What are you In Pursuit Of …?
CA Senior Gigi Beardsley's award-winning poster for the “In Pursuit Of …” contest from the Getty Museum and Amplifier.
Colo...
If children could design their dream playground, what would it look like?
At Colorado Academy, we are about to find out!
Last fall, both of the Lower Scho...
To mark the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to kick off learning for Black History Month in February, all Colorado Academy Lower School students are ...
As Chair of the Colorado Academy Music Department, Phil Jones is not given to dramatic pronouncements or hyperbole. His description of what his department has f...
Ellen Clowes is a Colorado Academy Freshman who describes herself as “more artistic than a computer science kind of gal, but always up for a new challenge.”
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Over Winter Break, our family watched more movies than I care to admit. My kids were not thrilled when it was my turn to pick the movie, and I picked It’s a Won...
I think it is safe to say that all parents and educators want children to develop a healthy self-esteem that allows them to feel competent as they navigate life...
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...
Looking back at 2020, Colorado Academy Vocal Music Director Dr. Kevin Padworski remembers the downbeat—the first indication that his professional world was abou...
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 ...
“Bubbles don’t count,” says Colorado Academy Health Assistant Mandy Batliner, explaining to the student volunteers at the COVIDCheck Colorado (CCC) testing tent...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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’...
Several years ago, Roma and Abhi Sur made what they considered to be a wise plan for their son’s future education. They bought a house within walking distance o...
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...