Crossroads College Preparatory School is excited to announce the receipt of two grants from the Innovative Technology Education Fund (ITEF) to support our groundbreaking 5th Day Program. These grants are a significant step in our journey to refine and enhance our innovative educational practices. Design Thinking Discovery Visit at OneStone Lab51 School As part of the first grant, a team...

Crossroads College Preparatory School is thrilled to announce that it has been accepted to deliver two presentations at the upcoming ISACS Conference—a remarkable achievement that reflects the school’s commitment to innovative educational practices. This rare opportunity allows Crossroads to showcase its progressive approaches to wellness and education alongside other leading institutions. Creating Space for Wellness: Unlocking the Mind-Body Connection This...

As the new school year unfolds, we are thrilled to welcome Karsen Jurenka and Jasmin Ceric to the Crossroads community as valuable additions to our faculty team. Karsen Jurenka joins us as a social studies teacher, bringing a passion for history and a commitment to fostering critical thinking skills among students. With a focus on creating engaging learning experiences, Karsen...

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 people, and spotting sloths. Thank you to our passionate language teachers for making this trip possible, and our adventurous students who are becoming wonderful global citizens. International (and local!)...

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...

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....

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...

Crossroads has had the incredible honor and opportunity to participate in Thinksgiving, a one day only event hosted by Filament that pairs St. Louis nonprofits with teams from smart companies for an intensive day of creative problem solving and design thinking. We were incredibly lucky to be paired with the team “IdeATE this Feast” from Maritz, a passionate group of incredibly...

On Thursday night, the Crossroads Family Organization (CFO) helped provide our Faculty with a delicious meal during their late evening of Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences. These conferences provide an essential opportunity for parents, students, and teachers to be actively in conversation about intentionally supporting each other. However, they become an incredibly long day for our already hardworking teachers! Thanks to Dana Salony,...

Diana Corey, Mandarin teacher in the World Languages Department, received a grant from The National Chinese Language Conference to help fund Chinese language and culture events that connect St. Louis area schools and the general public. Diana has created a virtual Karaoke Competition for Chinese language learners – with submissions open from January 9th through February 23rd. Students of Mandarin...