All independent schools, including Crossroads, offer significant advantages to their students when compared with other public and non-public choices. Smaller class sizes, an admissions program that seeks to enroll students who will benefit from and contribute to the school, curricular freedom with little or no state mandates, and the ability to define their own mission and core values that guide...

For our final 5th Day quarter of the year, we did things a little differently. While one of the strengths of 5th Day is mixing up 7th-12th graders to provide ample mentorship opportunities, we also recognize that different grades sometimes have different needs. This quarter was designed around those unique needs: 7th graders learned about world religions, 8th graders became...

Our teachers deserve celebration every day of the year, and we had so much fun dedicating a whole week to our appreciation. In celebrating all our educators, we recognize their hard work and integral role in our Crossroads community. What it means to be ‘Crossroadian’ starts with our teachers, who embody, reflect, and nurture kindness, dedication, and joy for learning....

Since April is National Volunteer Month, we want to give a special shoutout to our dedicated volunteers who are essential to our school community. We extend deep gratitude to our UNGALA committee and volunteers, the Crossroads Family Organization, the Board of Trustees, our campus beautification volunteers, the Crossroads Student Council, and every single one of our students and faculty, all...

Congratulations to junior Louisa Blackmoore for placing 2nd in today’s Missouri History Day competition. She also earned the women’s history prize for her performance of “Hedy Lamarr: Bombshell, Inventor, or Both?” Louisa began her work during her Mastery Learning Project this spring and will be proceeding to the National History Day competition next month in College Park, Maryland. We are...

Our entire middle school recently participated in a Model United Nations Conference hosted by Civitas. We’re proud to share a founder: Arthur Lieber! Arthur co-founded Crossroads and served as teacher and head of school for many years. He has dedicated his career to educating students about global issues and the US political system. Stay tuned for Arthur’s return to teaching...

The year coming to an end means it’s time to recognize students who have gone above and beyond what their classes and extracurriculars asked of them. From STEM to sports to practical and performing arts, these students exemplify what it means to be Crossroadian: hardworking, kind, wise, and a thoughtful community member. All of our students astound us, and these...

I was blessed to be the head of Crossroads School/Crossroads College Prep for 15 years, then head of a school in New Mexico for seven years, and I’m now finishing my 6th year as head of a school in San Antonio, Texas. My wife and I were also fortunate to have our older son attend Crossroads for two years. What...

We hope as 5th Day evolves, courses will continue to be more and more student-led and student-designed. This semester, we’ve centered student interest and input in the course development process. Students completed a survey with questions like “What kind of business would you start?” and “What issues do you really care about?” and voted on course options inspired by their responses. In an afternoon design...

Congratulations to juniors Camryn Honkomp, Josh Vaughan, and Ariana Thomas for recently completing Wash U School of Medicine’s Saturday Scholars program and Mizzou Med School’s Excellence in Learning program. They now have exceptional experience in clinical rotations, cadaver dissection, and medical research. What diligence and dedication, future doctors!...