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SCHOOL HISTORY
The present property site for Nativity of Our Lord School at Street and York Roads in Warminster was purchased by Cardinal O'Hara, who named Reverend John M. Healy the first pastor of the parish on May 9, 1956. One of Father Healy's first parochial duties was preparing for the opening of a parish school. Here, the children of the parish would receive their academic training enhanced by a knowledge and love of God. On May 5, 1957, ground was broken for the school building. Nativity School opened its doors for the first time on September 3, 1958, two short years after the founding of the parish. During this two year interim period, the children of Nativity of Our Lord were provided with their Catholic education by Saint John Bosco in Hatboro and Saint Joseph School in Warrington.
The new elementary school was staffed by three Sisters of Saint Joseph of Chestnut Hill and two lay teachers, quite a difference from the present-size faculty and administration!
The original building was actually a school-hall with the lower floor used as a church and the upper floor used as a school. In 1964, the first addition was erected. The present church was added to the west end of the school building, and the lower floor of the school-hall was made into eight additional classrooms and offices. In September, 1965, an extension was added to the east end of the building, opposite the church. Since then, the physical structure of the school has remained the same until 1988. Under the direction and foresight of the third pastor, Reverend William J.J. O'Donnell, a third addition was erected which provided needed classrooms and space for academic and administrative flexibility.
With an increasing student body requiring qualified teachers and a dwindling number of religious available to fill opening positions, the Sisters of Saint Joseph assumed the task of appointing a lay principal. In September, 1980, Susan E. Roche, now Susan E. Klunder, was named Principal of Nativity of Our Lord School and the first lay principal in the Archdiocese.
Nativity of Our Lord School owes its success - past, present, and future - to those who have not been afraid to recognize a need and to work to realize its fulfillment. May its history endure!
mission statement
We are a Catholic School Community primarily serving the suburban people of Warminster, Jamison, Richboro and Churchville under the guidance and direction of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the pastor of Nativity of Our Lord Parish. We provide self-contained and departmentalized instruction employing flexible grouping and cooperative learning. While striving to motivate students toward self-learning and the ability to work with and learn from others, we emphasize the student's relationship with God and His people. We maintain high academic standards and a commitment to Christian values which includes service to both the local and world communities.
school philosophy
The faculty of Nativity of Our Lord is committed to supporting our parents, who are the primary educators of their children, by encouraging the awareness of God's presence in the children's lives through the reinforcement of the morals and values taught in the home. We envision ourselves as giving our children a wealth of experiences, concepts, and information that help them to enjoy the wonders of life now and attain the fullest development of their human potential in future years.
In all these undertakings, we recognize and affirm that the development of the child must be a partnership among faculty, parents, and the entire Church community. We share mutual responsibility for the success of these educational endeavors which build up not only our school community but the entire Body of Christ. We believe that to succeed in the classroom we need the cooperation of homes where virtue is practiced, serious study is encouraged, and the authority of the school is supported.