Nordette, Haiti, and CA forever linked after catastrophic earthquake
This week marks the 10-year anniversary of a devastating disaster 2,500 miles from Denver that continues to have...
Travel & Exchange
Practicing Spanish in Spain
In November, a group of Colorado Academy students traveled to Madrid, Spain and attended school at the Colegio...
An exchange with Scotland
Four Colorado Academy Fifth Grade students recently traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland, escorted by Fifth Grade teachers Buck McKenna...
2019-2020 CA Global Travel Opportunities
Global Travel & Exchange Programs 2019-2020 Outside the Classroom At Colorado Academy, we nurture dynamic thinkers and active...
2018-2019 travel and exchange program offers global opportunities, invaluable experiences
At Colorado Academy, we nurture dynamic thinkers and active citizens of the world through a curriculum that develops...
Working with Students Half a World Away
“All three students are very motivated to learn Chinese,” says Colorado Academy Upper School Mandarin Chinese teacher Julie...
Postcards from CA’s Global Travelers
Colorado Academy’s Global Travel and Exchange program includes summer trips that are part of the school’s exchange with...
Taking Stock After Five Years in Haiti Partnership
Since Colorado Academy began its partnership with a small school in a rural village of Haiti in 2011,...
Student Postcards From Scotland
The Upper School Scotland Exchange program with Hutcheson’s Grammar School was one of the most incredible and impactful...
A Warm Welcome for Scottish Students
Colorado Academy welcomed four exchange students in October from Hutchesons’ Grammar School in Glasgow, Scotland. The students attended...
Fifth Graders Take Part in Decades-Old Partnership
Three Colorado Academy fifth graders are home after taking part in CA’s oldest student exchange program in a...
Changed Perspectives: Getting Kids Out in the World
Beginning in the Fifth Grade, Colorado Academy dusts off the luggage, prints the boarding passes, and checks to...
Students and Teachers Share Summer Travelogues
CA’s Global Exchange offerings will expand this coming year to include a Middle School exchange in the Dominican...
Students Reflect on Time in China
The Chinese saying goes that “It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand...
Winds of Change in Cuba: From Revolution to the Rolling Stones
This spring, Colorado Academy, through its global travel and exchange program, took students to Cuba. The trip came...
Llegamos a Costa Rica!
After an early morning we all arrived in Costa Rica safely and with a smile on our faces....
Costa Rica: Welcome to Paraiso!
We packed up and left the ecolodge yesterday and made it to Paraiso without any problems. We are...
Costa Rica: An Amazing First Full Day!
Our first full day in Costa Rica was fun-filled and jam-packed. We woke to the sound of howler...
Cuba: A Historic Trip
Wow! And wow! The trip to Cuba was fantastic and there aren’t enough words to describe this wonderful little...
Haiti: Religion, Gratitude and Community
The following blog was written as part of a collaboration between students Bo Dodge; Kenneal Patterson; Cecilia Needham;...
Turkey Exchange: Students Bridge Cultures, Build Friendships
For the Turkish exchange students that recently visited Colorado Academy from Uskudar American Academy in Istanbul, the most...