NativityMiguel Model
Nativity Preparatory School of Wilmington is a member of the NativityMiguel Network of Schools, a confederation of 64 schools located throughout the nation. Each participating school adheres to the same set of universal standards.
- Faith-Based
A NativityMiguel School is explicitly faith-based in its mission and programming.
- Service to the Economically Poor and Marginalized
A NativityMiguel School offers financially accessible, not tuition-based education to students from low-income families in underserved communities and reflects the faith, culture, and racial demographics of the local community.
- Holistic Education
A NativityMiguel School addresses the academic, physical, social, emotional, moral, and spiritual needs of the student; it promotes the growth of the student in all areas.
- Partners with the Family
A NativityMiguel School involves the family and the student’s other support systems in the education of the child and provides opportunity for the growth of the support system.
- Extended Day and Year
A NativityMiguel School extends the hours and days that a student is in session, offering additional structured opportunities for learning, enrichment, and growth.
- Commitment Beyond Graduation
It is the expectation that all students in a NativityMiguel School will graduate from high school and go on to post-secondary education. A NativityMiguel School offers a Graduate Support Program that eases a graduate’s transition into high school, maintains a connection with all graduates during high school, advocates for our students, assists in preparing the student for graduation and post-secondary education, and tracks the growth and achievement of all graduates.
- Effective Administrative Structure
A NativityMiguel School is governed by an effective administrative structure that includes a strong board comprised of leaders committed to the financial and academic sustainability of the school and a working administrative team, based on the president/principal model that attends to the operational and educational stability as well as the vitality of the school.
- On-going Assessment and Inquiry
A NativityMiguel School engages in a process of ongoing assessment and inquiry that assists the staff in providing a quality middle school education that will prepare students for success in high school, post-secondary education, and beyond.
- Participation in the Network
A NativityMiguel School is an active participant in the collaboration, support, and development of the NativityMiguel Network.
