Every class at Nativity Prep is named for someone; in the early days, the classes were named after Jesuit saints, nowadays classes are named after local heroes. Grade 5 has just been named to honor Benjamin Baker, former city planner, staunch advocate of education and literacy, and committed to the development of the city of…
Read More →Barry Hynes, School Founder
In 2000 Barry Hynes had a clear vision about transforming the lives of boys in New Bedford with a tuition free independent school. Watch this video to learn more.
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Welcome, Aleisea Guzman, Art Teacher
Nativity Prep is so pleased to welcome Aleisia Guzman to the Nativity community. She started as a full time teacher at the beginning of November. Aleisia had been teaching at Keith Middle School in New Bedford for the last six years. A native of New Bedford, she spent her youth in Florida and returned to…
Read More →Congratulations Briggs Class 24′!
This past weekend Nativity Prep closed out the school by acknowledging and celebrating the graduation of the 8th grade Briggs Class of 2024. These ten students have grown both as students and as people over the past four years at Nativity. They were the first class to start at Nativity during the COVID-19 global pandemic…
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