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Middle School advisories visit Woodys Pond to look for birds.

Middle School Birding Club generates interest in birds on campus and beyond

Rebecca RischNovember 20, 2020

Slow down, observe, listen. At Colorado Academy, there are soaring, chirping, and fluttering rewards in taking that moment. Birds—attracted to our trees, ground...

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CA Outdoor Programs – 2020-2021

Forbes ConeSeptember 8, 2020

We invite you to explore this lineup of in-person, virtual, and self-directed outdoor activities for students of all ages—including photography, bird watching, ...

All School NewsExperiential EducationLower SchoolMiddle SchoolUpper School487 views

Dr. Mike Davis led an Upper School Interim trip to Bears Ears National Monument last year.

CA and Outward Bound: A long history of opting outside

Dr. Mike DavisFebruary 26, 2020

It is the time of year at Colorado Academy when faculty are preparing their Interim trips, and students are perusing our spring outdoor adventure catalogs. This...

Experiential EducationFeaturedHead of School274 views

2020 Middle School Interim brochure

Forbes ConeJanuary 23, 2020

Interim provides opportunities to get out of the classroom to learn by doing, through exposure to new ideas, experiences, and environments. Interim trips span t...

Editor's PicksExperiential EducationFeaturedMiddle School1103 views

Get outdoors with CA! Check out the 2019-2020 adventure trips

Forbes ConeSeptember 6, 2019

We invite you to check out this exciting lineup of adventure trips for students of all ages with activities ranging from rock climbing and hut trips to ﬂy-ﬁshin...

All School NewsExperiential EducationLower SchoolMiddle SchoolUpper School1192 views

2019 Middle and Upper School Interims

CommunicationsJune 5, 2019

Colorado Academy's Interim program is always a highlight for students. This year, Interim took students around the state of Colorado, to neighboring states, and...

Experiential EducationOn CAmpus Newsletter333 views

2019 Upper School Interim Brochure

Forbes ConeFebruary 21, 2019

Interim provides opportunities to get out of the classroom to learn by doing, through exposure to new ideas, experiences, and environments. Interim trips span t...

Experiential EducationUpper School2766 views

‘Be brave and stay positive’

Allison Peters JensenJanuary 25, 2019

Those were the first words I spoke at the Lower School Town Meeting at the beginning of this school year. That phrase, found on a list of Fourth Grade...

Lower School PrincipalOn CAmpus Newsletter71 views

2019 Middle School Interim brochure

Forbes ConeJanuary 23, 2019

Interim provides opportunities to get out the classroom to learn by doing, through exposure to new ideas, experiences and environments. Interim trips span the g...

All School NewsExperiential EducationMiddle School1534 views

Colorado Academy’s guide to outdoor adventures – Upper School

Forbes ConeSeptember 6, 2018

We invite you to check out this new line-up of weekend trips for Upper School Colorado Academy students of all ages with activities ranging from fly fishing to ...

Experiential EducationUpper School743 views

Colorado Academy’s guide to outdoor adventures – Middle School

Forbes ConeSeptember 6, 2018

We invite you to check out this new line-up of weekend trips for Middle School Colorado Academy students of all ages with activities ranging from fly fishing to...

Experiential EducationMiddle School427 views

Colorado Academy’s guide to outdoor adventures – Lower School

Forbes ConeSeptember 5, 2018

We invite you to check out this new line-up of weekend trips for Lower School Colorado Academy students of all ages with activities ranging from indoor rock cli...

Experiential EducationLower School540 views

Interim 2018

Forbes ConeJune 4, 2018

When Colorado Academy seniors preparing to graduate reflect on their favorite experiences at CA, many of them talk about Interim. “I love all of the awesome exp...

Experiential EducationMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School166 views

Middle School Interim 2018

Forbes ConeMay 22, 2018

On Middle School Interim, CA students left the classroom behind and made new friends as they: Explored ancient cliff dwellings Canoed the Green Ri...

Experiential EducationFeaturedMiddle School315 views

2017 Upper School Interim Catalogue

Forbes ConeMarch 2, 2017

Read about all the exciting offerings for the 2017 Upper School Interim below and make your selections on the registration form by clicking here. Please NOTE: ...

Experiential EducationUpper School2499 views

Q&A: Sophomore Climber Alena Holbert

Renee RockfordDecember 5, 2016

Forbes Cone, CA’s Director of Experiential Education Program and coach of CA’s Climbing Team, talks to accomplished CA student climber Alena Holbert. Holbert is...

Experiential EducationFeaturedUpper School244 views

Learning from the Outdoors: What Children & Nature Teach Us

CommunicationsSeptember 21, 2016

By Forbes Cone, Director of Experiential Education On hikes to the climbing crag with my two-year-old son, our progress is slowed by his distractions of leav...

Editor's PicksExperiential EducationFeatured36 views

Well, THIS wasn’t part of the trip itinerary

Renee RockfordOctober 26, 2015

Forbes Cone led a group of 10 Colorado Academy students on a stimulating winter adventure hut trip to Benedict’s Hut, outside of Aspen. After miles of snow trav...

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Outdoor Program: Students Step Outside with CA

Renee RockfordNovember 10, 2013

Colorado Academy’s Outdoor Program has already ushered more than 200 students into the outdoors and the backcountry this school year, and by speaking with some ...

Experiential EducationMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School18 views