Zen Seminar: putting study into practice

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Wednesday and Thursday, November 4 and 5; fourteen of my Eastern Philosophy & Religion students participated in a two-evening seminar with Christian Dillo Roshi, the Director and Main Teacher of…

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CRMS Student Awarded National Merit Scholarship

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Colorado Rocky Mountain School student Sarah Teague, a graduating senior who will be attending Yale University, was recently selected as one of 2,500 seniors across the country to be awarded…

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Project Day at CRMS

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On Friday, May 8, 2020, 9th- 11th graders embarked on Project Day – a choose your own adventure learning expedition! Colorado Rocky Mountain School students engaged in a fantastic array…

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An Individualized Approach to Mathematics

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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…

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Honoring Student’s Academic Excellence

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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…

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Teaching that Stands the Test of Time

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“We arrive in the world only partially formed; a culture that has been in the making for hundreds of thousands of years will form the rest. And that culture will…

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Mastering Zen at the Crestone Center

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Our trip to Crestone Mountain Zen Center included 15 CRMS Seniors (12 from Eastern Philosophy, and three adventurers from Western Philosophy), Mark Clark, and his wife, Jeannie. The purpose of…

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Teaching with a Purpose

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A school is measured to a significant degree by the quality of its teachers. At CRMS, Annual Fund dollars are earmarked to ensure that the school can recruit and retain…

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Civil Right Movement Interim Offering

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This year, several new Interim offerings were proposed. Look for recaps from the leaders in the coming weeks. 9th-grade Coordinator Tracy Wilson and Director of the International Program Katie Hyman…

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