Posted by Justin Calderone on Friday, January 12, 2018
Giant Eagle, one of the largest retailers in America, is thrilled with Rickayla, their Nazareth Prep intern.
"Rickayla is very intelligent. She is an asset to my department. She really focuses on understanding her work and asks great questions. We are fortunate to have her with us" Giant Eagle wrote in a statement to Nazareth Prep.
The Nazareth Prep internship program gives our students the rare opportunity to learn real-world skills working in some of Pittsburgh's top companies. The... Read More
Posted by Justin Calderone on Friday, January 12, 2018
Nazareth Prep teacher Marlee Flaherty recently won a trip to Spain through the Classrooms Without Borders program. According to the Classrooms Without Borders site "CWB is a premier provider of experiential, extended-term professional development for teachers in the metropolitan Pittsburgh region. Offering unique travel experiences enriched with academic literature and direct application to classroom instruction, CWB prides itself on offering comprehensive seminars with a breadth and depth of... Read More
Posted by Justin Calderone on Thursday, December 21, 2017
Deloitte Consulting, the largest tax and audit firm in the world, is thrilled with Bre, their Nazareth Prep student intern.
"Bre has been a wonderful addition to our team" said Erica Scott, Deloitte intern supervisor. "She is smart and has a good attitude, and she thoroughly completes her workload. Lately, she has been helping our marketing department with researching names and addresses of CFO’s and CEO’s in the greater Pittsburgh area. This research will help them send out invitations for an... Read More
Posted by Justin Calderone on Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Freshman Justice Pennix and Junior Kiarah Mitchell Eighty four hard working students from Nazareth Prep received an early Christmas present last night at Ross Park Mall.
The students, who earned a place on the honor roll or were close to honor roll, were treated to a shopping spree at Champ's Sports. Each student received a $200 gift card to the store, which was delivered by Pittsburgh Steeler Antonio Brown. The gift cards were provided by the Steelers, United Way and Champs Sports.
Despite... Read More
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Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Take a look at the December Newsletter to learn more about what is going on at Nazareth Prep this month. Stories include:
A message from the Head of School
An update about our class of 2018
A look at our Students' of the Month
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Posted by By: Justin Calderone on Monday, December 18, 2017
Nazareth Prep students Henry and Lamont knew they were getting an exciting opportunity when they were hired to work at MARC USA, one of Pittsburgh’s largest advertising firms.
“Working for MARC USA makes me feel excited because I am working for a big company and learning skills that I can use in the future, like multimedia and music development. I’m not just doing busy work” Lamont said.
Henry, a senior at NCCP agrees “I’m working on spreadsheets and using technology to help advance the goals... Read More
Posted on Saturday, December 16, 2017
We Are Pleased to Share our Latest Annual Report
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Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2017
On November 16, 2017 the nuclear medicine technology majors at Robert Morris University (RMU), junior class sponsored a day of celebration with the students and faculty at NCCP at a Thanksgiving Dinner. The RMU students wanted to make a difference in the community and wanted to support as many people as possible and create a positive impact on the lives of others. This service learning project was funded through weeks of organized events to pay for this dinner. This event included a prayer... Read More
Posted on Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Every Friday, a group of socially-conscious Nazareth Prep juniors and seniors commute to Garfield for an entire morning of STEM-fueled, social justice themed making, building, and creating. Along with Ms. Jennifer Lanas and teaching artists, Ms. Shannon and Mr. Paul, the Assemble Activation Club builds the essential skills and dispositions that will help them to not only develop creative confidence today, but also co-power our students to become kind, ethical agents of change and leaders in the... Read More
Posted on Friday, October 13, 2017
Nazareth Prep was highlighted in the article, "Busting the Learning Boundary Between School and World" published on the Education Week Learning Deeply Blog.
Lisa Palmieri, a leader in Remake Learning, is now the head of Nazareth Prep, a small inner-city Catholic high school with a largely non-white, low income student body. The students at NCCP spend one day a week for all four years embedded with a local business. She told me that at the outset of her program, people doubted that these... Read More