Category: Monday Message
Colorado SKIES Academy Culture: Components of Social-Emotional Learning — Self-Control
December 01, 2020
By definition, social-emotional learning (SEL) helps kids tap into their emotions and how they affect what they do. So it should follow that an essential component of SEL is an understanding of self-control, or self-management. As defined by the Collaborative…
Upcoming Events
December 01, 2020
Academic Calendar December 9: CSA Town Hall, 7 PM. The Zoom link will be emailed to you. December 21-January 4: Winter Break
A Message from the Director
November 24, 2020
Hello, CSA community! The holiday season is now in full swing with all of us in that middle time frame between Thanksgiving and winter holidays. During these next few weeks, it is important for us to determine how and when…
Upcoming Events
November 24, 2020
Academic Calendar November 30: Staff Professional Development Day – Learner-Free Day December 9: CSA Town Hall, 7 PM. The Zoom link will be emailed to you. December 21-January 4: Winter Break
A Message from the Director
November 13, 2020
Hello, CSA! As we continue with our online learning for this coming week before Thanksgiving Break (November 23-27), we are preparing for everyone to return to in-person learning on Tuesday, December 1. Please note that Monday, November 30, is a…
Save the Date for #GivingTuesday!
November 13, 2020
#GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world on December 1, 2020, and every day. This #GivingTuesday, people around the world will be making online, year-end donations to…
Upcoming Events
November 12, 2020
Academic Calendar November 23-27: Fall Break – No School November 30: Staff Professional Development Day – Learner-Free Day
Join Colorado SKIES Academy’s Fall Family Fun Challenge!
November 11, 2020
Dear Colorado SKIES Academy families, We want to invite your kids and, better yet, your whole family to participate in our Fall Family Fun Challenge! We’re challenging your family to create a fun video (60 seconds or less)! Here are some ideas to…
Colorado SKIES Academy Culture: Components of Social-Emotional Learning — Gratitude
November 10, 2020
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Did…
A Message from the Director
November 07, 2020
Hi, CSA Families! We have successfully transitioned to online learning once again starting on Wednesday, November 4. It takes a couple of days to work everything out, from the schedule to finding the right Zoom link to attendance processes to…
Colorado SKIES Academy Culture: Components of Social-Emotional Learning — Growth Mindset
November 03, 2020
At Colorado SKIES Academy, we believe when kids learn how to face challenges, they grow into leaders. As part of our emphasis on social-emotional learning (SEL), we believe it’s important to develop what we call a growth mindset. Let’s do…
Upcoming Events
November 03, 2020
Academic Calendar November 11: Veterans Day – No School November 23-27: Fall Break – No School
A Message from the Director
October 29, 2020
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
October 27, 2020
“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
October 20, 2020
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
October 15, 2020
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
October 13, 2020
Academic Calendar October 23: End of Quarter/Presentations of Learning
A Message from the Director
October 04, 2020
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
September 29, 2020
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
September 26, 2020
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…