Good Shepherd Nativity Mission School

About

Opened in 2001 as part of the vision of the late Fr. Harry Tompson, S.J., The Good Shepherd School provides an excellent education, paid for by benefactors

Story

Founded by Fr. Harry Tompson, S.J., in 2001, Good Shepherd School seeks to help economically disadvantaged children living in New Orleans by providing them with an extended-day, year-round, quality education integrated with personal, moral, and spiritual development. Provided by the generosity of benefactors, this exceptional educational opportunity will give these children the foundation needed to break free from the cycle of poverty into which they were born. Graduates of Good Shepherd School continue to receive academic guidance and social support through its Graduate Support Program.

Mission

The Good Shepherd Nativity Mission School, Inc., seeks to help low-income, urban youth in order to realize their fullest potential as productive members of society by providing them with an extended-day, year-round, quality education, integrated with personal, moral and spiritual development, and continued guidance during the students' further education.

The Judeo-Christian values which have inspired the Nativity model include a respect for the dignity and potential of each person, a responsibility to assist the poor and those in need, a strong sense of community within the one family of God, and the obligation to promote a society characterized by social justice. In this Nativity model, students are enrolled without regard to race, color, religion, or ehnicity.

Products

Extended-day, year-round, quality education, integrated with personal, moral and spiritual development, and continued guidance during the students' further education.