Author: Colorado SKIES Academy

Colorado SKIES Academy is a free public charter school authorized by the Cherry Creek School District, open to students throughout the Arapahoe County and Douglas County areas. This STEAM middle school serving grades 6-8 is located at Centennial Airport next to Wings Over the Rockies Exploration of Flight.
Athletic Department Newsletter

Evolve Performance presents The Turbo Newsletter Time is a fixed resource. Once spent, you can’t recover it; nor can you store it up for future use. Success is not determined by how much time you have, but by what you do…

Thought of the Week

“Learning to fly an airplane taught me a way of thinking, an approach to problem-solving that was applicable and effective.” –Chris Carter

Acting Director Christa’s Message

Dear Colorado SKIES Academy Families, I hope that you all are soaking up the last week of summer vacation before school starts on Monday, August 14th! This week’s Monday Message is full of important Back to School news and school…

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, August 8: CSA Summer Nights: STEM Space Lander Challenge!, 6-7:30 pm Wednesday, August 9: New Family Orientation, 3:30-5:30 pm Back to School Block Party, 5:45-7:45 pm Saturday, August 12: Helicopter Showcase @ Wings Over the Rockies Exploration of Flight,…

Last CSA Summer Night: August 8th

We have only ONE more CSA Summer Night remaining! ALL interested, new, and returning families are welcome to join us on Tuesday, August 8th from 6-7:30 pm for the STEM Space Lander Challenge! Click this event link for more details…

Back to School Dates

Please read the details below about the upcoming Back to School Dates! New Family Orientation is this Wednesday, August 9 from 3:30-5:30 pm: Starting a new school year or school can be a stressful experience, and we want to reduce…

2023-2024 Schedule Changes

As communicated previously, school hours will be Monday through Thursday, 8:00-3:30 pm, and 8:00-1:00 pm on Friday. We anticipate still following a block schedule (A/B days, splitting classes across two days). As a reminder, the block schedule consists of 90-minute…

Top Drone Competition

CSA’s Top Drone competitive drone soccer team competed against four other area schools on Saturday, July 22, at Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. Our coaches heard lots of compliments throughout the day about how organized, polite, helpful,…

CSA Young Eagles Fly Day

Congratulations to all of the learners who completed their Young Eagles flight in June! Nearly thirty upcoming 7th and 8th graders from CSA learned about aviation first-hand when they took the controls of a real aircraft over the skies near…

Summer Athletic Development

Greetings and happy summer CSA families, parents, and learners! The summer athletic development program has commenced. We are putting in great training, and effort and we are already seeing big results. The SKIES Athletic Development team will be training at…

Athletic Department Newsletter

Evolve Performance presents The Turbo Newsletter Time is a fixed resource. Once spent, you can’t recover it; nor can you store it up for future use. Success is not determined by how much time you have, but by what you do…

Acting Director Christa’s Message

Dear Colorado SKIES Academy Families, Can you believe that we are only 15 days away from the first day of school on August 14th?! Every day that passes, I have more amazing updates to share with all of you, and…

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, August 1: CSA Summer Nights: The Cartesian Diver Experiment!, 6-7:30 pm Saturday, August 5: Breakfast Fly-In @ Wings Over the Rockies Exploration of Flight, 9:30 am -12:30 pm* Tuesday, August 8: CSA Summer Nights: STEM Space Lander Challenge!, 6-7:30…

Top Drone Competition

CSA’s Top Drone competitive drone soccer team competed against four other area schools on Saturday, July 22, at Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. Our coaches heard lots of compliments throughout the day about how organized, polite, helpful,…

CSA Young Eagles Fly Day

Congratulations to all of the learners who completed their Young Eagles flight last month! Nearly thirty upcoming 7th and 8th graders from CSA learned about aviation first-hand when they took the controls of a real aircraft over the skies near…

CSA Summer Nights

We have two Summer Nights remaining in August from 6-7:30 pm for ALL interested, new, and returning families. We would love for you and your learner to join us for any or all of these fun-filled nights. Click the event…

Back to School Dates

Please read the details below about the upcoming Back to School Dates! New Family Orientation is on Wednesday, August 9 from 3:30-5:30 pm: Starting a new school year or school can be a stressful experience, and we want to reduce…

2023-2024 Schedule Changes

As communicated previously, school hours will be Monday through Thursday, 8:00-3:30 pm, and 8:00-1:00 pm on Friday. We anticipate still following a block schedule (A/B days, splitting classes across two days). As a reminder, the block schedule consists of 90-minute…

Summer Athletic Development

Greetings and happy summer CSA families, parents, and learners! The summer athletic development program has commenced. We are putting in great training, and effort and we are already seeing big results. The SKIES Athletic Development team will be training at…

Athletic Department Newsletter

Evolve Performance presents The Turbo Newsletter Time is a fixed resource. Once spent, you can’t recover it; nor can you store it up for future use. Success is not determined by how much time you have, but by what you do…

Thought of the Week

“Curiosity is the essence of our existence.” -Gene Cernan

Acting Director Christa’s Message

Dear Colorado SKIES Academy Families, As I said last week, I will keep sharing important updates as we finalize the details for our return to school on August 14th. For this week, I’m pleased to tell you that the revised…