The Crossroads School is a public, tuition-free charter middle school operated by Living Classrooms Foundation on its East Harbor Campus through a contract with the Baltimore City Public School System. The school, which opened its doors in September 2002, draws students from five East Baltimore elementary schools, and currently serves 150 students in 6th through 8th grades. These students come from poverty stricken neighborhoods, where each of the surrounding middle schools is on the "reconstitution eligible" list for schools that are in danger of being reorganized by the Maryland State Department of Education. Of our current student population, 89% are Title I students, and are therefore eligible for free or reduced lunches.

The Crossroads School prides itself on being a "school of choice" whereby students, families, and teachers choose to be a part of the Crossroads educational community.   The curriculum focuses on the fundamentals of reading, writing, and math with a hands-on, interdisciplinary approach.   Technology, cooperative learning, critical thinking, and real-world application of knowledge are also considered to be fundamental to the core curriculum. As we become more well-known in the community, local families are beginning to realize the positive results coming out of The Crossroads School.

The Crossroads School is already showing extremely strong results for students. With continued community support, this effective school can continue to benefit the lives of our students and provide a meaningful, enriching alternative to low-performing area schools.

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Attention Crossroads School Advisory Board Members! The next advisory board meeting for The Crossroads School will be held on Thursday, August 14, 2008 from 4:00pm-5:30pm at The Crossroads School, 802 S. Caroline Street Baltimore, MD 21231. The meeting will be held in the Great Room of the Weinberg Education Center.