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Nordette, Haiti, and CA forever linked after catastrophic earthquake

Dr. Mike DavisJanuary 9, 2020

This week marks the 10-year anniversary of a devastating disaster 2,500 miles from Denver that continues to have an impact at Colorado Academy today. It was a ...

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Practicing Spanish in Spain

CommunicationsDecember 19, 2019

In November, a group of Colorado Academy students traveled to Madrid, Spain and attended school at the Colegio Virgen de Europa in a language immersion and exch...

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An exchange with Scotland

CommunicationsDecember 19, 2019

Four Colorado Academy Fifth Grade students recently traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland, escorted by Fifth Grade teachers Buck McKenna and Sara Wachtel. Their trip ...

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2019-2020 CA Global Travel Opportunities

CommunicationsSeptember 19, 2019

Global Travel & Exchange Programs 2019-2020 Outside the Classroom At Colorado Academy, we nurture dynamic thinkers and active citizens of the world throug...

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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...

All School NewsExperiential EducationLower SchoolMiddle SchoolUpper School684 views

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...

Experiential EducationFeaturedOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School128 views

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...

Experiential EducationUpper School72 views

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...

Experiential EducationFeaturedOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School138 views

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 School107 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 School66 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 School91 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 School122 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...

Editor's PicksExperiential EducationFeaturedUpper School66 views

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...

Experiential EducationUpper School44 views

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 School24 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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