The Crossing received a generous grant from USA Funds/Strada Education Network in April 2016 to expand micro-business opportunities and to develop the Business Development Class and Spark Candle operations at Crossing campuses around the State. As a result of this partnership, Crossing students have learned valuable...
His name is Rudy. His tough guy exterior seems intimidating until you hear him talk. He’s soft spoken and polite – the kind of guy who says “yes ma’am” and “no sir”. He moves among the Crossing students he works with giving warm greetings, a...
National Reentry Week is April 24-30 and highlights the need to prepare those who have paid their debt to society for opportunities beyond the prison gates and the need to address the obstacles to successful reentry. A prisoner walks out of the doors of the jail...
He enters the classroom with his head down, earbuds in, shoulders hunched –his whole body is a flashing neon light that says “DON’T TALK TO ME.” The teachers in the room call out his name and wish him a good morning, but the only response...
As an alternative school, most of the Crossing’s strength lies in the intangibles. We create an environment built on relationships with students, an environment where students who struggle in a traditional setting know and feel that they can succeed. We meet our goals of empowering...
We call the Crossing an alternative high school like it exists in a different universe (and in many ways it does), but what people don’t often realize is that this alternate universe is grounded in strong relationships with public schools and their administrators. Because public...
Mother Teresa once said “Do small things with great love.” The volunteers at the Kokomo Crossing are living this out week by week and day by day with students by preparing a hot meal, offering hugs, tutoring, babysitting, and inviting students into their homes. Small things. Students have...
We love to talk about our work at the Crossing. Seeing transformation in the lives of students is a powerful thing and sharing those stories is one of the unofficial perks of being an employee. But we’re not the only ones – students are eager...
At the Crossing we don't just want to talk about change and transformation. We want to be a part of the effort that creates that physical transformation in our students and in our communities. We want our students to have the opportunity to take pride...
What do we do at the Crossing? Our mission statement says we empower struggling students to become contributing members of their communities through academics, job training, and faith based mentoring. Ohhhhh, that. …And how does “that” work, exactly? We empower struggling students. Kids who have a hard time learning...