Summer Presentations - Judge Landry; LSU Med Students

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GSS summer students were afforded two special presentations this week from Judge Joseph Landry of New Orleans Traffic Court and from LSU Medical Students.  Judge Landry discussed the interworking of the court system and how to avoid traffic court.  The LSU Medical students taught a lesson on smell and how the brain recognizes smell. Thank you to Judge Landry and LSU Medical School for entertaining and educating the future of New Orleans.

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GSS Visits Supreme Court in NOLA

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GSS 6th graders participating in the summer program recently visited the LA Supreme Court in New Orleans.  They were treated to a tour and history lesson of the building as well as lesson in the legislative branch of the government. 

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Annual Appeal ​2022

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Leather Work Lesson 

Summer 2022 Kick Off
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Have you ever wondered how leather is treated and shaped into the many items that we use today?  Well the GSS students were treated to a leather lesson and opportunity to mold their own leather into keychains.  Students pounded out the leather to make designs and then painted those designs to create their custom keychain!

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This summer's 5 week academic enrichment began this week with many new surprises.  Throughout the day, students attend classes, activities, are served breakfast and lunch as well as some fun surprises mixed in.  This week, the students were treated to a visit from Challenge Island where they participated in a number of STEM activities.  They also received tennis lessons and soccer skills from Soccer Shots.  Overall, the GSS students had a successful and fun first week of summer activities. 

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New Orleans, LA 70119
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GSS Mission Statement
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 ethnicity.