Senior-Kindergarten Buddy match draws nerves, excitement
With this year’s Senior-Kindergarten Buddy match delayed by a week, the Class of 2023 and the Class of...
On CAmpus October 2022
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...
Encouraging independent thought
At Back-to-School Night this year I shared a few thoughts about the important insight that Adam Grant makes...
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...
Mustang Field Hockey and Boys Soccer start year off strong
Facing an early-season schedule that pitted Colorado Academy Field Hockey and Boys Soccer programs against stiff competition, the...
Connecting threads at The Big Draw
At Colorado Academy, the arts are a thread that runs from the first day of Pre-K to Twelfth...
Intellectual and academic freedom
One of my goals this year is to develop a statement on Academic Freedom. The University of Chicago...
The ‘I Love’ game
Last week I joined a group of students for lunch. As I began eating, the students shared that...
Make a difference for Horizons Colorado!
Calling all party-goers and those who want to make a difference in our community! This year’s Wine &...
Education in crisis: a call to action
Last month, a comprehensive study conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, the federal agency that administers...
Studio habits of mind bring visions to life
As art educators, the faculty in Colorado Academy’s Visual & Performing Arts Department have multiple goals. One of...
Helping students find their ‘STEM identity’
One day in July 2022, Sophia Gomez, now a Junior at Colorado Academy, found herself performing an emergency...
Terrence Talley: You matter
Terrence Lee Talley had Colorado Academy students of all ages singing, laughing, dancing, hugging, and even crying, during...
In their ‘Own Voices’
Behind the scenes in the library world, many book professionals (CA Librarians included) check regularly on data from...
Ultimate Frisbee program takes flight
Eric Augustin couldn’t be happier. The teacher of Middle School English and social studies is also the head...
Homecoming 2022
Colorado Academy Homecoming 2022 went from quiet to loud, and then to very, very loud, over the course...
Celebrating community at the Alchemist Dinner
This year’s Alchemist Dinner, on September 16, 2022, was an occasion to celebrate the magic of the Colorado...
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...