Stories from the Journey
The strength of our school community is built on the continued commitment of faculty, students, and families to support each other as they learn and grow. Here are stories of the people, places, and experiences that make up the Aspen Country Day School journey.
Testing, testing: introducing MAP Growth
October 6, 2021
What’s the “why” behind Aspen Country Day School’s new testing program, MAP Growth? Lower School Head Adam Hancock explains. Children will take these tests three times per year starting in the fall of 2021.
Alumni Journeys: traveling poet and writer
October 6, 2021
Poet and artist Anne Sperry ’76, traveling around the country in her converted school bus/tiny home, stopped by campus to lead poetry workshops and reminisce about the (very!) early days of our school.
Alumni Journeys: an aspiring lawyer in climate/disaster relief
September 17, 2021
As part of a series of Alumni Journeys stories, catching up with graduates of Aspen Country Day School about their lives after Castle Creek.
Aardvark traditions: Blue Green Day
June 17, 2021
Ask an ACDS student for a Blue Green Day memory, and you’ll hear about dressing up in team colors, going wild with green hairspray or painting faces with blue stripes.
Project: a quarantine newspaper
June 16, 2021
For Aspen Country Day School students and teachers, the COVID year of 2020-21 was a challenge, but also an opportunity to deepen our understanding and practice of the school’s core
Aardvark political engagement: death penalty project
March 6, 2020
After reading Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird and studying the civil rights movement, Eighth Grade students developed strong views on the topic of racial discrimination in the justice system.
To be or not to be: “No-Fear Shakespeare”
November 6, 2019
The Lower School Shakespeare Festival is a favorite tradition at Aspen Country Day School. Four days of performances bring the Bard’s classics to life as children create their own new
Class Meeting: building relationship skills
October 14, 2019
Parents, you have likely heard from your children about “class meeting with Mary.” What is it? Class Meeting is a longstanding feature of the social-emotional learning curriculum at ACDS. Lower
An apple a day keeps… Kindergarten learning
October 10, 2019
John Chapman, a.k.a. Johnny Appleseed, was one of our country’s earliest conservationists and the man responsible for making apple trees plentiful in the United States. Kindergarteners spent a week focusing
“Feelings Week” in PreKindergarten: social-emotional literacy
October 5, 2019
A recent PreK Three newsletter gives a peek into what life is like for the youngest students at Country Day. Focusing on a theme for each week gives children time