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Building community, celebrating resiliency through the pandemic

Rebecca RischOctober 7, 2020

Since March, students have been tested in ways big and small, as they adjust to a new normal in the world of COVID-19. While not all of these life changes have ...

All School NewsUpper School113 views

Hey kids, don’t conform! Disruption, revolution, and transcendence

Dr. Mike DavisDecember 19, 2018

Well, if that title didn’t get you to click this link, I don’t know what will! Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the function of schools and the role ...

Head of School414 views

Manet's "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère" painted with a new twist by Ellie Bain.

Classic art with a feminist twist

Vicki HildnerDecember 19, 2018

Sometimes it pays to listen to your big brother. During his Junior year at Colorado Academy, Nick Bain ‘16 participated in a pilot program that influenced what ...

ArtsUpper School386 views

CA Seniors greet freshmen on the first day of school.

Getting off to a running start

Dr. Jon VogelsAugust 30, 2018

Over the last couple of weeks, faculty have been busily getting ready for the beginning of school at Colorado Academy. Of course, that means...

Faculty/StaffOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School Principal189 views

REDI Lab 2018

REDI LabApril 9, 2018

The REDI Lab at CA is a one trimester “school-within-a-school” experience. REDI is an acronym for the cornerstones of the program: Research, Entrepreneurship, D...

AcademicsUpper School381 views

REDI Lab Celebrates Innovative, Self-Directed Learning

Vicki HildnerSeptember 25, 2017

During spring of 2017, CA student William McCormick set out to design a more efficient airplane, then transitioned to create a model for a new, customer-friendl...

AcademicsFeaturedOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School107 views

REDI Lab: Learning to Learn

CommunicationsJune 23, 2017

What happens when you give students the freedom to innovate through a self-directed learning program? That was the question behind Colorado Academy’s REDI Lab, ...

Featured85 views

REDI Lab 2016: Final Projects

Paul KimMay 28, 2017

I am not sure why they say that cats have nine lives (neither does Google by the way), but I now know why they say that managing people can be like herding cats...

AcademicsUpper School118 views

The Proverbial Cliff by Greg Cain

REDI LabMay 21, 2017

This trimester, I have learned to reorient my expectations and standards for myself. In the past I have fallen into the trap of accepting everyone’s else's stan...

AcademicsUpper School71 views

Pitch Lab!

Paul KimMay 11, 2017

According to a recent openIDEO challenge: “This year, U.S. public high schools recorded a graduation rate of 83.2 percent, the highest number ever in recorded h...

AcademicsUpper School124 views

Networking as a Learning Tool by Sebastian Skipwith

REDI LabMay 10, 2017

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Bryan Leach, CEO of the consumer technology company Ibotta (and a CA parent), to learn about his experiences of ...

AcademicsUpper School69 views

Pathways Toward Two Sigma #BingeLearning

Paul KimMay 1, 2017

One of the core tenets of the REDI Lab at Colorado Academy is the value of personalization in learning. One manifestation of this belief is the unique range of ...

AcademicsUpper School19 views

Benchmarking & Making by Ryan Antenucci

REDI LabApril 14, 2017

My project is to create a YouTube channel where I will post my own homemade maker videos. I may also set up an online store where people can purchase whatever I...

AcademicsUpper School43 views

Ideating A New Political Economy by Sebastian Skipwith

REDI LabApril 10, 2017

In my REDI Lab project, I am working to write a book about my vision of a new economic system that will eventually end both resource scarcity and economic inequ...

AcademicsUpper School59 views

REDI Lab Project: Puzzling Truths by Greg Cain

REDI LabApril 6, 2017

After several weeks of ideation and frustration, I have recently found greater clarity regarding my REDI Lab project. Starting from the beginning of the trimest...

AcademicsUpper School45 views

REDI Lab Project: WhAir To? by William McCormick

REDI LabApril 6, 2017

My REDI Lab project is to create a business plan for a different kind of airline. We will be looking to utilize smaller airports, and aircraft that are not comm...

AcademicsUpper School46 views

REDI Lab Project: Stories That Aren’t Obvious by Jayne Kay

REDI LabApril 6, 2017

My project is to create a book or an online blog about the people in the world around me. I will be talking to a wide variety of people from kids at my school t...

AcademicsUpper School24 views

REDI Lab Project: Re-Engineered Thinking by Wyatt Westfall

REDI LabApril 6, 2017

My project is self-inspiring, as while I don't yet know exactly what I am working towards, I hope to find an interesting and beneficial way to discover that end...

AcademicsUpper School36 views

REDI Lab Project: Hidden Histories by Aliyah Fard

REDI LabApril 6, 2017

For my REDI lab project, I decided to focus on something that is important to me that I can relate to. Black history is something I am very passionate about. B...

AcademicsUpper School27 views

REDI Lab Project: Conversations About Race by Paige Thomas

REDI LabApril 6, 2017

At the moment, my project is going to be a 10-15 minute video of conversations or interviews about race. What I want to do is go somewhere public with a video c...

AcademicsUpper School24 views

REDI Lab Project: Poetics of Heritage by Joanna Cotto

REDI LabApril 6, 2017

I started getting into poetry at a very young age; when I was introduced to it in school, my mom took me to the library to read some Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz. ...

AcademicsUpper School26 views