The Wednesday Notice: 12/20/17
December 20, 2017
Friends, Our campus changes a bit during exam week. Common spaces are kept quiet, reserved for studying. Middle schoolers leave their routines behind for learning in the field. During exam week, the gym...
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Cbabi Bayoc Paints Gil Scott-Heron
December 6, 2017
Last week, celebrated local painter Cbabi Bayoc, father of Crossroads students Jurni (11th), Ajani (9th), and Birago (7th), spent the morning in our lobby at work on a portrait of American soul...
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The Wednesday Notice: 12/6/17
December 6, 2017
Friends, This year, we’ve taken the revision of our mission statement as an opportunity to reaffirm our work to align all facets of our academic programs, student experiences, and institutional decision-making with...
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The Wednesday Notice: 11/22/17
November 22, 2017
Friends, I hope you are relaxing with family and friends, with hobbies and food you enjoy, and without too many regular obligations. I am spending my time away from school with friends-who-are-family...
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Poetry Out Loud, 2017-2018
November 16, 2017
The 2017-2018 Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest is kicking off at Crossroads! Created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, the contest asks students to memorize and...
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New Teacher Profile: Olivia Wang, Modern Languages, Mandarin
November 15, 2017
Originally from China, Olivia Wang came to St. Louis during her undergraduate years through an educational partnership between Guangxi Teacher University and Webster University. She graduated with bachelors degrees in both English and teaching....
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The Wednesday Notice, 11/8/17
November 8, 2017
Friends, Recently, the director of the COCAbiz program asked me a provocative question: What do schools contribute to the region? I value that we are a private school with a public purpose. The...
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New Teacher Spotlight: Chaley Poth, Mathematics
November 8, 2017
Chaley Poth was a student herself this time last year, completing her degree in mathematics and secondary education at St. Louis University, also her parents’ alma mater. In many ways, Chaley finds...
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Focus On: Mastery Learning Projects
November 7, 2017
Since 2003, Crossroads has offered our high school students the opportunity to design and execute a semester-long Mastery Learning Project (MLP), an in-depth inquiry drawn from an existing area of student interest....
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