Be boundless! Over the past three days, our middle schoolers embraced the spirit of adventure and discovery through our unique Boundless curriculum. This immersive experience allowed students to step outside their comfort zones, forge connections with classmates, and explore their expansive selves while having fun! The week was filled with memorable highlights, including a trip to CityGarden via the metro,...

Our Middle Schoolers close every year celebrating the community they have created and the ways they’ve grown as people at a camp retreat. This year, they’ve hiked to Panther Den, learned about ancient weapons, experienced local flora and fauna up close, and even had s’more fun!  They celebrated their return home with a Family Potluck Breakfast. Our Middle School has been quite formidable this...

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...

This semester, the Middle School Makerspace class at Crossroads College Prep took creativity and collaboration to the next level with a hands-on project that challenged their skills in engineering, physics, math, and artistry. The result? A custom-designed mini golf course that turned out to be a hit with both the designers and their peers. The project involved students working together...

An important part of our Back to School schedule are Middle School Boundless Days. Boundless Days are the first three days of school, during which we show our middle schoolers what it means to be Crossroadian. Sometimes, we must leave campus to form closer bonds and relationships. We find that there is immense potential in the disequilibrium a new, unfamiliar...

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,...

At Crossroads, we teach our students to think critically, solve problems creatively, and act with empathy. Building technology into our curriculum provides our students with greater opportunity to extend their learning in new ways, and a new opportunity for our middle schoolers will give them enhanced access to technology, enable their “digital citizenship,” and enhance social-emotional learning through greater connection with older...

Middle Schoolers spent the early part of the spring semester preparing for the annual science fair. Students displayed their projects and were judged by members of the St. Louis science community. Students showed acumen and creativity in developing, executing, and presenting their projects. As science teacher Sarah T notes “While the regional Science Fair is open to students across St....

Congratulations to the following students for their awards in this year’s Middle School Science Fair. Grand Prize: Ronak Mohanty, Soil Liquefaction Category Winners Anatomy and Physiology Trudy Cohen Neuroscience Tre Humphries Earth and Environmental Science Ronak Mohanty Consumer Products Sanai Todd Biology Jackson Turnage Engineering Hobie Wolff Food Science Nick Merlo Physical Science Oliver Floresca Department Awards Mathematics Trudy Cohen...

Again this year, middle school students spent their first three days of school on retreat at Camp Lakewood in Potosi, MO. For students at an urban school, says trip leader Mark Norwood, this time in nature “creates disequilibrium that invites change, reflection, and openness.” “We go away to get closer,” Mark says. “We start with relationships first. Relationship are key to the...