We were so lucky to have a panel of four attorneys visit yesterday for our Courts and Trials 5th Day course. They answered insightful student questions about the Missouri and St. Louis criminal justice systems and their own law careers. Many many thanks to our visiting attorneys – Jim Guest (parent of alumni Andrew ‘19 and Claire ‘21) and Tori...

Our STL Houses 5th Day course, led by Bryan Pannill, went on a bus tour of the Delmar Divide led by the Missouri History Museum. The week prior, guest Doug Finer, Chief Counsel at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Washington University in St. Louis School of Law graduate, helped students complete a timeline of housing policies...

Our middle school recently prototyped a 5th Day experience. Students were challenged with a design task to land a new drink on a grocery store shelf in our area. Middle Schoolers experimented with flavor profiles in science class, printed 3D cans at MADE in their Makerspace class, pitched and voted on can cover designs, created final names, designs, and flavors,...

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...