To dream about creating a new world that is not teetering on the edge of total destruction and not work at it doesn’t make a peaceful world. –Corita Kent Learning by Heart Friends, My hope for Crossroads, St. Louis, our nation, and the world is that we cultivate moments of peace together as we approach this season of different holidays...

Friends, Last evening Crossroads hosted the Grand Opening for our Makerspace. Students and teachers were involved in the planning and execution of this event, and we hosted approximately 120 visitors. Most of these visitors were from our own community. We also hosted a few prospective families as well as guests from CBC High School, the Disruption Department (our fantastic consultants),...

On Nov. 14, six Crossroads middle schoolers completed in a First Lego League Robotics qualifying match.  The competition has several aspects: the Robot Game, which involves programming a Lego robot to accomplish specific missions on a playing field; the Project, which involves researching a problem related to this year’s theme (Trash Trek) and coming up with a solution; and Core...

Applications are rolling in and we are very excited to welcome new students and families. If you have a neighbor or friend who you believe would love it here, please encourage him/her to be in touch with our admission office ASAP. The deadline to apply for 9th grade is December 18, and the deadline to apply for all other grades...

High school varsity league begins today! All matches are on Wednesday.  Home matches begin between 3:30 and 4 pm.  We depart for away matches at 3:15 pm (2:45 for Alton, Belleville West).  Please contact Howard if you can help drive for any away match. December 2 @ Grand Center Arts Academy December 9 home vs. Vianney B December 16 bye...

Last week, ten students visited the St. Louis County Police Crime Laboratory in Clayton.  The students were hosted by Lt.. Dana Fulton of the St. Louis County Police.  We began our tour in the evidence room, and then proceeded to ballistics.  One of the ballistics experts showed the students how bullets were matched to a suspect’s gun.  We found the...

Friends, Two weeks ago, I shared a few thoughts on inclusivity and how it differs from diversity. Since that time, I have had several conversations with parents, with students, and with colleagues that have me thinking about what it means to extend inclusivity beyond how we identify ourselves individually to how we think and what we might believe as well. This...

Crossroads has a great showing at Lindbergh The Crossroads College Prep Chess Team finished strong at the recent Gateway Fall Open at Lindbergh High School.  The high school team was paced by 9th grader Emanuel Gerbi to a 2nd place team finish.  Manny finished 6th overall with three wins and one draw.  Teammates David (Jiacheng) Dong and Evan (Yuchuan) Chen...

Unable to attend Gala? Never fear! While Gala raised a record $155,000+, there are still ways for you to support the scholarship program. Many of our sign up parties still have spaces available: Drypoint Etching/Intaglio Printing – with Angela Hunter Knight December 3, 5:30-8PM – At XRDS – $50 per person Fly Fishing Experience with Howard Granok – $200 per...

Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything — Plato Our library is built on the knowledge that books are life and dreams all wrapped into a package that you can hold in your hand while your mind soars. Please help Crossroads students take flight through books by participating in the...