Author: Colorado SKIES Academy
Effort to brand Colorado as the country’s “Aerospace Alley” is formally taking flight
Read more in The Denver Post!
A Message from the Director
Hello, CSA Community! A hearty thanks to all of our learners for their participation in the first Presentation of Learning (POL) we held in our building! They did a wonderful job, and I sincerely hope that they shared their learning…
Colorado SKIES Academy Culture: Components of Social-Emotional Learning — Purpose
“The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Living with purpose.” The phrase evokes a range of thoughts and emotions, doesn’t it? When…
Colorado SKIES Academy Culture: Components of Social-Emotional Learning — Optimism
Social-emotional learning (SEL) is one of the core elements of the Colorado SKIES Academy approach to education. Through social-emotional learning, learners understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive…
A Message from the Director
Welcome back from Fall Break! Returning to school after a restful break, we can now wrap up our first quarter and hold our first-quarter Presentations of Learning. We have a few different ideas to bring the POL to all our…
Upcoming Events
Academic Calendar October 23: End of Quarter/Presentations of Learning
A Message from the Director
Welcome to October, CSA! It doesn’t take long for the school routine to be in full swing. In fact, we have some major events occurring in the next few weeks supporting the fact that school is, indeed, in full swing!…
Colorado SKIES Academy Culture: Whole-Child Development
Last week we introduced the importance of social-emotional learning at Colorado SKIES Academy. Social-emotional learning is integral to our whole-child educational approach. A whole-child mind-set means that we are focused on far more than teaching to tests or holding up…
A Message from the Director
Hello, CSA! We’ve now completed one full week in person in our building! We have smoothed out the end-of-the-day pickup routine and the lunch/recess rotations, everyone has found their classes, and we ended the week successfully. We still have more…
Take a Mini Tour of Colorado SKIES Academy!
Special thanks to Moss Photography for capturing our new campus so beautifully!
Colorado SKIES Academy Culture: Social-Emotional Learning
In our approach to education at Colorado SKIES Academy, we emphasize methods that foster learners’ social-emotional learning. Social-emotional learning is the process through which learners understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others,…
Colorado SKIES Academy celebrates opening of campus at Centennial Airport
Read at the Aurora Sentinel!
Colorado SKIES Academy Culture: Real-World Experiences
Consider this for a moment: What would be an ideal way to learn about flight and all that it involves? Do textbooks, lectures, and maybe a few videos help learners gain a firm grasp and understanding of the concepts? What…
A Message from the Director
Hi, CSA Community! The time we have all been waiting for is here…and it is real. We are moving into our new building, and we will have learners with us next week, starting with our 6th grade cohort! We are…
Upcoming Events
Academic Calendar September 18: No School – Staff Professional Development Day
Colorado SKIES Academy Launches 2020-21 School Year with School-Wide Project
By Michael Niehoff Education Content Coordinator, iLEAD Schools At Colorado SKIES Academy, an aviation/aerospace-focused middle school, learners and facilitators have launched powerful, school-wide projects as the fall semester 2020 begins. School-Wide and Cross-Curricular Though the school opened its doors very…
Apply to Join a DreamUp to Space Launch Team!
Colorado SKIES Academy learners are invited to apply to join one of two DreamUp to Space Launch Teams, featuring experiments designed by learners in our network! Selected team members will run experiments in preparation for the actual experiments that will…