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2018-2019 travel and exchange program offers global opportunities, invaluable experiences

CommunicationsSeptember 18, 2018

At Colorado Academy, we nurture dynamic thinkers and active citizens of the world through a curriculum that develops intellectual aptitude and character. Part o...

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Working with Students Half a World Away

CommunicationsDecember 5, 2017

“All three students are very motivated to learn Chinese,” says Colorado Academy Upper School Mandarin Chinese teacher Julie Wei. Brothers Eric and Evan Rumsfeld...

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Postcards from CA’s Global Travelers

CommunicationsSeptember 27, 2017

Colorado Academy’s Global Travel and Exchange program includes summer trips that are part of the school’s exchange with educational and nonprofit counterparts i...

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Taking Stock After Five Years in Haiti Partnership

Renee RockfordMay 2, 2017

Since Colorado Academy began its partnership with a small school in a rural village of Haiti in 2011, the school has taken 65 students and 17 faculty members on...

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Student Postcards From Scotland

CommunicationsMarch 28, 2017

The Upper School Scotland Exchange program with Hutcheson’s Grammar School was one of the most incredible and impactful experiences in my life. Not only did I l...

Experiential EducationOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School93 views

A Warm Welcome for Scottish Students

Renee RockfordNovember 2, 2016

Colorado Academy welcomed four exchange students in October from Hutchesons’ Grammar School in Glasgow, Scotland. The students attended classes in the Upper Sch...

Experiential EducationUpper School63 views

Fifth Graders Take Part in Decades-Old Partnership

Renee RockfordNovember 2, 2016

Three Colorado Academy fifth graders are home after taking part in CA’s oldest student exchange program in a more than three-decade partnership with Erskine Ste...

Experiential EducationLower School77 views

Changed Perspectives: Getting Kids Out in the World

CommunicationsSeptember 29, 2016

Beginning in the Fifth Grade, Colorado Academy dusts off the luggage, prints the boarding passes, and checks to be sure that the toothbrush is packed—because th...

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Students and Teachers Share Summer Travelogues

CommunicationsSeptember 2, 2016

CA’s Global Exchange offerings will expand this coming year to include a Middle School exchange in the Dominican Republic, and new Upper School programs in both...

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Students Reflect on Time in China

CommunicationsAugust 16, 2016

The Chinese saying goes that "It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books." In accordance with that saying, 17 Upper School Chines...

Experiential EducationUpper School116 views

Winds of Change in Cuba: From Revolution to the Rolling Stones

Renee RockfordJuly 28, 2016

This spring, Colorado Academy, through its global travel and exchange program, took students to Cuba. The trip came just weeks after the U.S. and Cuba signed an...

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Llegamos a Costa Rica!

CommunicationsMay 11, 2016

After an early morning we all arrived in Costa Rica safely and with a smile on our faces. All of the kids are doing well and looking forward to a long night of ...

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Costa Rica: Welcome to Paraiso!

CommunicationsMay 10, 2016

We packed up and left the ecolodge yesterday and made it to Paraiso without any problems. We are about 20 minutes away from Chilamate and already started to ge...

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Costa Rica: An Amazing First Full Day!

CommunicationsMay 10, 2016

Our first full day in Costa Rica was fun-filled and jam-packed. We woke to the sound of howler monkeys in the trees, and had a delicious breakfast before headin...

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Cuba: A Historic Trip

CommunicationsMarch 28, 2016

Wow! And wow! The trip to Cuba was fantastic and there aren't enough words to describe this wonderful little gem of a country. From historic Havana, to a provi...

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Haiti: Religion, Gratitude and Community

CommunicationsMarch 15, 2016

The following blog was written as part of a collaboration between students Bo Dodge; Kenneal Patterson; Cecilia Needham; Jacqueline Patel; Audrey Groves; Li...

Experiential EducationUpper School20 views

Turkey Exchange: Students Bridge Cultures, Build Friendships

CommunicationsMarch 7, 2016

For the Turkish exchange students that recently visited Colorado Academy from Uskudar American Academy in Istanbul, the most surprising aspect of the trip was a...

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On Leaving Scotland

CommunicationsMarch 4, 2016

By senior Matthew MacPhail We'd be lying if we said we were ready to leave Scotland. These two weeks have been an amazing experience, and it is a little hard...

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Getting Settled in Scotland

CommunicationsMarch 2, 2016

By senior Dana Greenleaf Settling in to life here has been as easy as eating haggis, a traditional Scottish pudding of sheep’s heart, liver and lungs, which ...

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A Busy Weekend for CA Students in Scotland

CommunicationsFebruary 29, 2016

This weekend in Scotland we did everything from taking a trip to Hawaii (via a Hawaiian-themed birthday party) to sipping afternoon tea at the Dome in Edinburgh...

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‘Expressions of Awe’ from Senior Mollie Cantor

CommunicationsFebruary 26, 2016

Wednesday morning started off kind of slow - the girls got to sleep in a little bit! The boys got an earlier start and went to Edinburgh to see the sites. The g...

Experiential EducationUpper School50 views