On the Hunt for “The Secret” of CA Bill Fisher·March 15, 2024In the “dark days” of late February and early March, between the long winter break and the spring...AlumniFeaturedMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter
Wednesday Addams and Co. Haunt Leach Center for the Performing Arts Bill Fisher·March 4, 2024Dance and theater instructor Melissa Zaremba’s Middle School students were ecstatic in November 2023 when she told them...ArtsFeaturedMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter
Middle School Short Story Studies Inspire Movie Poster Designs Bill Fisher·February 21, 2024How do you get Middle School students to spend two week’s worth of English class periods—in the heart...AcademicsFeaturedMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter
2024 MS Interim Catalog Abby Page·February 9, 2024Interim at Colorado Academy provides opportunities to get out of the classroom to learn by doing, through exposure to new ideas,...All-School NewsExperiential EducationMiddle School
Removing the Filter Nick Malick·February 5, 2024A few years ago, I was attending my daughter’s ballet recital, a bouquet under my seat; and like...Middle SchoolMiddle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter
Seventh Grade Scientists Learn from Experts Bill Fisher·February 2, 2024Seventh Grade scientists at Colorado Academy spend the year studying biology and health, the cell, and biomedical engineering....AcademicsFeaturedMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter
Middle Schoolers Choose Adventure Bill Fisher·December 28, 2023Friends Rahul Iyengar, an Eighth Grader, and MJ Seitz-Yañez and Nina Oren, both in Ninth Grade, met a...AcademicsMiddle School
A Core Conversation Bill Fisher·November 17, 2023For more than 25 years, Colorado Academy’s Sixth Grade Core program has helped students feel safe, seen, and...AcademicsFeaturedMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter
Intentionally Building Community in Middle School Nick Malick·November 1, 2023If you had a chance to attend one of our grade-level coffees this fall, you heard how complicated...Middle SchoolMiddle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter
CA Middle School Global Travel Catalog – 2023-2024 Communications·October 2, 2023OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM Join CA on trips to Quebec/Montreal, Costa Rica, and Belize. At Colorado Academy, we nurture dynamic...All-School NewsEditor's PicksExperiential EducationFeaturedMiddle School
Meet Middle School Principal Nick Malick Bill Fisher·August 22, 2023When he was in first or second grade, Nick Malick wanted to be the ice cream man; in...Faculty/StaffFeaturedMiddle SchoolMiddle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter
The WTs are OOO Bill Fisher·June 29, 2023Self-described “school people” through and through, Elissa and Bill Wolf-Tinsman retire in June 2023 after dedicating a combined...Faculty/StaffMiddle SchoolMiddle School PrincipalUpper School
Thanks for ALL of It Bill Wolf-Tinsman·June 2, 2023It is hard to believe that another school year has run its course. Like every year before, and...Middle SchoolMiddle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter
2023 Eighth Grade Continuation Bill Fisher·May 31, 2023Before the 2023 Eighth Grade Continuation Ceremony at Colorado Academy—and long after—there was picture-taking all around the Leach...FeaturedMiddle School
2023 Middle School Interim Highlights Communications·May 25, 2023Interim at Colorado Academy provides opportunities to get out of the classroom to learn by doing, through exposure...Experiential EducationMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter
Don’t Watch the Pot Too Closely Bill Wolf-Tinsman·April 30, 2023All right, let’s get it over with. Here are all the aphorisms that apply to this blog: “Patience...Middle SchoolMiddle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter
Fad or Enduring Truth? Bill Wolf-Tinsman·March 24, 2023I’ve been doing this a while, so I have seen some things come and go over the last...Middle SchoolMiddle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter
Critical Thinking: More Critical than Ever Bill Fisher·March 22, 2023Colorado Academy’s yearlong Seventh Grade Critical Thinking class is just what its name implies: a learning experience designed...AcademicsFeaturedMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter
Musicians Thrive in Growing Middle, Upper School Programs Bill Fisher·February 27, 2023It is fortunate that Phil Jones, Colorado Academy’s Music Department Chair, plays more than one instrument—a lot more....ArtsFeaturedMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School
Summer Is Around the Corner Bill Wolf-Tinsman·February 27, 2023As I type these words, the mercury is hovering around five degrees, a full 27 degrees below freezing;...Middle SchoolMiddle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter
Future City Team Earns a Shot on National Stage Bill Fisher·February 23, 2023The catchiest tune in the blockbuster Lin-Manuel Miranda musical Hamilton is “My Shot,” in which a young Alexander...FeaturedMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter