‘Be the Light’ with the Lower School Choir
Among the many firsts associated with the Leach Center for the Performing Arts this year, November 9 brought...
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Social emotional learning in the Lower School
Counselor Brooke Hamman talks about how social emotional learning is woven throughout the Lower School experience...
Watch and enjoy the new group piano lessons!
Earlier in the year, Director of Visual & Performing Arts Katy Hills wrote about Colorado Academy’s new...
Top 10 ways we made Halloween all fun and no fright
You get to dress up as someone else for a day Mr. Leeuwenburg becomes a shark!...
Kindergartners meet their Senior Buddies for the first time
It’s the moment early in the school year that every Kindergartner and Senior waits for—the annual buddy match....
The Formative Five
“Character is higher than intellect.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson When I ask parents about their hopes and dreams for...
The Patron Family: Why we chose CA
Dr. Erika Lee and Dr. Mark Patron have two children at Colorado Academy—Andrew is in Second Grade, and...
First day brings fun with old and new friends
Lower School The first day of school at Colorado Academy Lower School ran like clockwork, with parents waiting...
New Lower School playgrounds open to rave reviews
Leslie Webster often said that recess was one of her favorite times of the day because...
Bill Witt, the ‘perfect’ match
Twenty years ago, Lower School Technology Coordinator Bill Witt was shocked when he applied for a position at Colorado Academy and was...
The tale of Suzanne Kolsun Jackson
After 39 years of teaching at Colorado Academy, Suzanne Kolsun Jackson (KJ to her friends) still has plenty...
2021 Lower School Continuation brings families together
For the Colorado Academy Fifth Graders, 2021 brought a socially distanced Continuation with limited attendance, families seated in...
Everybody won at the Field Day and Middle School Relays
From the Kangaroo Race to the Lax Throw, from the Frisbee Toss to the Hurdles, from Kick...
Morning meetings kick off day of Responsive Classrooms
“Morning Meeting helps me to get settled and be with my classmates before the busy part of my...
Grandparents Zoom in for their big day
It was the wrong month, and it wasn’t in person. So would grandparents stay away from Colorado Academy’s...
Even in a pandemic, we celebrated the 100th Day of School
Wear 100 objects! Dress like 100 years ago—1921! Dress like 100 years in the future—2121! Dress like you...
New playgrounds designed by and for CA students
If children could design their dream playground, what would it look like? At Colorado Academy, we are about...
How the librarians help students immerse themselves in Black History Month
To mark the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to kick off learning for Black History...
Why we chose Colorado Academy: The Wall family
When it came time for Amanda and Jimmy Wall to send their oldest child, Conrad, to elementary school,...
Living the Mission: Leaders
Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of articles about ways that Colorado Academy is living its...
Parade and popsicles create ‘best day ever’
“I’m hot!” That was the only complaint costumed Colorado Academy Lower School students had as the annual Halloween...