Angie Crabtree: 2024 Grade 5 Continuation
Welcome students, parents, family, friends, faculty, and staff to the Colorado Academy Fifth Grade Continuation ceremony. We are...
Lower School
2024 Fifth Grade Continuation
Cheers and applause greeted Colorado Academy Fifth Graders as they took the stage in the Leach Center for...
On the Same Page: “Science of Reading” in the Lower School
There’s a certain feeling that runs through Colorado Academy’s Lower School during literacy time, when students choose their...
Celebrating Our Lower School Teachers
“Every student is special, and you have to give them your best, and you hope they will carry...
Lower School Choir Recognized by Colorado Music Educators
On January 25, the Colorado Academy Lower School Choir performed alongside dozens of high school and college ensembles...
Fifth Grade Zooms In
Ethan Langefels describes Fifth Grade at Colorado Academy by way of a simile. “It’s like if you were...
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...
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...