Athletics
As athletic competition promotes conditioning, character, leadership, and teamwork among the students, Nativity Prep sponsors various competitive teams throughout the school year. All students must participate in sports four days per week. While every effort is made to accommodate the interests of all students, space is limited on certain teams. Depending on the coaching expertise of the staff, the program will involve appropriate seasonal sports, including soccer, basketball, baseball, swimming, sailing/golf, cross country, and field games.
During winter sports, all students will be required to pass a swim test. New Bedford is a coastal town, and Nativity Prep believes that everyone should know how to swim. If the students are not able to pass the swim test, they will be given lessons from certified lifeguards on how to swim until they are able to pass the test.
Students are prohibited from playing on other sports teams outside of Nativity Prep’s during their first year at school in order to allow them to focus on their studies and to become more familiarized with the Nativity way of life.