Oct 29, 2019 | Latest News
SMAA CLOSED TODAY DUE TO SNOWSTORM! Your Teachers Can’t Make it to SMAA Today due to inclement weather! :O This is from SVVSD’s Web Site Today: “Today, due to inclement weather, all after-school activities within St. Vrain Valley Schools have been...
Oct 23, 2019 | Latest News
About one year ago, Addison was struggling with self confidence that affected her ability to participate in class and greatly hampered her desire to engage socially with other children in both extracurricular and school settings. Her beautiful smile and spirit were...
Sep 23, 2019 | Latest News
Last week I thought long and hard about the future, the future of our young students at Scornavacco Martial Arts Academy, and one question I asked myself was this: Of all the lessons I teach, what would I absolutely want students to remember, retain and rely on in 1,...
Sep 17, 2019 | Latest News
Sep 16, 2019 | Latest News
Flip The Positive Switch ANTs and Light Switches Our Powerful Word this month is Positive Attitude (yes, I know it’s technically a phrase), which got me thinking about ants and light switches. It was a particularly worrisome time in my life. I was about to...
Sep 4, 2019 | Latest News
I received an email the other day from my high school, St. Ignatius College Prep, that one of our beloved teachers passed away. Father Thul lived a life of service, as called upon by his Jesuit faith, one aspect of which was teaching mathematics at SICP. As I reflect...
Aug 13, 2019 | Latest News
Best Wishes to all of our students who are starting the 2019-2020 Academic School Year today and tomorrow. Here’s to a fantastic, successful year of learning and growth. In the midst of all the excitement and learning the academic routine, keep in mind the...
Jun 12, 2019 | Latest News
Audible.com recently had a sale, one program of which was, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns. Given the time of the year, summer, and my love of the Great Outdoors, I had to take advantage of the sale to learn more about the...
Apr 29, 2019 | Latest News
Colorado weather has been whipsawing lately, as it does so often, which reminds me of when I first moved here and opened SMAA over 20 years ago. The first seminar I hosted, with a visiting instructor, was in January of 1999. My teacher flew out from Florida and was...
