Extra Services
Colorado Academy’s annual tuition includes daily lunch service, which consists of a variety of fresh and healthy options for students. Tuition also includes all supplies (including iPads) and field trips for Lower School students and annual Interim trips (except where premium fees are noted) for Middle and Upper School students.
 
The school offers other services for additional costs. Those services are outlined below.

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  • BUS TRANSPORTATION

    Colorado Academy offers round-trip bus service on 10 bus routes, including five late routes after Upper School athletics, so that distance does not deter any student from attending the school.

    Our routes serve a wide range of neighborhoods from Evergreen, Genessee, Golden, Arvada, and the Highlands; to Park Hill, Lowry, Wash Park, DU, and Hilltop; to Englewood, Greenwood Village, Centennial, and Cherry Hills; to Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Bow Mar, and Ken Caryl. 

    The safety record of our bus drivers is exemplary and our buses promote our Grades K-12 sense of community. 

    Click here for information on bus transportation at CA, including fees which range from $830-$3,210 for 2023-2024 for annual round-trip service.  Families may request consideration for Financial Aid for bus service if the family already qualifies for significant assistance for tuition.

    CA Bus Application
  • EXTENDED DAY CARE

    The Extended Day Program is an important part of CA’s support for students and families. We offer parents a safe place for their children to be supervised in a high-quality recreational and enrichment program. The program is available for children in Pre-K through Grade 8.

    Rates for 2023-2024: 

    With a calendar completed in advance:
    • Before-school care for Lower School students includes breakfast and is offered from 7:15-8:00 a.m. at a cost of $9.50/day.
    • After-school care is available until 6 p.m. for children in Kindergarten through Grade 8 at a cost of $14.50/day. All students receive a hearty snack and have the opportunity to relax, play, or do homework during extended day care.
    • Both before and after care is $22.50
    Drop-in rates:
    • Before school only: $10.50
    • After school only: $15.50
    • Both before and after school: $24.50
  • GLOBAL TRAVEL

    CA offers a variety of world travel opportunities and exchange programs starting in Grade 5.

    Our goal is to nurture dynamic thinkers and active citizens of the world with our school exchange programs in Scotland (Glasgow and Edinburgh), Turkey, and Spain.  

    In addition, annual spring and summer travel options have taken students to China, Cuba, Peru, France, Haiti, and more.

    Families whose children are currently receiving tuition assistance at Colorado Academy can apply for financial aid funding for trips. 

    CA's Global Travel Program
     
  • MUSIC LESSONS

    At CA, we have offered individual music lessons on campus since 197347 percent of the students in Grades 1-12 take more than 14,000 private music lessons over the course of the school year.

    Our private music instructors teach in studios in Schotters Music Center and offer instruction in violin, viola, cello, bass, voice, piano, penny whistle, flute, saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, guitar, music composition, and more.

    For the 2023-2024 school year, yearly flat-rate fees are as follows:
    • 30 min lessons: $436 per trimester  
    • 45 min lessons: $630 per trimester
    • 60 min lessons: $835 per trimester

    Private lessons are available at the start of the school year and are offered during non-academic time for Grades 1-12. Students perform in a variety of recitals throughout the year and also have the opportunity to participate in chamber ensembles, piano ensembles, small orchestras, jazz/rock combos, and new music concerts.

    Music Lessons Catalog
    Music Lessons Contract
  • OUTDOOR TRIPS

    CA’s Outdoor Program is a hands-on way to learn about stewardship of the environment.

    CA offers outdoor trips as part of the curriculum beginning as early as Third Grade, as well as optional weekend trips for a small trip fee for students in Lower, Middle, and Upper schools.

    Trips have included camping and snowshoeing for younger students, and hiking, rock climbing, fly-fishing, and backcountry skiing for Middle and Upper School students. 

    CA's Outdoor Program

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