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Colorado Academy announces entertainment lineup for April benefit concert

CommunicationsJanuary 17, 2020

After a decade of hosting biennial, big-name rock and jazz concerts to benefit student financial aid, Colorado Academy is thrilled to announce this sp...

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Grandparents Day 2019

Vicki HildnerDecember 20, 2019

More than 500 grandparents—a record number—made the trip to visit Colorado Academy on December 20, 2019. They enjoyed perfect weather, a presentation ...

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Practicing Spanish in Spain

CommunicationsDecember 19, 2019

In November, a group of Colorado Academy students traveled to Madrid, Spain and attended school at the Colegio Virgen de Europa in a language immersion and exch...

Experiential EducationOn CAmpus Newsletter151 views

An exchange with Scotland

CommunicationsDecember 19, 2019

Four Colorado Academy Fifth Grade students recently traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland, escorted by Fifth Grade teachers Buck McKenna and Sara Wachtel. Their trip ...

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School ‘with a big heart’ offers hope

Renee RockfordDecember 19, 2019

“Impressive. This is a school with a big heart.” Those were the words responding to an online post about Students HOPE, Colorado Academy’s annual student-run...

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2019 CA Annual Holiday Dinner

Vicki HildnerDecember 19, 2019

D.C. McEachern, Warren Thomas, Brad Weekes More than 150 of Colorado Academy’s most generous supporters, along with current and former trustees, gathered fo...

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Kevin Padworski: First Impressions of CA singers

CommunicationsDecember 19, 2019

What intrigued you about the position of Vocal Music Director at Colorado Academy? I was fascinated by CA’s reputation in Colorado. I knew already the facilit...

ArtsOn CAmpus Newsletter230 views

New Basketball coach brings ‘charisma and love for the sport’

Vicki HildnerDecember 19, 2019

If you were a basketball fan at CU Boulder in the late eighties, the Colorado Academy Girls Basketball coach might look familiar to you. Reggie Morton played fo...

AthleticsOn CAmpus Newsletter309 views

It’s the Fifth Annual Computer Science Festival

Vicki HildnerDecember 19, 2019

If you were one of many children and parents who lined up to attend the Colorado Academy Fifth Annual Computer Science Festival, you may have overheard this phr...

Experiential EducationOn CAmpus Newsletter68 views

Five ways to support your child in the New Year

Dr. Mike DavisDecember 19, 2019

I hope you each enjoyed a restful Holiday Break. As the parent of two college students, I really enjoyed having our entire family back together again. We marvel...

All School NewsHead of SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter288 views

Winter sports heating up!

Bill HallDecember 19, 2019

With the winter weather providing colder temperatures, the sports scene for the Colorado Academy Mustangs is heating up. Boys Basketball Steve Hyatt, ...

Athletic DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter49 views

Everyone wins at the 15th Annual Global Water Challenge

Vicki HildnerDecember 19, 2019

Early on a Saturday morning, the Middle School at Colorado Academy is buzzing with students and parents, eagerly anticipating the 15th Annual Global Water Chall...

Middle SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter75 views

A time for gratitude

Jill Boat Rakowski '92December 19, 2019

As I write, we have just concluded the Annual Cookie Fest, which celebrates our faculty and staff by treating them to a box of homemade treats made by hundreds ...

On CAmpus NewsletterParent Association36 views

My child might do that

Bill Wolf-TinsmanDecember 18, 2019

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...

Middle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter29 views

A prism of light

CommunicationsDecember 18, 2019

By Allison Peters Jensen, Director of Libraries and Sarah Wright, Director of Inclusivity Let’s kick off 2020 with a New Year’s resolution to read with aband...

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Conferences expand thinking in equity, inclusion, and justice

Sarah WrightDecember 18, 2019

Students, educators, and community leaders come from around the country to attend the annual NAIS People of Color Conference (PoCC) and Student Divers...

Inclusivity DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter36 views

Got music?

Katy Wood HillsDecember 18, 2019

While driving onto the Colorado Academy campus one day back in September, I pulled in behind a member of our music faculty. A bumper sticker on their car asked,...

Arts DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter124 views

Compassionate Super Saturday

Daniela MeltzerDecember 18, 2019

Out of all of our Horizons at CA Super Saturdays throughout the year, my favorite one is our December Super Saturday in which we celebrate the holidays with our...

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Breadth vs. depth: What’s the best way to learn?

Dr. Jon VogelsDecember 18, 2019

An inch deep and a mile wide? Or a mile deep and an inch wide? One of the ongoing debates in education revolves around the question of breadth versus depth. ...

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How will you know when your child is in the ‘state of flow?’

Angie CrabtreeDecember 18, 2019

At Colorado Academy Lower School, sometimes students are so engaged in learning that they do not want to leave the classroom to go home, or they do no...

Lower School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter35 views

Top individual Metro League honors for CA coach and player

CommunicationsNovember 21, 2019

Colorado Academy took the two highest Metro League individual honors for its Varsity Boys Soccer Program. Coach Gabe Bernstein was named Metro League Coach of t...

AthleticsOn CAmpus Newsletter350 views