Colorado Rocky Mountain School

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• Needed: Native Doctors (Alumni spotlight: Yolandra Gomez Toya '84) - 02/27/2018 - Dr. Yolandra Gomez Toya `84 is emphatic "Native American communities need our help because there`s so much work to be done to make those communities healthy." 
• Forging a new heritage along Rio Grande ArtWay - 02/27/2018 - magine having an entire week to dedicate toward an out-of-the-box intellectual pursuit - something you`ve always been interested in learning more about but for which you could never find the ...moretime. Every February, Colorado Rocky Mountain School ensures its students get just such a week in what the curriculum calls Interim. This year, seven students and one Spanish teacher opted to spend their week at the Francis Whitaker Blacksmithing School on the CRMS campus. They all left having created something permanent, both for themselves and the community: many of the student-crafted sculptures are destined for DeRail Park, one of three parks that are in the works along the Rio Grande ArtWay. hide
• CRMS returns to Climbing League State Championships - 02/27/2018 - The Colorado Rocky Mountain School Oysters are hoping for lucky numbers 7 and 3 this weekend in Colorado Springs, where CityROCK Climbing Center will again host the Colorado High School ...moreClimbing League State Championships on Feb. 24. If the Oyster boys come out on top, it will be their seventh championship in a row. If the girls do the same, they`ll be celebrating their third such victory.hide
• Happiness - 02/27/2018 - As a nation, we seem more obsessed with being happy than at any time before, and research would suggest that this pursuit of happiness has only made us unhappier. It ...moreis a paradox that I am aware of, and yet, as a parent and educator, if I could desire one thing for my children and any student at our school, it would be health and happiness above all else. Complicating the matter, the notion of one's happiness does not come in a can that can simply be opened and distributed in short; we can't make our child happy.hide
• Oystermeister builds community among student-athletes - 02/27/2018 - What makes a school special? Beyond academics, it is the nurturing of a community, a place where traditions and ritual take hold and bring students and faculty together. At CRMS, ...moreteachers and students not only share in the learning and living experience but look also to bonding experiences through music, the outdoors and athletics.hide
• The Teenage Brain - 03/01/2018 - The adolescent years are one of the most dynamic and often messy times in our lives as it is during these years the adolescent brain and body are reorganizing. During ...morethis time, the brain is going through a process in which it strengthens its connections from back to front, leaving the prefrontal cortex (the area where reason is located and often known as the "CEO of the brain") for last. The sequence makes evolutionary sense as it allows the prefrontal cortex to remain adaptable to its environment and allows for new ideas and learning that potentially will ensure that person's survival out in the world. hide
• Teaching with a Purpose - 03/15/2018 - A school is measured to a significant degree by the quality of its teachers.  CRMS ensures that the school can recruit and retain passionate and high-quality staff. 
• Native Culture and CRMS - 03/29/2018 - The history of Native American culture of the Southwest has been incorporated into the CRMS learning experience since its founding days. These experiences were so powerful for alumni that ...morein the 1990s they stepped forward to support the creation of two scholarships for Native American students. The school continues to cultivate this connection today and has a special decades-old relationship with one family in particular. hide
• Life in the Dorms - 09/13/2018 - For nine months out of every year, Colorado Rocky Mountain School is alive, filled with students tapping into their exceptional possibilities, working together, planning adventures, and for more than half ...moreof the student body living together. hide
• Music and the Art of Its Education - 11/06/2018 - According to the National Association of Music Merchants, (The Namm Foundation), music has a biological effect on the developing nervous systems in children. The more one practices and plays, the ...moremore the neurons in the brain fire away paving new neural pathways. The brain grows, creating the strengthened circuitry that can end up benefitting one`s speech, language, reading skills, and overall learning.hide
• Wellness Series Wraps with Andrew Romanoff - 05/09/2019 - In April, CRMS welcomed Andrew Romanoff to campus as the final speaker in the school`s year-long series of lectures and film screenings centered around wellness. The former President and CEO ...moreof Mental Health Colorado, Romanoff is widely known as a powerful advocate for mental healthcare. hide
• River Watch Service Crew gives back to broader community - 05/24/2019 - Service crews have long been an important part of the CRMS journey and a way for students to give back to their community. While digging fence posts is an oft-cited ...moreexample of the hands-on nature of the work, students also can choose more academic pursuits that include environmental stewardship. hide
• Honoring Student's Academic Excellence - 06/13/2019 - The Academic Excellence Award is conferred on a student whose academic performance during the year demonstrates remarkable consistency at the highest level of achievement. The intent of the award is ...moreto reward those who have rewarded us in the classroom both students and faculty - who achieve on a level of excellence matched by the values of scholarship we all hold dear, and who study with intensity, motivate themselves and others, and genuinely celebrate learning in all aspects to its fullest. hide
• Celebrating our Students' Spirit - 06/24/2019 - The CRMS Community Award is the highest recognition the school community can bestow on a student. Those who receive the award embody the enduring values that have been at the ...morecore of the school since its beginning respect, responsibility, and excellence.hide
• Student Spotlight on KDNK - 11/14/2019 - Student journalist Sarah Teague '20 joined KDNK station manager Gavin Dahl on Booked to talk about student publication The Olive Branch, her summer academy at The New York Times, and ...moreher column in The Sopris Sun entitled "To Trust the Media, Youth Must Help Shape It."Listen here to the entire interview.hide
• Tick Ridge Gets a Facelift - 11/21/2019 - Tick Ridge is a private parcel of CRMS land paralleling the school on the other side of the Crystal River. The property includes a new CRMS garden plot as well ...moreas over 3.5 miles of stacked loop trails. The trails start on the valley floor along the Crystal River and traverse meadows and pinyon-juniper woodland up 300 feet in elevation to the ridgeline and mesa above, which offer spectacular views of Mount Sopris and the Crystal Valley Ranch. The trails are used formally for the Oystermeister running race and informally by CRMS runners, winter athletes in dryland training, faculty looking for a quick workout, and an occasional mountain biker willing to navigate sketchy sections and tight switchbacks up to the top.hide
• CRMS partners with Aspen Valley Land Trust - 01/24/2020 - CRMS partnered with Aspen Valley Land Trust to work on a Riparian Restoration Project on the north end of campus. 
• An Individualized Approach to Mathematics - 01/24/2020 - Most high schools in the United States require all students to take algebra, resulting in a daunting spectrum of skill levels in the classroom. For math teacher Peter Benedict, that ...morechallenge came to a head several years ago with then-freshman Toby Meyer.hide
• Connected to the Community - 02/05/2020 - Colorado Rocky Mountain School fosters long-standing relationships with the Aspen Valley`s most impactful organizations
  
  It`s no secret that Aspen is home to some of the best outdoor opportunities in ...morethe world, but the valley that connects Aspen to Glenwood Springs - and Colorado Rocky Mountain School - is also home to world-class organizations that focus on the arts, environment, social justice and everything in between. Here are just a few of the ways students at CRMS benefit from these communities, both in and out of the classroom:hide

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Profile last updated: 01/24/2020