List of 9 items.

• APPLICATION FORM

  The application process for the 2020-2021 school year will open in early September.* The initial Application Form takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and is due by December 15, or at least one week prior to an applicant's class visit.  There is no application fee. 
  
  *If you are reapplying from a past admission season, please submit a new application form and then contact us to review the requirements of the process.
  
  Please note that separate forms are required for admission and financial aid, though the application cycles overlap. Click HERE to learn about the financial aid process.
  

• PARENT STATEMENT

  Parent/Guardian Statement
  As parents, you can provide us with insights about the applicant that no one else can. Your statement will help us learn about your child and your family more personally.  
  
  Please note that the Parent Statement Form is available to you once you submit the initial student application form.

• PARENT TOUR AND INTERVIEW

  As part of the application process, parents are required to participate in 1) a Campus Tour and 2) a Parent Interview.

   

  Tours: there are three ways to satisfy the tour requirement—

  1. If a parent has toured in a prior year, no new tour is required.
  2. The tour can also be fulfilled by attending one of the Parent Preview Days.   
  3. Alternatively, a private tour may be scheduled for the same day as the Parent Interview.

  Parent Interviews:

  Parents may schedule the Parent Interview for the same day as their child’s shadow day (typically at 8:30 a.m. or 12:15 p.m.), or, if scheduling difficulties arise, on any day following the student shadow day, but before January 31. Parent Interviews take approximately 30-45 minutes. CA understands that in some situations only one parent may be able to attend.  If a tour is scheduled for the same day, please allow at least 1 ½ to 2 hours.  

   

  Contact Paige Siemers at 303-914-2513 to schedule.
  
  

  Please note: we can customize visits for families applying to more than one division (i.e., Lower, Middle or Upper School) so that the visit starts and ends at the same time for all applicants; please contact us at 303-914-2513 to arrange a multi-divisional Parent Interview and student visits.
  
  

• STUDENT VISIT

  Please contact Paige Siemers at 303-914-2513 to schedule. You will receive an email confirming the visit which outlines the details of the day.
  
  The Middle School Student Visit is designed to give applicants a "Day in the Life of CA" experience.  Applicants attend classes and eat lunch with a current CA student as well as interview with a teacher. Visit days may be scheduled on most days that CA is in session. The initial Application Form must be submitted at least one week prior to the visit, or before December 15, whichever comes first.

  
  6th grade applicants have the option to visit with their peers in the 5th grade from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., which includes a tour of the Middle School, OR visit with a 6th grade student in the Middle School from 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

  
  7th and 8th grade applicants visit with their peers in the Middle School from 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
  
  Please note: we can customize visits for families applying to more than one division (i.e., Lower, Middle or Upper School) so that the visit starts and ends at the same time for all applicants; please contact us at 303-914-2513 to arrange a multi-divisional Parent Interview and student visits.
  

• RECOMMENDATIONS & TRANSCRIPTS

  Recommendation Forms and the Transcript Request Form are available to you once you submit the student's initial Application Form.  Please send requests to the appropriate faculty/staff at your student’s school. 
  

  • Current English Teacher Recommendation
  • Current Math Teacher Recommendation
  • Current Principal/Counselor Recommendation
  • Transcripts from Current and Previous School Year
  • Optional Coach Recommendation
  • Optional Arts Recommendation
  • Optional Teacher Recommendation (from a current teacher in a subject area other than Math or English)

• ENTRANCE EXAM

  Either the ISEE or the SSAT is the required entrance exam for Grades 6 through 12 (and an option for applicants to Grade 5).  Please note that CA will accept results from either test, and it is not necessary for an applicant to take both.  
  
  For more information and to register, use the link below.  Please call the Admission Office at 303-914-2513 to request a waiver code if the registration fee is a hardship.
  
  Register

• OPTIONAL STUDENT VIDEO

  Student Video Submission (Optional for Applicants to Grades 6-12)

  
  To the applicant:  Please prepare a short video about yourself, and address one of the prompts below.  The Admission Committee prefers a video that is less than two minutes and under 200 megabytes.  Videos can be funny or serious; the goal is to allow your personality to emerge.  Thank you, and have fun!
  

  • Share a story about an act of kindness or an act of courage that you have witnessed sometime in the last year.
  • Tell us how a friend, classmate, sibling, grandparent or cousin would describe your personality and what they most value about you as a person.  Feel free to interview family members.
  • Demonstrate a special talent or skill of which you are proud.

  There is an upload feature within the online application portal where you may post your video. Please call us at 303-914-2516 with any questions.

• FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION - DUE FEB 15

  Separate online forms are required for admission and financial aid, though the application cycles overlap. We recommend starting the Financial Aid process after January 1, and completing the process by February 15, to be considered in the first round of Financial Aid decisions.  Families applying after the February 15 deadline will be considered for the Financial Aid waitlist.
  
  Learn More About the Financial Aid Process

• DECISIONS AVAILABLE | FEB 27 at 4:00 PM MST

  Middle School decisions for Grades 6-8 will be available online at 4:00 p.m. MST on Wednesday, February 27, 2019.  The Admission Committee reviews all applications completed by the January 31 application deadline.  
  
  Please note: students applying after the February 27 notification date will be considered for admission from the wait pool if a space becomes available. There can be wait pool movement in the spring or summer, and we encourage you to apply if interested.