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Colorado Academy Parent Association Connections February 2019

Denise KayJanuary 25, 2019

Happy 2019! New year, but same gratitude for our Colorado Academy community! We ended our year strongly with three big events: the All-School Book Fair, crea...

On CAmpus NewsletterParent Association56 views

Brenda Bartel with Lower School music students

Gesamtkunstwerk at Colorado Academy

Dr. Julianne De SalJanuary 25, 2019

A recent cover of The New York Times Magazine featured a splendid portrait of the fiery colors of the male bowerbird, which Ferris Jobr explains ...

Arts DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter43 views

This is why I like Admission season

Dr. Jon VogelsJanuary 25, 2019

Now that the calendar has turned to 2019, I am happy to find myself deeply involved in the admission process for next year’s applicants to Colorado Academy's Up...

On CAmpus NewsletterUpper School Principal272 views

The Tao of CA: Finding and defining purpose

Dr. Mike DavisJanuary 25, 2019

Feb. 12, 1969 concert poster I am turning 50 years old this month, and the notion of hitting a half-century has provoked a lot of existential thinking on my...

Head of SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter436 views

CA alumnus inducted into Coaches Association 2019 Hall of Fame

Molly BlakeJanuary 25, 2019

Larry Deffenbaugh '71 wouldn’t try to choose one standout athlete from among thousands he has coached over the last 41 years. That’s because, for the ...

AlumniAthleticsOn CAmpus Newsletter196 views

New Athletic Center ready to open!

Vicki HildnerJanuary 25, 2019

We’ve all watched from afar as, brick by brick, the new Colorado Academy Athletic Center has risen from a (very large) hole in the ground to a wonderful new ven...

All School NewsAthleticsFeaturedOn CAmpus Newsletter364 views

I will, I can, and I want to

Bill Wolf-TinsmanJanuary 25, 2019

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, ...

Middle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter73 views

Thank you for the new Athletic Center

Bill HallJanuary 25, 2019

I returned to campus from winter break in early January, the week before the students returned. Colorado Academy Basketball was already preparing for the second...

Athletic DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter35 views

‘Be brave and stay positive’

Allison JensenJanuary 25, 2019

Those were the first words I spoke at the Lower School Town Meeting at the beginning of this school year. That phrase, found on a list of Fourth Grade...

Lower School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter65 views

Wanted: More Superhero Soirée auction items!

CommunicationsJanuary 25, 2019

Colorado Academy students are already busy creating one-of-a-kind works of art which can be yours at this year’s auction, the Superhero Soirée. Don’t forget ...

All School NewsOn CAmpus Newsletter75 views

Eli Saslow returns home with a message of hope

Vicki HildnerJanuary 25, 2019

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author Eli Saslow came home to Colorado Academy for a day in January and brought with him a message of hope for the students...

AlumniMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School204 views

he Phoenix Earthship exterior in Taos, New Mexico. Photo by Adam Meltzer

At CA Horizons we believe change is possible

Daniela MeltzerJanuary 22, 2019

Over winter break, my family and I went to explore Taos, New Mexico. What an amazing amalgamation of Native American history, artistic expression, natural beaut...

HorizonsHorizons DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter20 views

Twin leaders: Murphy Robinson named Denver Deputy Mayor, Brittaney tackles education issues

Amy VenturaJanuary 7, 2019

What happens when twin siblings both get Colorado Academy educations? In the case of Brittaney Robinson ’06 and Murphy Robinson ’06, the world gained two passio...

AlumniAlumni NewsletterOn CAmpus Newsletter1197 views

Art and PLAY

Dr. Julianne De SalDecember 19, 2018

A number of years ago there was a movement to integrate courses into college curricula that taught students how to solve problems—how to imagine, analyze, creat...

Arts DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter39 views

Horizons at CA gives back during 2018 holiday season

Daniela MeltzerDecember 19, 2018

At our December Super Saturday, the community of Horizons at Colorado Academy came together to learn and to celebrate the holiday season. These Saturday events ...

HorizonsHorizons DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter47 views

Colorado Academy announces 2019 Auction event and honoree

CommunicationsDecember 19, 2018

Calling all Superheroes! Colorado Academy invites you to save the date for the school’s biennial auction event coming on Saturday, May 4, 2019. The Superh...

All School NewsOn CAmpus Newsletter231 views

2018 Computer Science Festival delivers hands-on tech fun

CommunicationsDecember 19, 2018

In December, Colorado Academy's Raether Library was transformed into a buzzing extravaganza of robots, drones, and virtual reality at the school's Computer Scie...

AcademicsAll School NewsOn CAmpus Newsletter47 views

Thanks to the generosity of the CA community, every child who visited H.O.P.E. left with a new backpack.

Colorado Academy Parent Association Connections January 2019

Denise KayDecember 13, 2018

Dear CA Community, My heart is full. We have spent the last month building and supporting our CA community! I share just a few of the heartwarming...

On CAmpus NewsletterParent Association47 views

A day of countless kindnesses

Vicki HildnerDecember 3, 2018

If you were looking for one place to experience pure joy during this first weekend in December, you could have found it at Students H.O.P.E., in its 25th year a...

All School NewsAlumni NewsletterFeaturedOn CAmpus Newsletter279 views

Guests get sneak peek inside new Athletic Center

Vicki HildnerDecember 1, 2018

Guests at Colorado Academy’s Annual Holiday Dinner received a special preview of Phase II of CA’s Athletic Center while it is still under construction. The dinn...

All School NewsAthleticsOn CAmpus Newsletter182 views

Encouraging a love of reading

Bill Wolf-TinsmanNovember 29, 2018

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...

Middle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter61 views