DENVER ACADEMY CHANGES LIVES. Founded in 1972, Denver Academy (DA) believes that students thrive when taught the way they learn best. Denver Academy is one of the top schools in the nation dedicated to teaching students with varied learning profiles, including dyslexia, ADHD, twice-exceptional students, and those with other learning challenges. Small classes of 12-14 students facilitate differentiated instruction.
The 21-acre campus in Denver’s University Hills neighborhood provides an exceptional learning environment with buildings for each division and green space for outdoor education. Denver Academy’s James E. Loan Athletic Center, a 25,000-square-foot facility complete with a multi-use gym, weight room, and dance studio, opened in 2019, and the 2023-24 school year brought the completion of the Louise McCabe Performing Arts Center boasting a grand 250-seat theater, black box theater, ticket office, scene shop and expanded classroom spaces.
Denver Academy’s robust curriculum includes challenging academics, technology, arts programs, athletics, character development, and extracurricular offerings. Hands-on learning and cultural experiences enrich each student’s education. Denver Academy’s innovative approach is based on the balance of classroom management, information processing, and academic literacy. Flexible placement in several academic levels within each core subject allows faculty to teach to each student’s optimal level. At Denver Academy, students excel in their strengths and are equipped to overcome their challenges.
Denver Academy’s Mission:
To inspire and empower diverse learners through student-centered, differentiated, and transformative education.
Denver Academy’s Values:
- Individual Differences
- Respect and Responsibility
- Community and Nurturing Relationships
- The Transformative Power of Education
Why Denver Academy?
Denver Academy (DA) is a co-educational, independent day school for grades 2-12 that employs a personalized approach to educate, inspire, and empower our students. Each child is unique. DA celebrates this by creating a customized curriculum that grows with each student as they develop as learners. Download the DA Viewbook here.
Experience the DA Difference
- Focus on individual student success
- Small class sizes of 12-15 students
- Assistive technology to enhance learning
- Park-like, 21-acre camps in Denver’s University Hills neighborhood
- Curriculum with appropriately challenging academics, digital and fine arts programs, theater and athletic offerings, experiential education, and extracurricular activities
- Partnership Model: Students, Parents, and Teachers
- Sophisticated understanding of each student’s learning profile
- College and transition counseling services are provided with tuition for high school students. 100% of graduates have been accepted to a post-secondary institution or the military since 2023!
At Denver Academy, we ask, “How are you smart?”
We know our students want to succeed, and we encourage them to reach higher by holding them accountable to expectations we know they can achieve. Along the way, our teachers offer students high levels of support to boost confidence and empower success. Our students discover and remember that school and learning can be fun, and that they are smarter and more capable than they imagined.
Visit Denver Academy!
Denver Academy holds Admissions Open Houses for prospective families throughout the year. The next Admissions Open House will be held in the fall of 2025, date to be announced.
Open Houses provide a great opportunity to find out who Denver Academy is and what we have to offer. Attendees will enjoy a tour of our 21-acre campus by a DA Student Ambassador and will meet DA Faculty and Staff.
Don’t wait for the next open house!
Denver Academy offers year-round enrollment (based on availability). To schedule an information meeting and tour with our Enrollment Team, please fill out the Inquiry Form or contact the Office of Enrollment Management at 303-777-5161, enrollment@denveracademy.org. Need-based financial aid is available. Find out more about Denver Academy admissions here: https://www.denveracademy.org/admissions/apply-to-da.
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