My elementary school Math memories are all about timed tests and pressure to find the correct answer using the precise steps we were taught. My math lessons nev...
In my career as a librarian, I have spent several January mornings in huge convention halls awaiting the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual Youth Media...
Those were the first words I spoke at the Lower School Town Meeting at the beginning of this school year. That phrase, found on a list of Fourth Grade...
Colorado Academy values community and character. As a school, we emphasize relationships and social emotional learning alongside academics, arts, and athletics ...
Third Grade in the Lower School at Colorado Academy kicks off its yearlong study of Colorado with an annual visit to the Plains Conservation Center (P.C.C.), wh...
At Colorado Academy, we promote curiosity and wonder in our students’ minds in every subject, and science is no exception. Our science teachers design learning ...
When I walk through the Lower School hallways and classrooms, I see spaces filled and overflowing with the creations of our imaginative students. Colorado Acade...
At Colorado Academy, we strive, through interpersonal relationships, curriculum, and modeling, to teach students the Six C’s of 21st Century Skills. What are th...
