🇵🇱📸 Through the lens of Alyssa K. ’26, our Spring Break exchange in Warsaw tells a story of history, connection, and learning far beyond the classroom.⁠
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Crossroads students visited our partner school, stayed with local host families, and experienced daily life in Poland firsthand. They formed friendships with Polish students their own age, explored museums and cultural sites, shared meals, and even worked with elementary school children: something that feels wonderfully familiar to a community that values mentorship and connection across age groups here in St. Louis.⁠
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What makes this experience so extraordinary is the way history comes alive. Led by fluent Polish speaker and history teacher Mike Pomatto, students encountered Poland’s past and present not as distant lessons, but as lived realities woven into the streets, families, traditions, and conversations around them. Mike’s thoughtful guidance transforms travel into deep, meaningful learning, helping students understand both historical context and contemporary life.⁠
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The trip was made even more special by the presence of alum Ella P. ’18, adding another layer of Crossroads connection to this international exchange.⁠
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And thanks to Alyssa’s eye for photography, we get to experience the journey through a student perspective: capturing not only landmarks and artworks, but also friendship, curiosity, and the small moments that make cultural immersion so powerful.⁠
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This is City as Campus at its very best: learning history by living it, building relationships across borders, and discovering that education can truly take place anywhere in the world. 🌍✨⁠
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