Nazareth PrepProgressive Independent Catholic High School

Nazareth Prep is an innovative Independent Catholic high school focused on college and career readiness. Through our rigorous, personalized, college preparatory program and unique real-world internship program, students pursue their pathways to build future-ready skills.

About Us

Cultural Literacy* MathTheologyScience and EngineeringInternship ProgramLeadership SeminarModern LanguagesAdvisoryHealth/Physical EducationVisual and Performing ArtsTechnology EducationElectives

4 Credits4 Credits4 Credits3 Credits4 Credits4 Credits2 Credits2 Credits2 Credits1 Credits1 Credits4 Credits

Total Minimum: 32 Credits* Cultural Literacy is a blend between History and English

Graduation Requirements:

Internship ProgramBeginning freshman year, students work one day a week from September to May at some of Pittsburgh’s premier employers, completing tasks and projects typical of entry level employees. The professional setting provides students with experiences that reinforce skills introduced in the classroom: communication, delivering quality work, collaboration, and decision making. The internship program is inspired by established programs in 30 US cities including Boston, Cleveland, and New York.

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ENROLLMENTAFRICAN-AMERICAN

STUDENTSSTUDENT / TEACHER

RATIOZIP CODES

REPRESENTEDATHLETIC

PROGRAMS

Real World Rigorous

Students spend a minimum of two days a week o� campus, actively learning outside of the classroom through the Corporate Internship Program and at one of our educational partners. In addition to building workplace skills, students spread out across the city, through our network of educational partners and through �eld-based learning experiences, to regional historical and cultural sites.

Network Campus Program

Curriculum

23AVERAGE

ACT SCORE

140+INTERNSHIPPARTNERS

Seniors with qualifying GPAs can earn 12 or more credits, transferable to any 4-year college, through Community College of Beaver County, Community College of Allegheny County and La Roche College. Additionally, students may take college courses as an independent study through La Roche College’s Scholars Program.

Through our innovative curriculum and the partnership and guidance of multiple caring adults, we strive to develop future ready mindsets in our students. These mindsets will prepare students for careers within and beyond the Pittsburgh region in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, with a �rm liberal arts background.

Nazareth Prep engages in Project Based Learning. Our students work as a team to use and expand their local, national, and global understandings and skills to create authentic projects that answer dynamic, real world questions. Our school is on a trimester system, and at the end of each trimester students participate in an exhibition where they tie in everything they learn from their courses to answer real world questions. Mentors, community partners and parents are all invited to come view student exhibitions.

“Real-World” Rigorous Learning (RWR) is di�erent than traditional de�nitions of rigorous learning that focus on lecture-driven classes, AP classes and high-stakes multiple choice tests. RWR Learning is a proven way of education reform focused on combining skills like problem solving, critical thinking and writing into projects, student exhibitions and ePortfolios that mimic the real workplace and often times, graduate school! In RWR Learning, students often work in teams, on topics in non-linear ways clustered by themes like “revolution, social justice or energy.” Graduates of a RWR Learning school are typically more re�ned with public speaking skills, technology literacy and business etiquette.

This style of learning at Nazareth Prep has lead to the positive outcomes parents seek such as acceptance into colleges and universities, apprentice programs,increased student engagement, an attendancerate of 92% (compared to sending district schoolswith 60-80% ADA) and less than 5% suspension rate.

Head of School / Executive DirectorDr. Lisa Abel-Palmieri

Director of Admissions and Financial AidCassandra Brentley

Grades and assessment at Nazareth Prep take a variety of forms since we are a school focused on real-world rigorous learningthat includes project-based learning, internships and standard college preparatory curriculum. Through a variety of assessment forms such as projects, research, e-portfolios, exhibitions, standards-based grading and traditional exams, students are assigned grades.

Grades and Assessment

CEEB: 391-257

PrincipalJoe Oliphant

Coordinator of College and Career CounselingAaron Chapman

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AD

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SC

ALE 4

3

2

10

STANDARDBASEDSCORE

LETTER PERCENTAGEGPA

POINTS

A

A-B+

BB-

C+C

C-

D+

DD-

F

94-100

90-9387-89

84-8680-83

77-7974-76

70-73

67-69

64-6660-63

below 60

4.0

3.73.3

3.02.7

2.32.0

1.7

1.3

1.01.0

0.0Dual Enrollment

8235 OHIO RIVER BOULEVARD PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15202 | 412-307-0230 | NAZARETHPREP.ORG

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Post Graduate Plans

DIRECT TO EMPLOYMENT

PURSUE ACOLLEGE DEGREE

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