Adult Learning
Crosstown Learning Lab
Explore how we rethink high school—then reimagine your own.
The Crosstown Learning Lab is a space for educators, school leaders, and change agents to learn alongside Crosstown High’s practitioners about project-based learning, restorative culture, and student-centered design.
Free Resources
Curious about how to bring project-based learning to life in your classroom or school?
Join our email list to download the PBL Belief Wheel—a framework that highlights how to:
Center learning around authentic, real-world problems
Incorporate student voice and choice
Build in feedback, revision, and public exhibitions
Align projects with both academic content and transferable skills
Visit Us
Interested in visiting Crosstown High?
We welcome visits from educators, designers, and education leaders from around the world. Whether you're just getting started or deep into your journey, we’d love to host you. Choose from one of our upcoming learning opportunities, or request a curated visit.
Cost for visits:
We are committed to sharing what we’ve learned regardless of your organization’s ability to pay. We generally share a suggested price for visits and other adult learning experiences to help cover our planning and hosting time, but are happy to discuss fee reductions/waivers.
Upcoming Learning Opportunities
Show your Work!
During the day, go behind the scenes to see how project-based, competency-driven learning and a strong culture combine to create Crosstown High’s unique high school experience. Then join us in the evening as we open the doors to our community to share our work.
Two Options:
November 6, 2025: The evening event is “Backstage Pass,” a mini-exhibition and open house, designed to introduce students’ family members to what students are doing.
March 12, 2026: The evening event is “YETICON,” our biggest community event of the year, featuring both gallery-style installations and live presentations and performances.
Presentations of Learning
(Early May 2026 - exact dates TBA)
POLs are the highlight of the Crosstown High calendar! Students wrap up the school year by reflecting on how they’ve grown, inside and outside of the classroom, throughout their high school years. You’ll hear more about how we prepare students for POLs and sit in on several 12th-grade POLs.
Learn More About Our Mission & VisionWe are rethinking high school by advancing equity, building community, and doing meaningful work so that every learner can thrive.