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Head of School

Thanks for your commitment to safety and learning

Dr. Mike DavisNovember 19, 2020

I thought it best to keep this week’s blog short and sweet. As we head into Thanksgiving Break, I simply want to say thank you—to every stud...

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CA alumni raise awareness of Veterans Day

Dr. Mike DavisNovember 10, 2020

At Monday’s Upper School Town Hall, Colorado Academy Junior Helen Blake organized a celebration for Veterans Day. Helen wrote to me last yea...

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Living in an anxious age: Take advantage of this 3-day weekend

Dr. Mike DavisNovember 5, 2020

I sadly have to write about this topic too much, but the pressures of the past year are only increasing. With COVID-19, we have to be vigila...

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Lower School Principal

‘I love school’

Angie CrabtreeOctober 26, 2020

In mid-October, I walked outside for recess duty at Colorado Academy's Lower School. As I stepped onto the sidewalk, I saw a chalk art drawi...

Lower School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter71 views

What do our youngest students say about COVID?

Angie CrabtreeSeptember 28, 2020

One of my favorite times of day this school year at Colorado Academy is lunch. I love the scene of students sitting on their beach towels ou...

Lower SchoolLower School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter190 views

How are we answering these old questions?

Angie CrabtreeSeptember 1, 2020

As I began my 29th year as an educator this school year, I actually felt like I had been catapulted back to 1992 and my first year as a clas...

Lower School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter110 views

Middle School Principal

COVID-19 and the long road to greater independence

Bill Wolf-TinsmanSeptember 28, 2020

School is launched at Colorado Academy, and students are getting to know the teachers and our expectations for independent thought and achie...

Middle SchoolMiddle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter111 views

Work, joy, and community

Bill Wolf-TinsmanSeptember 1, 2020

I feel very fortunate to be a part of the Colorado Academy community and to have the opportunity to support and challenge all of our Sixth, ...

Middle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter57 views

‘Unprecedented’

Bill Wolf-TinsmanJune 1, 2020

Middle School Principal Bill Wolf-Tinsman Editor’s Note: This is the Continuation speech delivered via Zoom to the Colorado Academy Eig...

Middle School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter97 views

Upper School Principal

Why teaching world literature matters

Dr. Jon VogelsOctober 30, 2020

Many years ago, while teaching an AP English class at another independent school, I realized that my knowledge of great texts from around th...

On CAmpus NewsletterUpper School Principal46 views

Appreciating the great outdoors

Dr. Jon VogelsSeptember 28, 2020

In my last article for On CAmpus, I mentioned that adversity brings out some unexpected opportunities. I noted that even in the midst of COV...

On CAmpus NewsletterUpper School Principal53 views

How we’re responding to unprecedented times

Dr. Jon VogelsSeptember 2, 2020

Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year at Colorado Academy, one that will undoubtedly live on in our memories long after the dust has settled....

On CAmpus NewsletterUpper School Principal105 views

Arts Director

Why the arts are more important than ever

Katy Wood HillsOctober 29, 2020

Perhaps it is the absence of art in our lives right now that reminds us of its importance. It might be that we missed seeing our favorite ar...

Arts DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter84 views

When life gives you lemons…

Katy Wood HillsSeptember 28, 2020

The Field House space after students finished renovating it What does a Theater Department do during a year where they have no theater a...

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Introducing Michael Gadlin: CA Guest Artist for 2020

Katy Wood HillsSeptember 1, 2020

The Ponzio Arts Center is a happy place to be these days. Not only have our young artists started to make art in the studios again, but our ...

ArtsArts DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter182 views

Athletic Director

Gunnison was beautiful in so many ways!

Bill HallOctober 30, 2020

As I stood near the fairway of the par 5, 16th hole at Dos Rios Golf Club in Gunnison on the second day of the Boys Golf State Tournament, I...

Athletic DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter92 views

CA fall athletics, 2020 edition

Bill HallSeptember 28, 2020

As we move forward and navigate the pandemic that impacts us all, Colorado Academy athletes have adjusted and overcome many of the challenge...

Athletic DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter172 views

Dedication and commitment

Bill HallSeptember 1, 2020

The words dedication and commitment are often associated with a person’s devotion to a particular calling or interest, especially when they ...

Athletic DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter154 views

College Counseling Director

Applying to college during a global pandemic

Sonia AroraSeptember 1, 2020

Colorado Academy Seniors and parents of Seniors are familiar with the routine: Check email obsessively for communication from the ACT o...

College CounselingCollege Counseling DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter220 views

Class of 2020 Merit Scholarships

CommunicationsSeptember 1, 2020

Each year many Colorado Academy Seniors are awarded merit scholarships at the institutions to which they apply. In most cases, their awards ...

College CounselingCollege Counseling DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter480 views

Alumni help current students with thoughts and advice

Sonia AroraApril 3, 2020

This winter, Colorado Academy hosted two alumni panels, one that focused on topics relevant to CA Juniors, and another for current...

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Libraries Director

Second Graders are strong!

Allison Peters JensenOctober 26, 2020

Reading biographies inspires Colorado Academy students, no matter their age! We begin every year in the Lower School Library by having Se...

Libraries DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter33 views

A library dream comes true, fulfilling the CA mission

Allison Peters JensenSeptember 28, 2020

A scene from the Colorado Academy Raether Library in March of this past year, pre-COVID-19, might have included several groups of Upper Scho...

Libraries DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter100 views

Catch the reading bug!

Allison Peters JensenAugust 13, 2020

Ladybook the Ladybug shares one of her favorite books in the library instruction area, where tables and seating are now 6 feet ap...

Libraries DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter75 views

Parent Association President

Silver linings

Alice RydbergNovember 20, 2020

At a recent Colorado Academy Parent Association Coffee Talk, Middle School Counselor Kate MacKenzie gave parents a student mental health upd...

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Inspired to be better

Alice RydbergOctober 29, 2020

We all have that person in our lives—you know the one I’m talking about: she’s the one who sees everything as possibly the next great advent...

On CAmpus NewsletterParent Association17 views

A thoughtful, caring community

Alice RydbergSeptember 24, 2020

With Labor Day in the rear-view mirror, I find myself wondering what will change with the coming of fall. (Besides not wearing white…is that...

On CAmpus NewsletterParent Association39 views

Horizons Director

A look at the impacts of COVID-19 on our Horizons youth

Daniela MeltzerSeptember 24, 2020

Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States, I have found myself, multiple times during the week, in conversations with frie...

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Horizons at CA Summer 2020—one we will never forget

Daniela MeltzerAugust 28, 2020

We did it! Horizons at CA Summer 2020 was a success in the midst of a COVID-19 global pandemic. Of course, it wasn’t our usual summer of swi...

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The Howard family: Why we give to Horizons at CA

Vicki HildnerJuly 10, 2020

It was Leslie Howard’s experience on the Colorado Academy Board of Trustees that first brought Horizons to her attention. “I could see t...

Horizons41 views