Community Partnerships
The school encourages student participation and presentation in national and local leadership training.
Read more about these leadership opportunities for CA students:
CIRCLE/STAMP
CIRCLE/STAMP
CA is a long-time community partner with the CIRCLE/STAMP youth leadership organizations which aim to empower students with tools and skills needed to build more inclusive communities. CIRCLE stands for Connecting Inclusive, Responsive Communities Leading Education and STAMP stands for Students Taking Action and Making Progress.
Each year, CA faculty help train student equity leaders, and Upper School students design and implement student-led workshops at the annual conference.
CA is honored to be recognized repeatedly with the organization’s Defender of Dialogue award.
People of Color Conference
The People of Color Conference (POCC) is the flagship of the National Association of Independent Schools’ commitment to equity and justice in teaching and learning. The mission of the conference is to provide a safe space for leadership and professional development and networking for people of color and allies of all backgrounds in independent schools. The conference brings in educators from all divisions and departments, trustees, and administrators.
Student Diversity Leadership Conference
The Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) is a multiracial, multicultural gathering of upper school student leaders (Grades 9-12) from across the United States. SDLC focuses on self-reflecting, forming allies, and building community.
Applicants complete a formal application by writing a 500-750-word essay. Faces of Diversity Student leaders who help run the Upper School Faces of Diversity club work to promote SDLC events and programs.
Colorado Diversity Network
The Colorado Diversity Network is a group of independent schools work in collaboration to create a statewide network of faculty and staff training focused on issues of equity, inclusion, and diversity.
Horizons at CA
Horizons at Colorado Academy has been a transformative, direct community impact program for underserved youth in and around Denver for more than 20 years. The six-week summer program is complemented with year-round programming. Horizons serves more than 150 Pre-K to High School students, providing them with the tools needed for a future filled with meaning and hope.
Committed to the development of the whole child, Horizons offers experiences that enhance self-esteem, foster responsibility, build problem-solving skills, and encourage a lifelong interest in learning. The program consists of academic instruction, STEAM training, social and emotional learning, outdoor education, and a range of health and wellness activities, including swimming, yoga, and nutrition. Two nutritious meals and transportation are also provided.
Addressing the issue of “summer slide,” Horizons students are engaged in building valuable skills, cultivating long-lasting relationships, and becoming better prepared for the following school year. With optimal student-to-teacher ratios, students are given ample individual attention and are offered opportunities that they might otherwise not have.
Learn more at horizonscolorado.org.
CA and Tattered Cover
CA is proud to partner with the Tattered Cover Bookstore to offer discounts on select books highlighted by authors participating in our SPEAK Series. Under the new leadership of Kwame Spearman, Tattered Cover is focused on Black representation and widening the representation of diverse author and topic selection for the community.
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