A Few Words About Us

Welcome to St. Mary Nativity Catholic School! I am proud and passionate about the students and community we serve and the educational experiences we provide. I look forward to this school year and hope this website will provide relevant, timely, and useful information about our many exciting programs and events.

St. Mary Nativity Catholic School offers classes for preschool through grade eight. St. Mary Nativity community provides a safe environment of health and wellness where each individual is respected as a child of God. This school year we will continue our efforts to improve student achievement. Accelerating student achievement is our priority, and our teachers and support staff have been diligently working all summer to prepare for your children to arrive!

I believe that great schools are a result of great teachers, staff, parents, and community members. Our goal is to help grow our purposeful community through collective efficacy, communication, professional development, and collaboration with all stakeholders to continue building and fostering the tremendous
culture embedded at St. Mary Nativity School. Pope Francis states, “As educators, you are called to nurture the desire for truth, goodness, and beauty that lies in the heart of each individual, so that all may learn how to love life and be open to the fullness of life.” I look forward to working with all of you, the educators of your children, to help achieve our common mission and vision with the ultimate goal of helping each other to live purposeful lives.

We highly encourage and expect parents and community members to be engaged in our school as partners in educating our students. Parents and community members have the opportunity to participate on the school board and our Parent Knight Organization. Our PKO does an excellent job supporting the students and staff at St. Mary Nativity.

Our Catholic faith is the source of all we do, and students are immersed in a faith-filled practice. From actively participating in prayer services and masses to sacramental prep. Service leadership is important and St. Mary Nativity School students embrace and live out their Catholic faith.   Thank you very much for visiting St. Mary Nativity Catholic School’s website. I look forward to an opportunity to serve you and your child.

Yours in Christ,
Dr. Elias Alonzo
Principal

“Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6

Contact Info
St. Mary Nativity Catholic School
  • 702 N. Broadway St. Joliet, IL 60435
  • (815) 722-8518
  • info@stmarynativity.org