Curious Parents Education Resources

The Crossroads School is a small, private, non-profit coeducational school for youngsters aged 5 to 15 whose learning profiles indicate average or above academic potential, but who process language differently and as a result have difficulty in conventional schools. Crossroads strongly believes that every person deserves the best opportunity for a superior education in a caring, supportive environment.

The curriculum at Crossroads is representative of traditional academic programs. The school employs a structured, multisensory, language-based approach and focuses directly on identifying learning strategies most suited to each student. The program builds upon the strengths each student possesses and provides intensive, individualized remediation in areas of weakness through small group and one-to-one instruction.
Our goals are:

To provide each student with genuine understanding of his or her own particular learning profile so that he or she may become a confident, self-advocating learner

To provide a strong academic foundation

To refer each student to a suitable school at the appropriate time

To help educate parents, teachers, and the larger community about learning differences and how best to work with and educate children with such differences

Total student/faculty ratio 3 to 1
Maximum student enrollment: 118
Classes of 4 to 7 students for reading and math instruction
Ungraded classroom groupings
Individual tutoring with a mentor teacher available when needed
Certified teachers, 70% with advanced degrees
$1.5 million educational wing added in 1997
Five-Week Summer School Program: June and July each year

Accredited by the Pennsylvania Association for Private Academic Schools (PAPAS) ;Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS)

The Crossroads School was created to address the unmet academic needs of children with language-based learning differences, such as dyslexia.
Program Features:
Language-based to improve reading and writing skills
Multisensory to increase each child's opportunities for learning
Individualized to work with each child's strengths and learning needs
Structured to provide each child with clear expectations of academic performance and behavior
Research-based instruction to give students the most effective learning strategies
Comprehensive academic curriculum offered to prepare students to return to a conventional classroom
Innovative language development program to improve communication skills
Crossroads Offers:
Kindergarten, Lower School and Middle School Programs
Full-day Diagnositc Kindergarten Program and Supplemental Afternoon Kindergarten Option
Individual tutoring with a mentor teacher available when needed
Five-Week Summer School Program: June and July each year
Parent education and community outreach programs

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008