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Girls basketball practice at Colorado Academy

Winter Sports preview: Strong seasons expected from CA teams

Rebecca RischNovember 29, 2018

While the season is still young, here’s an outlook on what to expect from Colorado Academy student-athletes and teams in the winter months. Boys Basketball Al...

All School NewsAthleticsOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School279 views

Designing creative solutions

Vicki HildnerNovember 26, 2018

When Hidai Olivas-Holguin ’17 arrived as a Freshman at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), she was pleasantly surprised. “Even at MIT where e...

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Kindergartners meet Senior Buddies

CommunicationsOctober 1, 2018

"My favorite Colorado Academy tradition is the Senior-Kindergarten Buddy Program, because it allows us to connect with the next generation of CA students." ...

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CA Upper School students at Mod Market before Homecoming 2018.

Affirmation: Witnessing school culture on display in the real world

Dr. Mike DavisSeptember 19, 2018

At Colorado Academy, we are intentional about the kind of student culture we want to create. Over the past several years, we have introduced mindfulness trainin...

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2018-2019 travel and exchange program offers global opportunities, invaluable experiences

CommunicationsSeptember 18, 2018

At Colorado Academy, we nurture dynamic thinkers and active citizens of the world through a curriculum that develops intellectual aptitude and character. Part o...

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Colorado Academy’s guide to outdoor adventures – Upper School

Forbes ConeSeptember 6, 2018

We invite you to check out this new line-up of weekend trips for Upper School Colorado Academy students of all ages with activities ranging from fly fishing to ...

Experiential EducationUpper School740 views

Why the Walta family chose a private school

Vicki HildnerAugust 31, 2018

Brooks and Skylar Walta Mark Walta and Danielle DiMauro have two children entering Colorado Academy in 2018—Skylar, who will be in Grade 9, and Brooks, who ...

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Dr. Mike Davis welcomes all students to the new school year at the Back-to-School Assembly.

2018 All-School Assembly kicks off first day of school

CommunicationsAugust 30, 2018

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Dressed in western hats, boots and denim, CA's senior class welcomed incoming freshman to Upper School.

Class of 2019 greets Freshmen, All-School Assembly kicks off year

CommunicationsAugust 30, 2018

In one of Colorado Academy’s favorite and most endearing traditions, when the seniors greet the freshmen on the first day of school, members of the Class of 201...

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Colorado Academy seniors welcome the incoming freshman class to Upper School.

Class of 2019 welcomes freshmen to Upper School

CommunicationsAugust 30, 2018

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Why the Strong family chose a private school

Vicki HildnerAugust 29, 2018

When ninth grader Ryan Strong began the process of choosing a high school, he considered all his options. He shadowed at Littleton High School, Arapahoe High Sc...

On CAmpus NewsletterUpper School636 views

First Day of School Delivers Smiles, Inspiration, Cowboy Boots

CommunicationsAugust 28, 2018

The air of excitement around a new school year is contagious, and Colorado Academy students were surrounded by feelings of great anticipation and joy throughout...

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Why the Skinner family chose a private school

Vicki HildnerAugust 20, 2018

When it came time to think about high school, Peter Skinner found himself with a difficult choice. Denver’s East High School was his neighborhood s...

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Why the Ezrine family chose a private school

Vicki HildnerAugust 20, 2018

When Tucker Ezrine came to his parents in the middle of his sophomore year at Denver’s George Washington High School and said he wanted to consider transferring...

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Rebecca Kerr, James Doolittle, and Grady Behrhorst used children's books to help talk about personal stories of immigration with a group of third graders at Castro Elementary School in Denver.

Ninth Grade Intensive: Six days of deep learning

Vicki HildnerJuly 2, 2018

Some students traveled to El Paso, Texas to study the complexities of the border between the U.S. and Mexico and the many ways El Paso citizens adapt to the ebb...

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Upper School Commencement 2018

CommunicationsJune 8, 2018

With all the customary traditions—class photo, Commencement dinner, white dresses, flowers, suits and ties, proud parents, and tearful grandparents—Colorado Aca...

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Graduation Ceremony 2018

CommunicationsJune 7, 2018

On a crystal-clear morning and to the traditional strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” played by Boulder Brass, 100 members of the Class of 2018 emerged from Welb...

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Senior Tributes 2018

CommunicationsJune 7, 2018

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Commencement Dinner 2018

CommunicationsJune 7, 2018

The Class of 2018 launched their celebration of commencement with a formal dinner under a tent on the Colorado Academy campus. All 100 members of the class star...

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The truly authentic Class of 2018

Dr. Jon VogelsJune 6, 2018

One aspect of this year’s class stood out to me as several of us were crafting the tributes that we read at Commencement. I noticed how often we were ...

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Upper School Interim 2018

Forbes ConeJune 6, 2018

From aerial acrobatics to archaeology, from canoeing to camping, from rafting to rock climbing, and so much more—Colorado Academy Upper School students learned ...

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