Leilani Abeyta '18, who started CA as a nervous Fourth Grader who hurried to adapt to a dreamworld of opportunities is now the newest member of the school’s Visual and Performing Arts Department faculty, teaching the innovative Studio Art course for Sixth Graders.

When Head of School Dr. Mike Davis asked the youngest audience members at Colorado Academy’s opening All-School Assembly on the first day of school what they were most looking forward to this year, the responses from Lower Schoolers were nearly unanimous: making new friends and having fun.

Colorado Academy’s new Assistant Head of School, Amy Wintermeyer, says there are three things that drew her to the newly-created role: the position itself, the place, and the people. 

Following a swift downpour at the 2024 All-School Picnic, rainbows appeared, and the beloved gathering had done what it always seems to: bring old friends and new acquaintances together to kick off the new school year at CA.

The undefeated Mustangs Girls Soccer Team walked away with a 3-1 victory over Jefferson Academy to claim CA’s first State Title in five years.

Some have used the word “dynasty” when describing Colorado Academy’s incredible recent dominance in CHSAA’s Class 5A Girls Lacrosse competition. The Mustangs’ Championship streak stretched to a ninth year, and their all-time Championship tally to 10, as they defeated the Fairview High School Knights by a score of 15-3 to win the 2024 State Title.

The Senior Team hoisted the coveted CA Giant Relay Day Cup, beating three other teams of alumni, faculty and staff, and parents on a day filled with sunshine, fun, and games for all ages. The Giant Relay, a CA tradition that can be traced back to the 1950s, once included a segment on horseback, but today sees competitors running, swimming, biking, and kayaking to determine a winner.

In what was at times a grueling battle, the Colorado Academy Girls Varsity Tennis Team clinched the program’s first-ever Class 3A State Championship by narrowly defeating Vail Christian High School 4-3 at Denver Tennis Park.

The annual All-School Arts Festival on Stamper Commons is one of Colorado Academy’s most beloved spring traditions—right up there next to Giant Relay Day and Commencement—and this year, participants were encouraged to slow down and take a moment to appreciate the unique connection between art and community that it always inspires.

In the inaugural winter edition of the CA vs. Kent Showdown Series on January 23, Colorado Academy Boys and Girls Basketball teams both defeated Kent at the University of Denver’s Richie Center, while Mustangs Ice Hockey came up one goal short versus the rival Sun Devils.

In CA’s Advanced Studies and Research (ASR) classes offered in the Upper School, a few things stand out: the many voices sharing ideas and observations, the willingness to question conventional wisdom, the fingers flipping (or laptop-scrolling) to relevant passages in primary and secondary sources, and the laughter—plenty of it.

CA Honors English course Literature of Work asks students to explore the meaning of work through literature, personal reflection, class discussion, and a final project based on interviews with professionals in various fields, many of them CA alumni.

CA Seventh Grade scientists spend the year studying biology and health, the cell, and biomedical engineering. The curriculum challenges students on many levels. 

CA's Lower School Choir recently performed alongside dozens of high school and college ensembles at the annual conference of the Colorado Music Educators Association at the Broadmoor. The Fourth and Fifth Grade singers were selected from across the state annually.

For more than 25 years, Colorado Academy’s Sixth Grade Core program has helped students feel safe, seen, and successful. An academic and social-emotional cushion that affords children a “soft landing” on their arrival in the Middle School, Core integrates language arts, social studies, and Advisory.

For more than a year, Colorado Academy Head of School Dr. Mike Davis has been speaking to students, faculty, families, and other education leaders—really, to anyone who will listen—about the need for schools to respond more urgently to the dramatic advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).

Outdoor October returned to the Lower School for its second year as an extension of Colorado Academy’s Experiential Education program. From studying rocks and minerals to understanding the forest’s lifecycle to playing interactive games about the food chain or gaining survival skills, Lower School students learn by doing. 

The Mustangs brought all of their skill, bravery, and hunger for victory to the pitch as they claimed a second 3A Boys Soccer Championship trophy in a row with a 3–1 defeat of the Coal Ridge Titans. The win made it seven state titles in all for CA, and the third in four years. 

“They play for something larger than themselves,” is how Head Coach Veronica Scott explains the Colorado Academy Varsity Field Hockey team’s incredible two-year undefeated run, which came to a thrilling conclusion in their 1–0 Championship victory over Cherry Creek.

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LS Student Council offers a group of nine Third through Fifth Graders the opportunity to work closely with Principal Angie Crabtree to build connections across grades, inspire school spirit, serve as role models in their classrooms, and create school-wide change.

The Big Draw returned to Colorado Academy for a 13th year to inspire artists in Pre-K through Grade 12 during this annual all-school celebration of creativity. This year's focus was exploring the ways we personally process the world through our senses.

Two dozen Seniors from the Class of 2024 were chosen to join CA’s CA's Community Leadership Team, or CLT, from among more than 50 applicants for their approachability, trustworthiness, emotional intelligence, leadership qualities—and kindness.

When he was in first or second grade, Nick Malick wanted to be the ice cream man; in high school, he thought he’d be a teacher; and later, in college, he studied philosophy and writing. But now, as Colorado Academy’s new Middle School Principal, Malick may have found the role that perfectly swirls these disparate flavors together.

An experienced competitor, basketball coach, teacher, and administrator, not to mention the parent of a CA student-athlete who graduated in the Class of 2022, Director of Athletics Jon Hill embraces the many roles he must play by zeroing in on the one truth that ties them all together: Athletics is about enabling people to be their best.

As the only Middle School course that is offered pass-fail, Critical Thinking encourages Seventh Graders to venture “outside the box,” taking risks and questioning their own ideas as they work through a series of challenges carefully constructed to hone key disciplines and skills, such as close reading, creativity, persuasive writing, public speaking, digital literacy, and multimedia design.

What’s interesting about Climate Change, an advanced science course for Colorado Academy Eleventh and Twelfth Graders, is that it’s different every year, says Dr. Leo Procise, who shaped the Honors elective into its current form.

Spanning the entire curriculum from Pre-K to Grade 12, the Spanish language program at Colorado Academy embraces bilingualism and celebrates culture, underscoring the school’s commitment to educating truly global citizens. 

The demand for the expertise of the CA Music Department speaks to the scope and popularity of the CA music program, particularly at the Middle and Upper School levels, where students can find a way to pursue seemingly any musical path at CA, from mastering an instrument to exploring music theory. 

If there is one word that can distill the essence of Colorado Academy’s Lower School Music Program, that word is joy. From Pre-K through Grade Five, CA’s music teachers make it their mission to ensure that every child, in one way or another, has access to the joy that is music.

Throughout their time at CA, students in all three divisions learn that getting help from one of the school’s full-time counselors, a teacher, coach, peer, or other trusted figure is not just encouraged—it can be vital to their success.

Developed by CA’s Upper School academic leadership, ASR harnesses the energy of a dynamic faculty and inspires authentic, rigorous engagement.

Dr. Camille James encourages her students to consider careers in STEM—science, technology, engineering, and math.