Category: Monday Message
Upcoming Events
February 09, 2021
Academic Calendar February 15: Presidents’ Day – No School February 26: Staff Professional Development – No School for Learners Prospective families, schedule a tour!
Colorado SKIES Academy Culture: Real-World Experiences
February 09, 2021
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
February 08, 2021
Hello, CSA! As we begin this week, our learners will be taking the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) assessments to determine how much they have learned since mid-September and what areas need reinforcement or review. This is an excellent tool…
Upcoming Events
February 04, 2021
Academic Calendar February 15: Presidents’ Day – No School February 26: Staff Professional Development – No School for Learners Prospective families, schedule a tour!
Colorado SKIES Academy Culture: Partnering with Home and Community
February 03, 2021
At Colorado SKIES Academy, we don’t believe that education happens solely within the four walls of a school. On the contrary, we believe education that produces well-rounded children is a result of synergy and collaboration between the school, the home,…
A Message from the Director
February 01, 2021
Greetings, CSA Community! Thank you all for your support and flexibility as we transitioned to many different protocols for drop-off and pick-up procedures within the school for our learners, and thank you for your patience as we all transitioned back…
Colorado SKIES Academy Culture: Project-Based Learning
January 28, 2021
Spend even just a few moments inquiring about Colorado SKIES Academy’s approach to education, and one of the first things you’ll hear about is project-based learning, or PBL. It’s at the core of our approach to school and a proven…
Celebrate National School Choice Week!
January 20, 2021
National School Choice Week shines a spotlight on effective education options for children and is the world’s largest celebration of opportunity in K-12 education. It’s a time when we showcase and celebrate our schools and the fact that families have…
Upcoming Events
January 19, 2021
Academic Calendar February 15: Presidents’ Day – No School February 26: Staff Professional Development – No School for Learners Prospective families, schedule a tour!
Colorado SKIES Academy Culture: Components of Social-Emotional Learning — Grit
January 12, 2021
What does it take to really succeed? Some might call it drive or determination. At Colorado SKIES Academy, we like to call it grit, and it is a crucial component of social-emotional learning. We define grit as “having courage and…
Upcoming Events
January 12, 2021
Academic Calendar January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School
A Message from the Director
January 08, 2021
Hello, CSA! There is a lot happening in the next week to ten days to prepare for our learners to return to the building! New Procedures and Protocols Please be sure to review the Semester 2 Return Packet sent out…
Colorado SKIES Academy Culture: Components of Social-Emotional Learning — Zest
January 05, 2021
“Enthusiasm is the electricity of life.” —Gordon Parks Central to the Colorado SKIES Academy approach to project-based learning is a belief that education works best when it’s energetic. Rather than being stale and rote, it’s filled with excitement. That excitement,…
Upcoming Events
January 05, 2021
Academic Calendar January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School
A Message from the Director
December 11, 2020
Greetings, Colorado SKIES Academy Families and Friends! In preparing for this week’s Monday Message, I took a look back at the events in the December Monday Message a year ago. On December 13, we were celebrating the groundbreaking ceremony to…
Colorado SKIES Academy Culture: Components of Social-Emotional Learning — Curiosity
December 09, 2020
“Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” — Golda Meir Within the Colorado SKIES Academy education model, we believe kids are more empowered to learn and retain knowledge when learning…
A Message from the Director
December 04, 2020
Hi, CSA! First and foremost, I hope you’ll plan to attend the CSA Town Hall on Wednesday, December 9, at 7:00 p.m. There will be a short presentation on the general plans for returning to in-person learning, the timeline, and…
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