CA moves beyond AP with Advanced Studies and Research
This fall, in veteran social studies teacher Elissa Wolf-Tinsman’s new course, The American Experiment, Colorado Academy Seniors are...
Upper School
Norm-setting in a new school year
Understanding that our students are fresh off the summer, teachers often spend the first couple of weeks of...
Reframing college selection goals
We are in full swing here in the College Office, hosting admissions representatives from around the country and...
Helping students find their ‘STEM identity’
One day in July 2022, Sophia Gomez, now a Junior at Colorado Academy, found herself performing an emergency...
Ultimate Frisbee program takes flight
Eric Augustin couldn’t be happier. The teacher of Middle School English and social studies is also the head...
Whirlwind 24-Hour Play Project fuels creativity and fun
“Here, there are no divas,” says Colorado Academy Middle School and Upper School theater instructor James Meehan late...
A question—and answer—of justice
“What can we, as Colorado Academy students, do to assist in situations where someone is being treated unjustly?...
CA Outdoor Programming – Fall 2022
Colorado Academy offers challenging and fun outdoor programming for students of all ages, which teaches outdoor skills and...
And we’re off!
At the Upper School, we’ve had a fabulous start to the 2022-2023 school year. Per our tradition, our...
CA Speech & Debate fuels growth, success
Over the summer of 2022, Colorado Academy rising Senior Owen Tilman helped put CA on the map in...
The view from behind the curtain
Did you know that, much like students, most teachers also have anxiety dreams as the first day of...
Seniors kick off year with traditional welcome
A Colorado Academy tradition continued as CA Seniors kicked off the 2022-2023 school year by staging a raucous...
Class of 2022 merit scholarships
Each year many Colorado Academy Seniors are awarded merit scholarships by the institutions to which they apply. In...
Meet David Jones ’09, Associate Director of College Counseling
When you return to the Froelicher Upper School this fall, you’ll notice some changes up here on the...
Barry Simmons: A teacher with a ‘huge heart’
When Barry Simmons told Head of School Dr. Mike Davis that he was planning to retire at the...
Kimberly Jans: A pioneer in Computer Science education
It was 1984 and a high school in North Bend, Oregon, had just filled a classroom with their...
Commencement: The Class of 2022
When Colorado Academy planners imagine the perfect Commencement, they dream about a day like June 2, 2022—sunshine, blue...
Telling your story through the years
Editor’s note: The Colorado Academy Upper School Principal Max Delgado delivered this address to Seniors and their families...
2022 Upper School Awards
View and download all Upper School Awards images. Colorado Academy Upper School Principal Max Delgado opened the Upper...
2022 Upper School PlatFORUM generates discussion, activism
The last time the Colorado Academy Upper School gathered for an in-person PlatFORUM, today’s Seniors were Freshmen. Because...