Looking Back on an Exciting Year: A Message from Mark and Sarah
June 7, 2023
This year, we have deeply engaged in examining what makes Crossroads unique, and we are grateful to the numerous constituencies which have done this hard work. Through the ISACS self-study process we examined and verified that we are what we say we are, and that we are positioning ourselves to continue to improve. This process involved the work of faculty, staff, admin, students, parents, and alum. As a...
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Academic Excellence at Crossroads: A Message from Mark and Sarah
May 3, 2023
Our raison d’etre is the academic preparation of our community of scholars for their future. We strive to see and support our students as unique individuals in pursuit of this goal. Because our students know they are needed and valued, because they are allowed to come as themselves, they bring an openness as well as a sense of purpose to...
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Why Crossroads: A Message from Mark and Sarah
April 5, 2023
Clark Daggett, a former head of school, said Crossroads offers all the benefits of an exceptional independent school education without the trappings of wealth. This difference is central to how we create a space for each individual to learn and grow. Crossroads is a balance… in the City but serving the region academically challenging but in a supportive culture a strong community identity but celebrating individuality...
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Signs of Growth: A Message from Mark and Sarah
March 2, 2023
During our daily middle school advisory time last week, we asked students to think about one or two words that were most meaningful to them. As students went home for the weekend to think about it, Gretchen shared her words: gratitude and relationships. If you know Gretchen, you might have guessed those words. They perfectly express our network of mutuality, our community; we...
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Announcing 5th Day, Our Educational Innovation: A Message from Mark and Sarah
March 1, 2023
In cooperation with leaders at the National Association of Independent Schools and members from all of our constituencies, this fall we took a deep look at who we are, what we are uniquely positioned to do for our students, and what the world of education needs most. 5th Day is our answer: it will better prepare Crossroads students for college and...
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Learning & Growing Together: A Message from Mark and Sarah
January 25, 2023
Do you remember when Christopher Page-Sanders ’05 danced for Black Arts Explosion? (We got to see him before he turned pro!) We have such strong memories of the event when it first started and the pride we all felt in our students for coming up with the idea and leading the way. Our students chose to place the Black Arts Explosion at the end...
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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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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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