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Dr. Mike Davis: Remembering 9/11

Dr. Mike Davis·September 14, 2023

Colorado Academy Head of School Dr. Mike Davis gave the presentation below to the CA Upper School, reflecting...

What Time is it For You?

Dr. Mike Davis·September 7, 2023

My dad shared a passage from a book that contemplates life and the concept of time. It is...

Tips for the Year

Dr. Mike Davis·August 31, 2023

It’s been a great start to the 2023-24 school year. The energy on campus feels very positive. Our...

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Lower School Principal

Celebrating the Magic of Words

Angie Crabtree·February 27, 2023

The Lower School completed our Trimester 2 book, The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds. This is a...

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‘I Can Do Hard Things’

Angie Crabtree·January 2, 2023

One of our Formative Five skills in the Lower School is GRIT. We define GRIT as I step...

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Scenes From the Principal’s Window

Angie Crabtree·December 1, 2022

I remember moving into my office at Colorado Academy in July 2019. One of the things I immediately...

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Middle School Principal

Meet Middle School Principal Nick Malick

Bill Fisher·August 22, 2023

When he was in first or second grade, Nick Malick wanted to be the ice cream man; in...

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Thanks for ALL of It

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·June 2, 2023

It is hard to believe that another school year has run its course. Like every year before, and...

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Don’t Watch the Pot Too Closely

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·April 30, 2023

All right, let’s get it over with. Here are all the aphorisms that apply to this blog: “Patience...

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Upper School Principal

Lessons from Great Teachers: 2023 Commencement Address by Max Delgado

Max Delgado·June 2, 2023

Last week, I was lucky enough to take a group of Seniors on an Interim trip to Utah....

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Norm-setting in a new school year

Max Delgado·October 3, 2022

Understanding that our students are fresh off the summer, teachers often spend the first couple of weeks of...

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And we’re off!

Max Delgado·August 31, 2022

At the Upper School, we’ve had a fabulous start to the 2022-2023 school year. Per our tradition, our...

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Arts Director

CA Athletes, Artists, and Students in the Wild: Interim 2023

Katy Wood Hills·June 1, 2023

I have been guiding Colorado Academy students into the backcountry every May for the past 15 years. Each...

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What Do You Enjoy Struggling Through?

Katy Wood Hills·March 26, 2023

One of my favorite experiences at CA has been serving as an Upper School advisor. When a student...

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The Woman Who Turned Nashville into the Music City

Katy Wood Hills·February 27, 2023

This past week, I traveled to Nashville, Tenn., to attend a conference devoted to supporting women leaders in...

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Athletic Director

Jon Hill is Interim Director of Athletics

Bill Fisher·August 30, 2023

Now in his eighth year as a leader within Colorado Academy’s Department of Athletics, Jon Hill knows well...

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Spring 2023 Captain’s Award

Bill Hall·April 30, 2023

Every competitive athletic season, the Colorado Academy Department of Athletics recognizes an individual who has recently completed or...

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Winter 2023 Captain’s Award

Bill Hall·February 27, 2023

Every competitive athletic season, the Colorado Academy Department of Athletics recognizes, through the Captain’s Award, an individual who...

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College Counseling Director

Reframing college selection goals

Sonia Arora·October 3, 2022

We are in full swing here in the College Office, hosting admissions representatives from around the country and...

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Meet David Jones ’09, Associate Director of College Counseling

Sonia Arora·August 29, 2022

When you return to the Froelicher Upper School this fall, you’ll notice some changes up here on the...

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Puzzling through it all

Sonia Arora·February 9, 2022

On the Colorado Academy campus, our trees are not abloom, and the days feel only slightly longer. Nonetheless,...

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Libraries Director

Reading Rocks!

Allison Peters Jensen·August 30, 2023

Reading is a great way to discover, and in our libraries, we feed the curiosity of Colorado Academy’s...

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Colorado Academy Libraries By the Numbers, 2022-23

Allison Peters Jensen·June 2, 2023

A school library is like the Bat Cave: it’s a safe fortress in a chaotic world, a source...

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Empathy, Kindness, and Baseball

Allison Peters Jensen·April 30, 2023

It was 1:10 p.m. on a recent B day, and a Second Grade class was entering the Lower...

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Parent Association President

A Challenge to Our Parent and Guardian Community

Meg Braun·August 31, 2023

At this time of year, we urge our children to approach school with courage, curiosity, and kindness. We...

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2023 Parent Appreciation Breakfast

Bill Fisher·May 15, 2023

Colorado Academy parents and family members gathered in the Campus Center on May 11, 2023, for the annual...

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For the PA, It’s the Season of Gratitude

Communications·April 30, 2023

As the school year quickly winds down, the Parent Association focuses its time on transitions and, most importantly,...

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Horizons Director

Summer 2023: Celebrating 25 Years of Horizons Colorado!

Daniela Meltzer·August 30, 2023

It is mind-blowing to think that 25 years ago, Horizons at Colorado Academy started with a small and...

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Horizons Colorado: Doing More, For 25 Years

Bill Fisher·August 21, 2023

When Jenny Leger was hired to lead the preschool program at Colorado Academy in 1995, she had no...

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25 Years of Horizons Colorado

Daniela Meltzer·June 1, 2023

In just a few short weeks, we will launch our 25th Horizons summer enrichment program, and we could...

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Inclusivity Director

The Most Difficult Emotion

Collinus Newsome·May 1, 2023

Joy Noun: a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. “Tears of joy.” Beloved Community, Beloved. I promised I...

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Culture and Community at CA

Collinus Newsome·April 3, 2023

“Being disconnected from your cultural heritage can lead you to question who you really are and where you...

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Award-winning author meets with literature class

Sarah Wright·January 30, 2021

Hailed as “the new Toni Morrison” by the American Booksellers Association, two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward...

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