A Message from the Head: The Shared World
February 22, 2017
“This is the world I want to live in. The shared world.” –Naomi Shihab Nye “Gate A-4” Friends, After reading several articles about the recent vandalism at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in...
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Love: Spaces in Your Togetherness
February 15, 2017
Friends, Khalil Gibran writes this about love: “Let there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the winds of heaven dance between you.” As much as I write about what brings us...
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Summer Camp at Crossroads
February 8, 2017
We are excited to offer several summer camp opportunities at Crossroads this June. Girls Volleyball Camp June 5-9, 2017 June 12-16, 2017 Volleyball Camp is for students currently 10-15 years old. The...
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Cultural Humility
February 1, 2017
Friends, I had a conversation yesterday with a colleague from a different school about the difference between cultural competence and cultural humility. When I think about cultural humility, I am reminded to...
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“Dear St. Louis Regional School Leaders” Reflection
January 25, 2017
Friends, This week I received a letter titled “Dear St. Louis Regional School Leaders” in my inbox. I thought I’d share it with you along with a few thoughts. I invite you...
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Poetry Outloud 2017
January 18, 2017
Congratulations to every Crossroads student, as each memorized a poem for our annual Poetry Out Loud recitation contest last week. Particularly, we wish to recognize the 21 students whose recitations were so...
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Message from the Head: Joy as a Motivator for Justice
January 15, 2017
Friends, Social activist Paul Rogat Loeb writes that “only someone who knows how good life can be is in a position to appreciate what’s at stake when life is degraded or destroyed.”...
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Preparing for MLK Day
January 11, 2017
[W]e are challenged to eradicate the last vestiges of racial injustice from our nation. –Martin Luther King, Jr. “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution” Friends, This week, I began think and reflecting...
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