First Semester Mastery Learning Projects
December 31, 2022
This semester, six Crossroads students completed Mastery Learning Projects. MLPs provide students with an opportunity to explore an area of interest independently over the course of a semester with support from a faculty or staff mentor. The following students completed MLPs this fall. Sarah Herzog ’23, created a concept for a musical about Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe and wrote...
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Looking Back and Moving Forward: A Message from Mark and Sarah
December 28, 2022
The close of a year brings with it the requisite reflection. Looking back to the last 12 months, we are so grateful for the families with us today, for the students learning in our halls and shaping our story with their stories, for the faculty and staff whose hearts come to work along with their hands and their minds. Looking back farther,...
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End of the Semester Ice Skating Tradition Continues…This Year with Alumni!
December 14, 2022
Every December, Crossroads celebrates the end of the semester and final exams with an afternoon of ice skating at Steinberg Ice Rink in Forest Park. This long-standing, joyful tradition included alumni this year, as part of Alumni Day. It was wonderful to continue the tradition with all! ...
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Your Support Builds Our Capacity: A Message from Mark and Sarah
November 30, 2022
As November draws to a close, we take a breath to reflect. We are so grateful to walk this path with you. Grandparents, community partners, new alum, “old” alum, parents, friends, trustees, staff, teachers, and students, you are our fabric, our “network of mutuality,” our raison d’etre. In the building, we elevate student voices; we make space for each student...
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How Do We Build Our Strongest Future? A Message from Mark and Sarah
October 26, 2022
This has been the question in all of our nearly 50 years and remains the central question as the number of school-age children continues to decrease in this area and the cost of private school education continues to increase. We know that more students need what Crossroads offers, and your word-of-mouth “advertising” remains our single best tool. As we find ways to...
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The Crossroads Approach to Athletics: A Message from Mark and Sarah
September 28, 2022
As we lean into the strategic planning process for the next 50 years of our school, we’ve been asking ourselves, “What makes us Crossroads?” The answers have been wonderful reminders of why this school was founded and how we live out our philosophy of student-directed education and growth in so many ways. Athletic Director Bob Beatrice has taken a decidedly...
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Looking Ahead: A Message from Mark and Sarah
August 17, 2022
Today was the first day of school and what a wonderful day it was! We couldn’t be more excited to be in community with all of you. A few highlights as we begin the academic year: Our Middle School is the largest it’s been in several years, which is a wonderful challenge to have! We’ve moved lockers and shifted schedules...
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Thank You: A Message from Mark and Sarah
July 14, 2022
This special edition of the “Wednesday Notice” is a thank you to all of you who support Crossroads in so many ways. We think of summer as a time of rest, and also as a time of reflecting and planning. Our Advancement Team has put together a brief list of highlights from the 2021-22 school year that we share with you below. This is by...
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Cultural Leadership
July 11, 2022
The Program Cultural Leadership seeks out middle and high school students to become advocates for social justice, equity, and just practices. This years class of 17 explored many strengths and oppressions of our communities through a lenses of Black and Jewish experiences. Tate Morgan and Hanan Nathan- Slarkey, rising seniors, participated in the program this year and shared their experiences...
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Innovation in Practice: A Message from Mark and Sarah
June 8, 2022
Crossroads has always been a place that honors creativity and problem-solving across the disciplines and departments. Our community has always been willing to engage in conversation and to ask the question How might we be better? Crossroads was born through innovation! Arthur and Carol Lieber created a school to meet a need they saw around them, just as design thinkers do today. Innovation is not...
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