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.
CSA Culture & Climate Corner

Dear CSA Families, October is Bullying Prevention Month, and we are committed to fostering a safe and respectful learning environment for all learners. This month, we are excited to introduce our Bullying Prevention Curriculum to the learners, which is being…

CSA Spirit Days

Hello CSA Families! I wanted to reach out and share some exciting news about upcoming Spirit Wear and Sportswear days at Colorado Skies Academy. Wednesday – Spirit Wear Wednesday: Every Wednesday, we encourage our learners and staff to wear Colorado…

CSA Parent Training on Flight & Drone Simulators and Aircraft

CSA Facilitators are excited to offer learners the thrill of flight in pilot-quality simulators next door at Exploration of Flight (EoF)!  The simulators recreate the experience of flight, giving participants a very realistic feel for the environment inside a cockpit….

CSA Co-Pilot For A Day

Host a CO-PILOT FOR A DAY and earn your wings! As a proud CSA learner, we are recruiting you to invite your friends, neighbors, and relatives to climb into the cockpit and see how an aviation & aerospace-focused 6-8th grade…

Thought of the Week

“Lovers of air travel find it exhilarating to hang poised between the illusion of immortality and the fact of death.” – Alexander Chase

Message from the Director

Colorado SKIES Academy Families, As we head into our final week before Fall Break, CSA has some important updates and news to share with families and stakeholders. Please be aware that all assignments for Quarter 1 are due by Tuesday,…

CSA Parent Training on Flight & Drone Simulators and Aircraft

CSA Facilitators are excited to offer learners the thrill of flight in pilot-quality simulators next door at Exploration of Flight (EoF)!  The simulators recreate the experience of flight, giving participants a very realistic feel for the environment inside a cockpit….

CSA Air Quality Process

CSA follows the Air Quality and Outdoor Activity Guidance for Schools to determine if learners can enjoy daily outdoor activities. Air quality is monitored here. Please direct any questions to info@coloradoskiesacademy.org.

CSA Co-Pilot For A Day

Host a CO-PILOT FOR A DAY and earn your wings! As a proud CSA learner, we are recruiting you to invite your friends, neighbors, and relatives to climb into the cockpit and see how an aviation & aerospace-focused 6-8th grade…

Thought of the Week

“It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planet.” -Miyamoto Musashi

Message from the Director

Colorado SKIES Academy Families, What an exciting week at CSA! Our 8th graders experienced a Career Fair and received very positive feedback on the questions and interactions they had. The CSA girls went to the Transportation & Construction GIRL Day…

Nurse Mallory’s Corner

Dear Parents and Guardians, Vision and hearing are vital to your learner’s academic success in school. Screening will be conducted on Tuesday, October 1st. Schools are required to administer hearing and vision screenings to the following groups of learners each…

CSA Residency Information Form Completion

Good afternoon CSA Families, As we’ve mentioned a few times before when sending required form completion requests to you, we didn’t have our Student Information System up and running before school started. Now we need to get this information for…

October Count: September 24th – October 8th

Did you know that the end of September and the beginning of October is incredibly important for Colorado school funding? This is the time that very careful attendance is taken in every classroom across the state and records are reviewed…

Order School Pictures

Please visit our website to order school pictures from DR Photo. You will need the online code from the picture notification you received via email. Please contact DR Photo directly at 303-346-2772 if you need the code to be resent.

Thought of the Week

“Exploration is wired into our brains. If we can see the horizon, we want to know what’s beyond.” -Buzz Aldrin, Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon (2009)

Message from the Director

Colorado SKIES Academy Families, Our apologies for not sending a Flight Path message last week. We have quite a bit of information to share with you so please be sure to read this week’s Directors Message and articles in their…

CSA Learners Individualized Learning Plans: September 26th & 27th

Colorado SKIES Academy embraces the whole child, focusing on both social-emotional and academic skills. At the start of each school year, instead of the traditional parent/teacher conference, learners and their facilitators, in collaboration with parents/guardians, create an Individualized Learning Plan…

October Count: September 24th – October 8th

Did you know that the end of September and the beginning of October is incredibly important for Colorado school funding? This is the time that very careful attendance is taken in every classroom across the state and records are reviewed…

Order School Pictures

Please visit our website to order school pictures from DR Photo. You will need the online code from the picture notification you received via email. Please contact DR Photo directly at 303-346-2772 if you need the code to be resent.

CSA Express Check-In Form

Dear CSA Families, For those who haven’t completed the check-in form for your learner, please complete them as soon as possible. These are required forms that must be completed for your child to continue being a learner at CSA this…

CSA Dismissal Procedures

We are including this information CSA Dismissal Procedures again as many parents have asked us and we want to be sure everyone has the correct information. All learners have been assigned a carline number and have been given their placard…