About Nativity Academy

Nativity Academy at St. Boniface was opened in August 2003 as a private, preparatory middle school. It seeks to impart to its students the very best spiritual ideals, moral values, knowledge, learning skills, discipline, character formation and personal care. The school is a co-institutional setting with boys and girls in single-sexed classrooms. The staff is a mix of full-time teachers and committed volunteers. They provide unwavering motivation and support and encourage each student to realize his or her full human potential as a productive member of society and as a leader and role model in family and community. Each student receives the opportunity for a middle school education which will enable him or her to pursue an excellent secondary education leading to college and a professional career.

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Nativity's Mission Statement

Nativity Academy at St. Boniface is a private middle school in the Catholic tradition. It uses a proven education model to provide an excellent education, both in and beyond the classroom, for at risk children in Metro Louisville.

Its mission is: . . . . . to evoke a passion for learning in its students so that each child may reach his/her potential.

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The Nativity Model

• Quality education: academic, physical, social, moral and spiritual development

• For students of low-income families who would not otherwise have access to such an education

• Not tuition driven

• Faith-based

• Small classes

• Extended day

• Extended year

• Parental involvement

• Support during the high school years

• For more information on the Nativity Model go to www.nativitymiguelschools.org

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The Student Schedule

Nativity Academy at St. Boniface is an extended day and an extended year school. Because of this extended day, the Academy provides students with breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack. In addition, students are required to attend a summer session and occasionally Saturday programs which supplement the academic program and co-curricular activities.

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What Does Faith-Based Mean?

As a faith-based school, Nativity Academy recognizes that each person is created by God and is a unique reflection of God’s presence in the world. It seeks to motivate and encourage students through the Judeo-Christian values of respect for all people, reverence for the created world, and the universal human desire for peace and justice. Because it is governed by a collaboration of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and the Xaverian Brothers, Nativity Academy at St. Boniface teaches formal religion classes within the Catholic tradition. While all students will take Catholic religion classes and participate in ecumenical and Catholic prayer services, students are encouraged to regularly attend and actively participate in the church of their families’ denomination. Nativity Academy seeks to support and promote students’ growth as persons of faith with strong moral principles.

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Our Non-Discrimination Policy

Nativity Academy at St. Boniface will not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of sex, race, religion, nationality or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, its admission, financial, athletic policies, or other school administered programs.

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Our Curriculum

Our academic program is based on the curriculum of the Archdiocese of Louisville which prepares students for admission to Catholic secondary schools. In addition to the core academic subjects, our experiential learning component includes field trips, workshops and guest speakers. At Nativity Academy all students take the following subjects: language arts, mathematics, religion, physical education, science, social studies, literature, health, computer skills and the arts. The extended day schedule allows for co-curricular activities, study hall and tutoring. A mandatory summer program provides continuity in academic studies and additional opportunities in sports, arts and crafts and visits to the broader civic community.

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Graduate Support Program

• Maintaining Contact with Student during High School

• Working with High School Counselors

• Arranging any required tutoring

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Our Administrative Staff

• Executive Director: Sr. Paula Kleine-Kracht

• Principal: Bob Morris M.Ed.

• Director of Extended Care: Ozell Wilson

• Director of Development: Kathey Sanders

• Director of Graduate Support: Ozell Wilson

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Faculty and Program Staff

• List faculty and program staff with phone numbers and email addresses

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Our Corporate and Foundation Benefactors

Barr Foundation
Brown-Forman
Cralle Foundation
Daniel Pitino Foundation
Gannett Foundation
GE Employee Community Fund
Horn Foundation
King Foundation for Social Justice
Loretto Special Needs Fund
McDonald’s Corporation
National City Bank
Nel S. Morrision Charitable Trust
Paradis Foundation
PNC Bank
PNC Broadway Bank Louisville
Republic Bank & Trust
Rotary Foundation of Prospect/Goshen
SC Ministry Foundation
SCN Ministry Fund
UPS Foundation
Women’s Club of Louisville
Woosley Charitable Foundation

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Sponsoring Congregations

Ursuline Sisters of Louisville
Xaverian Brothers

Board of Directors

Jim Ackerson		Gary Keibler
Finance Manager		Owner
UPS Airlines		Gary Keibler & Associates
Gary Boice		Frank Klein
CEO, Boice Enterprises LLC		Senior Therapeutic Specialist
		Pfizer
Garry Burry
Financial Representative		Paula Kleine-Kracht, OSU
Northwestern Mutual		Executive Director
		Nativity Academy at St. Boniface
Maureen Coughlin, SCN
Representative for the		Bob Meyer
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth		Sales Manager
		Advantage Sales & Marketing
Alice Cowley, R.N., M.S.N.
Community Volunteer		Becky Phillips
		CPA
Ed Driscoll, CFX		Chilton & Medley PLC
Representative for the
Xaverian Brothers		Mike Pollio
		Commissioner
Erin Faulkner		Mid-South Conference
Member, St. Boniface Parish
		Mary Robertson
Liz Ferguson		Teacher
Resource Development Officer		JCPS
Frazier Historical Arms Museum
		Debra Walton
Charlie Francesconi
Executive Director
St. Vincent de Paul Society		Margaret Wright
		Retired JCPS Teacher & Principal
Kathy Gahm
Member, St. Boniface Parish
Tim Hagerty
Member, Frost Brown Todd LLC
Reverend Timothy Hogan
Pastor, St. Boniface
Jo Ann Jansing, OSU
Representative for the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville
		Revised: August 8, 2006

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History of the school including the following:
Sponsoring Religious Orders

Ursuline Sisters of Louisville
Xaverian Brothers

A link to the church:
www.stbonifacechurch.com

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