Basketball Training, Academic Tutoring & Mentoring, and College & Career Readiness Program
The Crossover Program
During the school year, the Crossover schedule emphasizes academics, athletics and mentoring. During the summer, although we maintain athletic training and academic efforts, we shift gears and focus more heavily on mentoring and life exposure. We provide experiences that can shape the students’ vision about what is possible in their own education and careers. We change their summers from idleness to purpose-driven experience, from present-oriented thinking to future-driven exposure, skill development, and dream building.
The most important factor in the success of a child or teen after parental influence is his motivation, his drive to work for something, his “want to!” Finding the key to that kind of motivation is tricky but essential, especially with at-risk children and teens. Young people have an abiding need to belong, to be liked within their peer group, and to feel accepted by those around them. Our Crossover kids are also highly attracted to the popular culture surrounding basketball and athletics. At the same time, however, many kids experience inconsistency, uncertainty, and failure on a daily basis. A strong relevant role model and a pervasive positive culture for success are needed – a new paradigm, one that taps into the kids’ hunger for belonging and consistency, reduces uncertainty, and mitigates failure. In this way, a new roadmap for excellence develops, leading to a deeper, more intrinsic life-changing type of motivation.
Many Crossover kids possess alpha personalities. Tough walls have been erected around their hearts. They need a powerful force for good to love them and guide them toward their best selves. They need the help of Crossover! Crossover is a family of belonging, striving, and achieving that provides a positive, life-building community of peer acceptance and approval.
Basketball
The Crossover basketball training program consists of weekly scheduled training and games/tournaments. Crossover Mission draws participants from elementary, middle school and high school. Training and games are year-round and our commitment to our students/players is long-term and continual.
Level 1: Beginners
Level 2: Intermediate
Level 3: Advanced
Please refer to the calendar for the latest updated basketball schedule.
Students will receive transportation from school to basketball practice/academic tutoring on their scheduled day. On other days of the week, transportation to and from basketball is the responsibility of the family.
Both academic tutoring and basketball practice are taking place at the Crossover Basketball Center:
4425 US Highway 1
Vero Beach, FL 32967
Academic Support/Mentoring
The Crossover Academic Mentoring Program is aimed at academic empowerment and weekly and daily accountability for students elementary through high school.
Students are required to attend the Crossover Center one day per week where they will meet with their mentor, receive academic support and/or work through the Crossover online training programs. If a student is failing a class, or has below a 2.0 GPA, parents will be encouraged to have a conversation with the academic staff to discuss additional academic support.
Tutors will be matched with student athletes at the beginning of the year and work with students for a minimum of one hour per week, on an assigned day, throughout the school year.
Academic Mentoring is also focused on developing growth mindsets, character development, etiquette, confident self-expression, and exposure to the broader world. Our mentors consist of program staff, our coaches, and our outside volunteers. Click on the “For Mentors” tab to join us!
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- Mondays:
Academic tutoring after school for High School followed by Elementary School until basketball practice. The Crossover van picks up at the high school and several elementary schools. - Tuesdays:
Academic tutoring and basketball practice after school for Middle School students followed by Elementary School students. - Wednesdays:
Academic tutoring and basketball practice after school for Middle School students and St. Edwards School students. - Thursdays:
Academic tutoring and basketball practice after school for Middle School students.
- Mondays:
All absences must be called in to the Crossover Center. More than 3 unexcused absences (Basketball or Academic Tutoring) per quarter may result in dismissal from the program for the remainder of the quarter. Re-admittance to the program will require an in-person interview and only if space allows.
Make-up Tutoring/Academic Absence
To arrange a make-up academic tutoring session or report an academic absence contact the office.
772-257-5400
College Bound and Career Readiness Program
For all Crossover students
in grades 8 – 12.
The Crossover Mission College Bound and Career Readiness Program harnesses our motivated students, families, and mentors by giving them the tools needed to clearly navigate the steps to high school graduation and develop a roadmap for a meaningful career. Students and their parents will have the ability to explore and build an individualized college and financial aid plan with the assistance of Crossover Mission staff.
For many of our families and students, the chance to attend college or university is a source of hope and a lifelong dream. Though research shows that most high school students aspire to attend college, most have not adequately prepared for college academically or financially enough to be successful. In addition, because many of our Crossover Mission families are the “first in family” to attend college, or to graduate high school, they often do not have the experience with the daunting and overwhelming process of applying to college and for financial aid.
Our families need to know that planning for college BEGINS in middle school and should continue systematically through high school.
- High school course planning
- High school graduation requirements
- Resume building
- Career exploration
- College research
- College application advice
- FAFSA/financial aid tutorials
- Local job exploration
Transportation to the Crossover Center:
Due to the various transportation needs of our students and COVID-19, please call to see if we can arrange pick-up from school for your student.
If we cannot arrange pick-up from school, he/she is still eligible for the program but will need to arrange transportation to the Crossover Center. Scheduled students will receive transportation from school to basketball practice/academic tutoring on the day(s) they are scheduled to attend.
Students must be picked up promptly at 5:45 after basketball practice.
“There is not a Black America and a White America and a Latino America and Asian America – there is the United States of America.”