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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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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Black History is More Than a Month: A Message from Mark and Sarah
February 2, 2022
We’ve been thinking a lot about Black History Month as we begin February. For our school community, our city, and our world, this is an important reminder to pause and reflect on the celebrations and struggles of African Americans. AND we know this work must go beyond February. We’re constantly inspired by our community, and this month is no different....
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Public Health: A Message from Mark and Sarah
January 5, 2022
Public health has never before had the spotlight as it has these past two years. This virus has affected us all deeply, and we are still in the middle of the battle. As educators, we have so many factors to weigh as we try to keep our doors open and be a welcoming place for all our families, knowing that...
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Community at Crossroads: A Message from Mark and Sarah
December 1, 2021
Current Crossroads Community Last month, we celebrated the learning we enjoy everyday in the building; this is the work that brings us together: college prep studies are the core of our purpose. This month we want to draw attention to how we help students access that learning: with our strong, personal relationships in a strong community. A teacher new to...
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Slice of Life at Crossroads: A Message from Mark and Sarah
October 27, 2021
Deep into first semester, many familiar assignments, activities, and projects are underway as well as some new ones. Middle School students are dissecting frogs in their Bio Systems class and studying proportionality and the similarity of triangles in math via the new Desmos curriculum. AP Lit will finally understand the term “kafkaesque” as they tackle The Metamorphosis. This month the Social Studies department is hosting...
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