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A Mission-Driven Education
Our mission: North Cross School is an independent, nonsectarian, college-preparatory school located in Roanoke, Virginia, that serves children from early childhood (age 3) through twelfth grade. ​North Cross provides a rigorous academic curriculum, competitive with the best college-preparatory schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

While we explicitly recognize the importance of intellectual development and academic achievement, we also strive to promote personal integrity, empathy, and responsibility to self and community. Through this, our graduates will act as leaders in the local and global communities, persons of intellectual and moral courage, and scholars in the service of others.

​North Cross School is proudly an inclusive environment.
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Voted The Roanoker's Platinum Private School and Preschool for four years running.

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SPEAK UP.
​All students are required to present in front of an audience beginning in Lower School. From reading a book report aloud in class to presenting their first PowerPoint in front of an audience, from talent shows to delivering research in front of the entire Upper School, speaking in public creates self-confident, articulate individuals.
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SEE THE MATH. 
​Our Lower School Singapore Math program is a curriculum that emphasizes not just the 'how' of math, but the 'why.' Using visuals that represent different quantities, students learn to see the individual parts of a problem and how each can move to manipulate equations.
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BE A FRIEND.
Our campus has students from age three through nineteen. Our senior buddy program, where a senior is paired with a four-year-old in Junior Kindergarten, is just one example how we’ve maximized opportunities for students to learn from one another.​ On a larger scale, we encourage students to dive into unknown territories, take on travel, community service and outside mentorship opportunities to make the most from their student experience.
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MASTER YOUR PASSION.
An Upper School student can choose one or more concentrated courses of study in the Fine Arts, Global Studies and/or STEM fields, which lead to special designation(s) on their transcript upon graduation. In the Middle School, the self-paced No Ceilings English program makes the most of eager readers. Students can not only find what they love, but master it.
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JOIN IN.
All children should be allowed to benefit from the character building and physical activity afforded to them by team sports, regardless of skill level. Lower Schoolers have P.E. daily and all Middle and Upper Schoolers may participate in team sports without tryouts—but it doesn't seem to hurt the number of championships we win. Sports not your thing? There are plenty of other ways to find your tribe.
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GET CREATIVE.
​In order to encourage creative expression in our students, a wealth of opportunities exist in each division. Whether it's through studio art classes, chorus, band, theatre, or design, our students have an eye, ear, and voice for the arts.
COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 2020

An extraordinary campus
to support an extraordinary community.

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Explore this site and discover some of the unique qualities that help our students become truly exceptional people. However, the only way you can truly experience our dedicated faculty, innovative curricula and warm environment is to visit. We encourage you to call or email us to set up an appointment with our Admissions team, or fill out an inquiry and we'll get in touch with you.
4254 COLONIAL AVENUE
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA 24018
HOURS: M-F; 8AM-4PM
MAIN: 540.989.6641
FAX: 540.989.7299
David Lake, Admission Director
​DLAKE@NORTHCROSS.ORG