CrossRoad is a ten-day academic summer institute that prepares high school juniors and seniors to make big life decisions and invites them to connect with the Orthodox Christian theological and spiritual tradition in a deep and meaningful way.
June 9 – June 19, 2023
Boston, MA
*Session Full
June 23 – July 3, 2023
Boston, MA
*Session Full
July 5 – July 15, 2023
San Francisco in
Marin County, CA
*Limited Availability
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July 22 – August 1, 2023
Chicago, IL
*Limited Availability
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CrossRoad offers a space for young people to form authentic and lifelong friendships, ask hard questions, and explore their calling as an Orthodox Christian in the 21st century. We will now host this summer two sessions on the campuses of Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, MA, one at North Park University in Chicago, IL, and we are excited to return to our newest campus hosted at Dominican University of California.
There is a tuition fee for the 2023 CrossRoad Summer Institute of $900 for the ten-day session. This tuition fee represents less than 35% of the $2,500 actual cost to support each participant. In addition, cost of travel arrangements to and from Hellenic College are also the responsibility of the participant.
That stated, it is our CrossRoad policy that no accepted participant requesting financial aid will be turned away. For this reason, limited funds are available to assist participants who are unable to pay the full tuition fee.
Oftentimes parishes of accepted CrossRoad applicants provide full or partial financial aid. Please consider approaching your parish to see if they would be willing to help provide support. If you would like help drafting a request for support from your parish, please contact us.
We seek to meet the needs of each student and their family in regards to the cost of attending CrossRoad. Financial aid is available, please reach out to info@crossroadinstitute.org to learn more.
The following are our standard travel guidelines. These may be adapted for the 2023 season. We realize that for many participants, this is their first time traveling alone. We are extremely sensitive to the fact that it can be nerve-racking to send your child on a plane by his or her self and we work very hard to make this a stress-free experience.
All participants who travel by plane are asked to fly into a specified airport in the host city. We schedule our shuttles to pick up each participant no more than twenty minutes after their arrival time (allowing adequate time for participants to pick up their bags).
CrossRoad staff members greet participants directly at their baggage claim. The staff members wear uniform CrossRoad shirts and hold signs with the participants’ names. In the event that they do not see a staff member, they can call our office where we have staff manning the phone and communicating with the drivers constantly.
If you live within driving distance, your child can be dropped off by car on our campus during the allotted drop-off times.
Participant safety and security is of utmost concern to the staff here at CrossRoad. We have developed specific and detailed policies to ensure that your children remain safe on and off campus.
We do not have a medical staff on campus but each staff member undergoes CPR/First Aid training prior to the program. Additionally, all our campuses are situated minutes from some of the best hospitals and medical care.
At the time application forms are provided, parents may request copies of background checks and health care and discipline policies as well as procedures for filing grievances. Please reach out to program@crossroadinstitute.org for any needs.