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Summer Reading & Math
Colorado Academy students are assigned reading and practice math over the summer to be prepared for classes in the fall. Please visit the CA website to access summer assignments, which are posted by division and grade: Lower School | Middle School | Upper School -
Class of 2022 Commencement
When Colorado Academy planners imagine the perfect Commencement, they dream about a day like June 2, 2022—sunshine, blue sky, no wind, and moderate temperatures. -
2022 Eighth Grade Continuation
Family and friends fill the seats, and the Eighth Graders bring with them an air of excitement, sharing hugs before they take their seats. They are half nervous about what next year will bring, but they are happy to be moving ahead in their personal and academic lives. -
2022 Fifth Grade Continuation
“It’s All Right,” the Colorado Academy Fifth Graders sang at their 2022 Continuation to Middle School, under the direction of music teachers Brenda Bartel and Nora Golden. For this class, it was even more than an “all right” day. It was a great day of accolades and applause with some very proud parents. -
Tributes to the Class of 2022
Find out what CA faculty wrote about each Senior on their Commencement day. -
2022 Upper School Interim highlights
To the delight of all Upper Schoolers, Interim returned in full force this year with experiences that will last a lifetime. -
CA Girls Lacrosse takes seventh straight state title
The CA Girls Lacrosse team beat Valor Christain 13-9 to win its seventh consecutive State Championship! This remarkable accomplishment can only be achieved with years of hard work, practice, focus, conditioning, physical and mental discipline, courage, and determination to succeed. -
"Mary Poppins" makes merry with two Marys
How many actors does it take to play Mary Poppins in the 2022 Colorado Academy Upper School musical? Well, turns out it takes two. This year, both Junior Clare Henry and Senior Abigail Shapiro are cast as Mary in the production. -
Newton property will be home to second lighted turf field
Colorado Academy students who play on Field Hockey, Lacrosse, and Soccer teams will have double the opportunity for training and competition after sunset with the construction of a second turf field, with night lights, scheduled to be completed by fall of 2022. -
2022 All-School Art Fest celebrates ‘Vibrant-See!’
Colorado Academy art teachers called this year’s two-day All-School Art Festival “Vibrant-See” to celebrate artists’ intent to see the world with “technicolor joy.” -
CA Concert nets record amount for financial aid
At the 2022 CA Concert, featuring Isaac Slade and Rodrigo y Gabriela, more than 550 people had a great time and did a good deed, netting more than $400,000 for financial aid at Colorado Academy, a record amount for the seven concerts held in the past 12 years. -
Faculty honors highlight annual reception
Heartfelt cheers and smiles filled the dining hall as Colorado Academy’s faculty and staff honored this year’s faculty award recipients and celebrated the accomplishments of those leaving CA. The Faculty and Staff Appreciation Reception brought everyone together one last time before summer break. -
2022 Upper School PlatFORUM generates discussion, activism
At CA, PlatFORUM provides time and space to share voices, experiences, and ideas around issues of social justice and inclusivity, and to move the CA community from dialog into action. -
From hazmat suits to chess boards, these Senior projects have impact
Seniors at Colorado Academy find their Community Impact Projects (CIP) have taken them from animal shelters to assisted living facilities, from food banks to fundraisers. This year, one CIP required hazmat suits and won a national award. Another involved chess boards and opened a new world for a third grader with Tourette syndrome. -
CA Teachers look back, reflect on Senior Portfolio Show season
You might be surprised to learn that the Portfolio Show program has been a tradition in the Colorado Academy Visual Arts Department for more than 30 years. -
Voices of Change takes on big problems, finds innovative solutions
CA Fifth Grade students are researching tough questions for their Voices of Change capstone projects in their classrooms and Lower School Wonder Workshop. -
Is AI a threat to humanity? CA Seventh Graders debate the case
Colorado Academy Seventh Graders do not shy away from complex or controversial subject matter. When voting on this year’s Critical Thinking class debate topic, students selected Artificial Intelligence, with the pointed question, “Is AI a threat to humanity?” -
Ice Hockey Team plays for peace in Ukraine—and for Danny
When the Colorado Academy Ice Hockey Team took the ice on March 8, they were playing for more than a State Championship. They were playing for peace in Ukraine, wearing helmet stickers with the Ukrainian flag and the name “Danny,” honoring their volunteer assistant coach, Danielo Kozachuk. -
SDLC: Seeing the world through a new lens
Every year, a group of Colorado Academy Upper School students attends the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC). -
Watch and learn: The Lower School "Formative Five"
CA Lower School Principal Angie Crabtree discusses the foundation for Lower School learning—the Formative Five. -
Video: Social emotional learning in the Lower School
Counselor Brooke Hamman talks about how social emotional learning is woven throughout the Lower School experience at Colorado Academy. -
CA's COVID-19 Response
CA's top priority for the 2021-2022 school year is to maintain a safe and healthy learning environment with students learning in person.
If you need to connect with CA on COVID-19 exposure questions or report your child having a positive case, please use this new email: Covid-reporting@coloradoacademy.org
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A Joyful Pre-K-Grade 12 Community
CA offers students an exceptional academic experience, with training in the arts, athletics, and development of the whole child. -
A Kind, Inclusive Culture
Colorado Academy is a community that cultivates student voice, respects individualism, and fosters learning. -
An Exceptionally Educated & Experienced Faculty
CA teachers have an average of 17 years of experience and 10 years at CA, and 71 percent hold advanced degrees. -
A Commitment to Service & Helping Others
Caring about people and the land is not just theoretical at CA. It is embedded in our daily life and culture. -
A Focus on Social & Emotional Health
Colorado Academy is deeply invested in the health and wellbeing of our school community. -
Ample Opportunities to Practice Life Skills
The foundation of CA curriculum is to help students think critically, collaborate with others, develop creative solutions, communicate across platforms, have strong character, and possess cultural competence.
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Nathan, CA Class of 2022
CA has provided opportunities for this Junior to try many new thingsRead More -
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Safa, CA Class of 2032
CA Second Grader says Kindness is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler is her favorite bookRead More -
Shreyas, CA Class of 2027
Sixth Grader finds CA to be a fun community that is safe and kind.Read More -
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