Diversity Archives - Crossroads College Preparatory School

Crossroads Goes to Panama!

June 29, 2024

Kristen McCullough and Diana Corey, Spanish and Mandarin teachers respectively, took a wonderful group of students to Panama this month! Their favorite adventures included touring a pineapple farm, dancing and playing soccer with the indigenous Emberá...

Clark Daggett, Former Head, on Why Crossroads?

May 21, 2024

Community Engagement

Diversity

Faculty

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...

Reflections from Former Head, Billy Handmaker

April 21, 2024

Community Engagement

Diversity

Faculty

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...

Black Arts Explosion

February 28, 2024

Our annual Black Arts Explosion, a celebration of Black identity and pride during Black History Month, is a culmination of what is truly powerful and meaningful about our community. Our Black Student...

Cultural Leadership

July 11, 2022

Diversity

Students

The Program Cultural Leadership seeks out middle and high school students to become advocates for social justice, equity, and just practices. This years class of 17 explored many strengths and oppressions of...

Pride Month + the Day of Silence 2022

April 15, 2022

Diversity

How Pride Month Began The LGBTQ Pride Month is always in June to commemorate the Stonewall riots of 1969. After being marginalized and threatened by police brutality, Americans with LGBTQ identities were...

DEIJ Opportunities

April 8, 2022

Diversity

Check out these Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice opportunities coming up this spring and summer in the community. Cultural Leadership High School Program August 2022 – August 2023 Cultural Leadership’s High School Leadership...

Black History is More Than a Month: A Message from Mark and Sarah

February 2, 2022

Diversity

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...

Students Explore Injustice for Fall Play

September 30, 2020

Arts

Diversity

On October 10, Crossroads students will take their talents outside our walls for an outdoor experience for this year’s Fall Play, Just Us: A Collection of Solo Performances on Themes of Justice...

Resources for Exploring Race and Racism with Your Family

August 30, 2017

Diversity

This list of resources was complied by Adelaide Eveleigh Lancaster, Co-Founder and Director of Community and Collaboration for We Stories, which “uses the power of children’s literature to create conversation, change and...