I don’t imagine a lot of people had trouble saying goodbye to 2020. I certainly did not.
That is not to say that there weren’t some fine aspects to the year’...
I’m a big believer in “the Platonic Ideal,” the idea that young people should be educated in the mind, body, and spirit…until it goes too far. Here is what I me...
School is launched at Colorado Academy, and students are getting to know the teachers and our expectations for independent thought and achievement. They are als...
I feel very fortunate to be a part of the Colorado Academy community and to have the opportunity to support and challenge all of our Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth ...
Middle School Principal Bill Wolf-Tinsman
Editor’s Note: This is the Continuation speech delivered via Zoom to the Colorado Academy Eighth Grade class on J...
Mind, body, and spirit—we are working awfully hard on all three during the COVID-19 crisis, because each is important to the health and well-being of young peop...
I slipped on the snow when I got out of my car this morning. You know what that means? That’s right—it is time to start thinking about Summer. In particular, st...
Even as I wrote the title, I felt the irony. There isn’t one aspect of parenting that is difficult, but many. As we all know, it has been described as the most ...
I have caught myself more than once saying to myself as a parent, “My child would never do that.” This is ironic, of course, because as a principal for 25+ ye...
One of the more clever ad campaigns, in my opinion, was, “Got milk?” My variation on this theme is, “Got a good book?” While research on the benefits of homewor...
One of the most exciting aspects of working with Colorado Academy Middle School students is seeing the physical, academic, and social/emotional growth that happ...
Summer is a wonderful thing—a time for reading, family and play; yet, in my opinion, nothing beats the first day of school. The anticipation of a fresh start, t...
I love the cyclical nature of schools. There is an optimistic beginning, lots of hard work, good learning, occasional stumbles, heartfelt laughter in ...
By the time May rolls around, Colorado Academy Middle School students know the routine well. They understand school expectations and are used to being challenge...
Kathleen Kirkman and Thanh Luong
On February 13, Thanh Luong and Kathleen Kirkman, our Eighth Grade STEM dynamic duo, hosted a ThinkingLAB Workshop at Color...
It is intentional that Colorado Academy Middle School students don’t get to decide whether to take an art class or participate in athletics; instead, ...
If you are looking for a good book at Colorado Academy, take a stroll through the Middle School looking next to each teacher’s classroom door. Doing so, you wil...
“I’m so stressed out, I can’t believe how much homework we have,” or “that test was sooo hard” are refrains that we sometimes hear in our hallways. Th...
Each morning as I walk towards the Middle School at Colorado Academy, I pass the new red sculpture in front of the Ponzio Arts Center titled, “Peregrine.” ...
