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Living the Mission: Adventurous

Vicki HildnerDecember 28, 2020

Editor's Note: This is one of a series of articles about ways that Colorado Academy is living its mission during challenging times. JJ Moore, Junior In fall...

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Singers turn into composers during COVID-19

Vicki HildnerDecember 28, 2020

Looking back at 2020, Colorado Academy Vocal Music Director Dr. Kevin Padworski remembers the downbeat—the first indication that his professional world was abou...

ArtsOn CAmpus Newsletter163 views

Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021: Lessons I will take with me into the New Year

Dr. Mike DavisDecember 28, 2020

I think we would all agree that we are glad to see 2020 in the rearview mirror. I went into last year at Colorado Academy with such hope. But early on, we lost ...

Editor's PicksFeaturedHead of SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter445 views

2021 brings expanded COVID-19 testing program

Renee RockfordDecember 28, 2020

“Bubbles don’t count,” says Colorado Academy Health Assistant Mandy Batliner, explaining to the student volunteers at the COVIDCheck Colorado (CCC) testing tent...

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Unsung heroes work behind the scenes to keep CA students safe and fed

Vicki HildnerDecember 28, 2020

Many might argue that everyone who has been working or teaching in a school during COVID-19 deserves an award. One person working behind the scenes at Colorado ...

All School NewsFaculty/StaffOn CAmpus Newsletter332 views

Alex Foreman ’20 USNA: A walk-on to root for

Bill HallDecember 23, 2020

College at a service academy like the Naval Academy, West Point, or the Air Force Academy is different from going to a large state school or a small liberal art...

Athletic DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter290 views

The 2021 Senior Portfolio Art Show season

Katy Wood HillsDecember 23, 2020

Imagine spending a couple of years working towards a project that will be on display for your whole community to see. Now, imagine you are only 17 or 18 years o...

Arts DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter59 views

How students are staying fit despite a pandemic

Vicki HildnerDecember 18, 2020

Chloe Brants with Coach Kirk watching On a typical day after school, Colorado Academy Upper School students head for home, especially when the pandemic has ...

AthleticsOn CAmpus Newsletter215 views

COVID-19 lessons learned

Daniela MeltzerDecember 18, 2020

With the COVID-19 vaccine reaching communities across the United States in December, I feel like we are all breathing a collective sigh of relief—the future loo...

HorizonsHorizons DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter25 views

Community, togetherness, reading and the New Year bring us the Colorado Children’s Book Award

Allison Peters JensenDecember 18, 2020

Every year, the Colorado Academy Lower School students spend two winter weeks in the Lower School Library reading the 10 picture books nominated for the Colorad...

Libraries DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter27 views

January is a time for hope

Alice RydbergDecember 18, 2020

There’s something inherently hopeful about beginnings. Each January brings with it new beginnings and new hope. After all, isn’t that what’s behind our post-Win...

On CAmpus NewsletterParent Association40 views

Out with the old and in with the new

Bill Wolf-TinsmanDecember 17, 2020

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’...

Middle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter39 views

What’s wrong with the Platonic Ideal?

Bill Wolf-TinsmanNovember 27, 2020

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...

Middle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter146 views

Students of multicultural backgrounds meet with alumni

Sarah WrightNovember 27, 2020

This month our Upper School students who are part of the Students of Racially Diverse Backgrounds Affinity Group had the opportunity to meet with our alumni of ...

Inclusivity DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter144 views

The sound of laughter

Katy Wood HillsNovember 25, 2020

The greatest gift of being on campus these last three months has been hearing so much laughter. Last week, a group of Colorado Academy Second Graders invited...

Arts DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter103 views

The show must go on!

Vicki HildnerNovember 25, 2020

If there were a Colorado Academy award for pulling off the seemingly impossible, The Upper School Advanced Acting students, led by their teacher Steve Scherer, ...

ArtsOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School269 views

Kindness is…going about your day, with a positive attitude and a smile on your face

Angie CrabtreeNovember 24, 2020

World Kindness Day was introduced in 1998 to promote and emphasize a global kindness movement. It is a day that is intended to “focus on the positive power and ...

Lower School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter104 views

¡Gracias!

Daniela MeltzerNovember 24, 2020

With Wine & Shine just a few days away, I thought it would be a great opportunity to share how our students feel about Horizons and what the program means t...

Horizons DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter35 views

The power of playing the wrong note

Dr. Mike DavisNovember 23, 2020

Dr. Mike Davis performs for Upper School students at a pre-pandemic gathering. In the age of COVID-19, I have found music to be a source of healing and reli...

FeaturedHead of SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter265 views

How did the Leach Center for the Performing Arts get ahead of schedule?

Vicki HildnerNovember 23, 2020

With the exception of an overnight Labor Day transformation from summer to snowy winter, Colorado Academy has enjoyed a warm, pleasant, and dry—very dry—autumn....

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Book Clubs, Bingo Challenges, and Pop-Up Libraries keep reading alive

Allie BronstonNovember 20, 2020

Though 2020 has required the Raether Library team to be nimble and adaptable, and library logistics haven’t looked exactly like they did in the past, ...

Libraries DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter57 views