Having visited many times during my years in St. Louis, a return visit to Crossroads College Preparatory School with conversation with Head of School Jason Heisserer was a highlight of my recent time in the city.
Founded as an independent middle school in 1974, Crossroads School (as it was known at the time) added high school grades in 1981. Today, Crossroads College Prep serves 223 students in grades 7-12.
A hallmark of the school is its inclusive culture as evidenced by a student body diverse in race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality and gender identity, and economic status — with more than 50% receiving need-based tuition assistance. The school mission states:
Crossroads College Preparatory School offers an academically challenging curriculum to a diverse and inclusive community of students in grades seven through twelve. Crossroads College Prep encourages its students to engage their imaginations in every endeavor, ranging from the sciences to the fine arts, and strives to develop respectful citizens, who apply scholarship, imagination, and critical thinking to civic and social responsibility in their communities and beyond.
A new addition to the school program and facilities is the Crossroads Makerspace, opened in December 2015. As a result, the school has created a new middle school robotics activity, an expanded role in the curriculum for makers and builders activities, an upper school introduction to engineering course, and direct instruction in design thinking for grades 7, 8 and 9.
What one aspect of Crossroads would my host most like to highlight for his ISACS colleagues? Says Jason:
The highlight of our school is our students. They are smart and good and committed to one another and to Crossroads.
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