Nativity Jesuit Academy Celebrates Above-Average Testing Scores

The NativityMiguel model works. We are proud to amplify the accomplishments of Nativity Jesuit Academy to illustrate how.

NJA has impeccable graduation rates, but its students also have incredible ACT scores. Over the past 4 years, Nativity Alumni have produced an average ACT score of 20. The national average ACT score is 19.4, and the national average for Latino students is 18.1. That is something to celebrate.

Our small, independent schools provide the environment for our students to produce big, life-changing results.

Keep up the great work, Nativity Jesuit Academy!

San Miguel Graduates Travel to Homestead, Florida

For five days this summer, a group of San Miguel Providence graduates, all current high-schoolers, participated in a service trip to Homestead, Florida, where they volunteered at the Little School, a new Lasallian school that serves more than 20 local migrant families. Three San Miguel staff members accompanied our young men.  The second annual service trip to Homestead was funded by a generous donor.

The six San Miguel graduates assisted with the school’s summer camp and created afternoon lessons and workshops for the children, taking as their theme “Around the World in 80 Days.”  Their plans included making country flags, playing bingo de futbol, and leading a soccer elimination game called Four Corners, all while serving as good role models for the children.  After the week of activities, the San Miguel alumni reflected on the joys and challenges of teaching, having gained a new perspective on their own educational journeys.

The graduates lived in community, doing chores and preparing their meals each evening, fully immersing in the week of service.  One highlight of the trip came when they joined three Christian Brothers at the Homestead Brothers’ community for dinner and an evening of stories.

Service and social justice are core principles of a Lasallian education.  This trip, the second such collaboration between San Miguel Providence and the La Salle Educational Center in Homestead, Florida, allowed these graduates the opportunity to show their faith in action.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month Across the Coalition

We are proud to join our member schools in celebrating the history, the culture, and the many contributions of Hispanic Americans. Through milestones achieved in every genre from music, to science and mathematics, to art and literature, and even food, Hispanic Americans and those of Latin American descent have made an indelible impact on our country that is worthy of recognition.

We invite you to join us this month in celebrating those accomplishments.