| Durham Nativity School |
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| Mission | |||
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mission of the Durham Nativity School (DNS) is based on the highly successful
model of other Nativity Network and Nativity Miguel Schools across the country
-- to help break the cycle of poverty through a quality middle school education
that will help empower each child to reach their full potential. DNS is committed to bringing an education to socio-economically disadvantaged and at-risk boys who might not otherwise have access to a quality education in East Durham. The school provides the boys with emotional, social, moral and intellectual support through small classes, an extended day and a year-round program. We consider our mission to be an eleven year process with our students. Our faculty and staff work to help our students become young men ready for the rigors of college preparatory high schools and, consequently colleges. Our Board of Directors has also adopted a high school tuition assistance program that will allow us to continue supporting our graduates that attend a college preparatory high school that does not offer a full scholarship. This funding will ultimately become an endowment fund that will subsidize their high school education when needed. In addition, the DNS Volunteer/Graduate Support Coordinator will continue to follow each graduate’s progress throughout his high school and college years in order to further emphasize our commitment to our students. It is our ultimate desire to have our DNS graduates return and serve this community following their college graduation. Our administration will continue to put forth our eleven year commitment to our student’s parents and would urge them to recognize that process with their ongoing parental/guardian support of volunteerism. In the non-sectarian Nativity model our students are enrolled without regard to race, color, religion or ethnicity, but all must qualify for the federal meal program. Above all, the boys and their families must be committed to our rigorous schedule. The school is not tuition driven, but completely dependant on private donation. We require active parental involvement and hire faculty and staff fully dedicated to our mission. Durham Nativity School is educates 15 boys in each middle school grade, 6-8. The program includes an extended day, college preparatory curriculum, community service, and athletics. DNS is faith-based but non-sectarian, and students will be enrolled without regard to race, religion, or ethnicity. The school has Spanish speaking staff. The Moylans, long-time Durham residents, were instrumental in the founding of the school. They have recruited a board with oversees the school and raises the funds necessary to operate the programs. The school’s website is very informative, and DNS has been featured in several local news reports. Some of these can be accessed through their website www.durhamnativity.org. Durham Nativity School 2101 Angier Avenue, Durham, NC 27703 PH: 919-680-3790, Fax- 919-680-3976 |
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| Opportunities | |||
| Maura
Sullivan is the volunteer coordinator, and is eager to give people a tour
of the school and introduce them to the volunteer needs (masullivan@durhamnativity.org).
These include tutoring, mentoring, assisting with mailings, helping out
in the front office, arranging field trips or guest speakers, coaching athletic
teams, substitute teaching, teaching min-series of classes. The school holds open houses for the community from time to time, and this is probably the best way to be introduced to the programs. |
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| CGS Contact | |||
| Chip Denton (PTDenton@trinityschoolnc.org) | |||
Page updated May 7, 2007.