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Crossroads Academy

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Introduction[edit]

Crossroads Academy is an independent day school in Lyme, New Hampshire, for students in grades kindergarten through eight. Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) [1] and a member of the Independent School Association of Northern New England (ISANNE) [2], Crossroads currently enrolls more than 140 students and employs more than 40 faculty and staff from within a 50-mile radius.

History[edit]

Crossroads Academy was founded in 1991 by Dr. Mary Beth Klee [3] with five teachers and fifteen students in grades K-3 at the Saint Denis Church in Hanover, New Hampshire. With its enrollment for the 1994–1995 school year tripling, Crossroads moved into a building at 95 Dartmouth College Highway in Lyme, New Hampshire [4]. From that point on the school added a grade per year, graduating its first eighth grade class in June 2000.

Curriculum[edit]

Crossroads Academy’s curriculum integrates the Core Knowledge and Core Virtues Programs [5]. The Core Knowledge Program is inspired by the work of educational reformer E.D. Hirsch, who established the Core Knowledge Foundation [6]. The Core Knowledge Foundation developed the Core Knowledge Sequence, a detailed outline of content in core subject areas that is integrated across grades K through 8 at Crossroads Academy. Crossroads Academy was the first independent school to adopt the Core Knowledge Sequence.

Character education at Crossroads Academy began with the Core Virtues [7] Program. Created by Dr. Klee as a complement to the Core Knowledge Program and piloted at Crossroads Academy, the Core Virtues Program emphasizes key virtues such as respect, responsibility, diligence, courage, and hope [8]. Literature, discussion, and service projects are used to reinforce the virtues.

References[edit]

1. “CIS Directory of Schools”. New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Independent Schools (CIS)

2. ISANNE

3. “Crossroads Gets $1 Million Boost for Financial Aid”. Valley News, January 21, 2014

4. “Valley Students to Present Research in Boston”. Valley News, January 16, 2017

5. “Well-Traveled Educator Returns to Granite State to Lead Crossroads Academy in Lyme”. Valley News, January 13, 2015

6. Core Knowledge Foundation

7. Core Virtues Foundation

8. “Crossroads Academy in Lyme”. Issuu website. Here in Hanover, spring 2014

External links[edit]

1. Crossroads Academy


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