Fun Night

Every student is invited to participate in “Fun Nights” at school on Friday evenings. At Fun Nights, Nativity faculty members play games and conduct activities with the students, giving the boys an opportunity to relax and get to know each other in a purely social setting, free of academic pressures. The Student Council is periodically designated to plan special Fun Nights with various themes, including sports competitions and musical performances.

Field Trips

Nativity Prep field trips, scheduled for most Saturdays during the school year, are designed to add cultural, educational, and community service elements to the program. These trips introduce students to educational and historical sites, monuments and cultural institutions in the area, and give them opportunities to become involved in service work. They are designed to offer a learning experience in which students and members of the community can build ties of friendship and Nativity spirit together. All field trips provide an active learning experience for each student that reinforces classroom instruction with hands-on activities. Recently we have visited the Fuller Craft Museum to view socially conscious modern art, the Museum of Science, and the New Bedford Whaling Museum. More adventure-oriented trips include rock climbing, nature hikes, mountain biking, as well as a trip to an interactive Egyptian tomb adventure in Boston.

While most field trips are optional, every student is required to take part in designated community service field trips, which occur once a quarter for each grade level. Part of Nativity’s mission is to reinforce the awareness that much has been given to Nativity students and faculty, and that much is therefore expected of them in return, through service to others in the community. Service trips range from cleaning up the local shoreline, to Operation Clean Sweep, to cooking for bake sales.