Looking Back on Lower School’s Second Annual Outdoor October
Outdoor October returned to the Lower School for its second year as an extension of Colorado Academy’s Experiential...
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Lower School Buddies Stay Connected
Colorado Academy’s mission is to create curious, kind, courageous, and adventurous learners and leaders. One way we support...
‘Forest Bathing’ and More in Geneva Glen
In late October, Colorado Academy’s Upper School Experiential Education Leadership Students, or EELS, along with Director of Experiential...
How ‘Everyone Gets Elected’
The candidates’ speeches are heartfelt, funny, no-nonsense, confessional. One acknowledges, “This position is really important to me because...
NREL, Denver Zoo Among Grade 5 Capstone Collaborators
Colorado Academy Fifth Graders put their Design Thinking skills to the test this spring as they worked closely...
2023 Fifth Grade Continuation
Proud families snapped photos as the Colorado Academy Class of 2030 filed onto the stage of the Leach...
In the Lower School, Math’s a Scream
When Jessica Ohly’s Fifth Graders screamed with delight, it was clear something good was happening. The students were...
Celebrating the Magic of Words
The Lower School completed our Trimester 2 book, The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds. This is a...
Finding Joy Together: The Lower School Music Program
If there is one word that can distill the essence of Colorado Academy’s Lower School Music Program, that...
‘I Can Do Hard Things’
One of our Formative Five skills in the Lower School is GRIT. We define GRIT as I step...
‘Every Student Is an Artist’: The 2022 Pre-K–Grade 8 Arts Showcase
“At Colorado Academy,” says Director of Visual & Performing Arts Katy Wood Hills, “every student is an artist.”...
Earthworm Superpowers Teach Lessons in Sustainability
The Colorado Academy Pre-Kindergarten students busily working in the Lower School science classroom of teacher Jeff Goldstein ’88...
Scenes From the Principal’s Window
I remember moving into my office at Colorado Academy in July 2019. One of the things I immediately...
Do We Dewey? Yes We Do!
Librarians are frequently asked, “So, do you still use the Dewey Decimal System, ha ha ha?” Honestly, this...
Creativity and Fun Take Center Stage in Halloween Parade
With nearly every student, teacher, and staff member in costume, Halloween festivities in Colorado Academy’s Lower School carry...
Celebrating FAMILIES
In October, we launched the FAMILIES program in the Lower School. A FAMILY consists of one adult and...
Senior-Kindergarten Buddy match draws nerves, excitement
With this year’s Senior-Kindergarten Buddy match delayed by a week, the Class of 2023 and the Class of...
The ‘I Love’ game
Last week I joined a group of students for lunch. As I began eating, the students shared that...
CA Outdoor Programming – Fall 2022
Colorado Academy offers challenging and fun outdoor programming for students of all ages, which teaches outdoor skills and...
Joy, laughter, and friendship: The first day in the Lower School
When the school year ends in May and the students leave for the summer, I am always a...
First day in Lower School full of smiles
Lower Schoolers arrived for the first day of school, August 23, 2022, to find Principal Angie Crabtree, coaches,...