Leadership Columns | Colorado Academy News

Head of School

Dr. Mike Davis and Erik Weihenmayer go climbing

Dr. Mike DavisJune 20, 2019

At Colorado Academy, we’ve been thinking a lot about mission statements this past year. Coincident with our reaccreditation work that is und...

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Signing off for the summer

Dr. Mike DavisJune 6, 2019

It is Commencement Day, and the weather has cleared. I’m up early to rehearse my graduation address. As I walk to my office just after sunri...

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Dr. Mike Davis: ‘What kind of person do you want to be?’

Dr. Mike DavisJune 5, 2019

Editor's Note: Dr. Mike Davis delivered this Commencement Address to the Colorado Academy Class of 2019 on June 6, 2019. Today, we celebr...

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Lower School Principal

Lower School is just the beginning of your story

Allison JensenJune 4, 2019

Editor's Note: This is the address delivered by Interim Lower School Principal Allison Peters Jensen at Lower School Continuation,...

Lower School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter17 views

Discovering fun through numbers

Allison JensenApril 26, 2019

My elementary school Math memories are all about timed tests and pressure to find the correct answer using the precise steps we were taught....

Lower School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter45 views

Crow Canyon: Where it all comes together

Allison JensenMarch 22, 2019

Colorado Academy aims to send graduates into the world who are independent critical thinkers, curious when they encounte...

Lower School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter92 views

Middle School Principal

Challenge your limits

Bill Wolf-TinsmanJune 4, 2019

I love the cyclical nature of schools. There is an optimistic beginning, lots of hard work, good learning, occasional stumbles, he...

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How to make the most of the last Middle School weeks

Bill Wolf-TinsmanApril 26, 2019

By the time May rolls around, Colorado Academy Middle School students know the routine well. They understand school expectations and are use...

Middle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter33 views

A recipe for summer fun and growth

Bill Wolf-TinsmanMarch 22, 2019

I am writing this from home because it is a snow day. There are four or five inches of snow already on the ground, and i...

Middle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter75 views

Upper School Principal

Fostering student agency

Dr. Jon VogelsJune 4, 2019

Student agency is an oft-used phrase in educational circles these days. More and more educational leaders are promoting the idea that studen...

On CAmpus NewsletterUpper School Principal11 views

Hundreds of CA students volunteer for the annual Students H.O.P.E. holiday event

The value of extracurricular activities

Dr. Jon VogelsFebruary 27, 2019

Most of us recall fondly our participation in high school extracurriculars. We may even think about our involvement in theater, or the schoo...

On CAmpus NewsletterUpper School Principal159 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 C...

On CAmpus NewsletterUpper School Principal278 views

Arts Director

Finding our better selves through art

Dr. Julianne De SalJune 4, 2019

There is nothing better in Denver than a day in June, so long as it doesn’t give audience to that one more snowfall. It is a time to bloom a...

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The future of learning as an artist

Dr. Julianne De SalApril 26, 2019

Overheard on the patio of Keith’s Coffee Bar on Downing one sunny Sunday in April—“I don’t go to theater; it’s all about entertainment....

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To see art as a child

Dr. Julianne De SalMarch 22, 2019

True confession—I was never the parent to post on the refrigerator every single crayon drawing that my children brought home,...

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Athletic Director

Spring Captain Award and end-of-year thoughts

Bill HallJune 4, 2019

Bill Hall with Spring Captain's Award recipient Ari Fierer This past year, the Colorado Academy Athletic Department started the Captain ...

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Colorado Academy beat Cherry Creek, 9-5 to take e their fifth straight Girls Lacrosse State Championship.

CA Girls Lacrosse by the numbers: 5 years, 5 Championships

Renee RockfordMay 22, 2019

Numbers tell the story best when it comes to the 2019 Colorado Academy Girls Lacrosse Championship-winning game: By the Numbers It w...

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A look ahead to 2019 spring sports

Bill HallMarch 22, 2019

Because so many of our programs take a highly valuable Spring Break trip, the Colorado Academy student-athletes who compete in the spring ha...

Athletic DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter113 views

College Counseling Director

Spring in the College Counseling Office

Sonia AroraJuly 2, 2019

In the College Counseling Office, we race to the finish line each spring as Colorado Academy Seniors make final college decisions and prepar...

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Five ways to prepare for the transition to college

Sonia AroraApril 26, 2019

When I graduated from Colorado Academy in 2001, the end came fast. Graduation excitement was followed by graduation parties, many plates of ...

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Alumni Panel Shares College Advice with Juniors and Seniors

Sonia AroraApril 3, 2019

In January, students in the Junior and Senior classes gathered to hear from a panel of CA alumni about their college experiences. This kind ...

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Libraries Director

Fourth Graders hit the books!

Allison JensenFebruary 27, 2019

In my career as a librarian, I have spent several January mornings in huge convention halls awaiting the American Library Association’s (ALA...

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The 6 C’s Through Children’s Literature

Allison JensenAugust 29, 2018

At Colorado Academy, we strive, through interpersonal relationships, curriculum, and modeling, to teach students the Six C’s of 21st Century...

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Parent Association President

CA Parent Association finishes year strong

Denise KayJune 4, 2019

At the beginning of June, the Colorado Academy Parent Association (PA) has a lot to be thankful for and can look back on an extrem...

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2019 Parent Appreciation Breakfast

CommunicationsJune 4, 2019

At an annual school event that is frequently a quiet favorite of parents, the Colorado Academy Parent Association hosted its annual Parent A...

On CAmpus NewsletterParent Association24 views

Colorado Academy's Superhero Soirée—a fundraiser for financial aid—was held on Saturday, May 4, 2019.

Superhero Soirée and Auction an epic event supporting CA financial aid

CommunicationsMay 9, 2019

From Superman to Aquaman, Wonder Woman to RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsberg), more than 450 guests in costumes and capes embraced the theme of this y...

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Horizons Director

The importance of outdoor experiential education

Daniela MeltzerJuly 8, 2019

Growing up in Los Angeles as an immigrant, I never had the opportunity with my family to go and explore nature. It was not part of our famil...

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Like a rose from a rock

Daniela MeltzerJune 4, 2019

We know that children learn best when they are physically, psychologically, and emotionally safe. When any one of those is comprom...

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Partnerships work!

Daniela MeltzerApril 23, 2019

Since Horizons’ early beginnings at Colorado Academy in 1998, we have worked primarily with one Denver Public School, Kn...

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