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Honduras
El Salvador
South Korea
Columbia
France
Spain
Vietnam
Thailand
Germany germany
Poland
Italy
China
Latvia
Padua’s Growing International & Foreign Exchange Program
Padua has enthusiastically embraced the opportunity to bring the world to its doorstep by welcoming foreign exchange students every year. Padua’s International & Foreign Exchange Program has continued to grow over the last few decades. This year, the program includes approximately 30 students.
Fun Facts
visit, live and study in the U.S.
• Austria
• Bangladesh • Brazil
• Canada
• China
• Columbia
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• France
• Germany • Honduras • Hungary • Italy
• Japan
• Latvia
• Mexico
• Palestine
• Poland
• Romania
• South Korea • South Sudan • Spain
• Thailand • Vietnam
• More than 250 students from all over the world have spent 1-4 years at Padua over the last 25 years.
Padua and non-Padua families are invited to host international and foreign exchange students. Hosting often opens hearts, shares family and faith, and expands world views. If you are interested in hosting a student, contact either:
Br. Tom Carroll, ofm at tcarroll@paduafranciscan.com or 440.845.2444 x121 Mike Polevacik at mpolevacik@paduafranciscan.com or 440.845.2444 x163.
Padua License Plates Available for Purchase
We are happy to announce that Padua has partnered with the Ohio Department of Public Safety to offer special Padua license plates. There is an additional $40 annual fee. For every plate purchased, $30 goes back to Padua and will be used for student wellness and tuition assistance.
“We are excited that those who love the Padua Franciscan family now have the opportunity to share their unending
loyalty in such a unique and creative way,” said Principal David Stec ’86.
We would like to thank Rep. Marlene Anielski for helping to make this possible.
They are available
for purchase at the
license bureau or online at bmv.ohio.gov.
• 18 students from 7 countries graduated with the Class of 2018. • International students take advantage of opportunities to
Each year there is a one-day International Retreat to help ease their way into Liturgies, retreats and theology classes.
• Our World Cultures and Current Events classes have ben- efited tremendously with opinions from around the world.
Many of our own U.S. students are able to have a better
• understanding of the world around them.
Embracing new cultures and diversity are hallmarks of a
• Franciscan education.
Most international students remain in the U.S. for university
• and advanced studies.
• Padua has sister schools in Germany, France and Poland. Each year 15 students from Germany visit and live with our
• students for two weeks.
Our students are able to travel to Germany for historical visiting and home-stay school experiences at Ursulaschule.
South Sudan
Bangladesh
Japan
Students have come from:
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