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A profound and historic friendship between the U.S. and France!
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QUIZ
- Where was the treaty ending the American War for Independence signed? In Versailles in 1783.
- Who founded Saint Louis, MO? Pierre Laclede, a French citizen.
- Louisiana is named for whom? The French king, St Louis.
- Who was Lafayette? A French aristocrat and military leader who fought in the American War for Independence.
- What is the Society of Cincinnati? The Society of the Cincinnati is the nation's oldest patriotic organization, founded in 1783 by officers of the Continental Army and their French counterparts who served together in the American War for Independence.
- Who is St Theodore Guerin? She was a French-American saint and is the foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, a congregation of Catholic nuns.
- Who was Fr. Jacques Marquette? He was a French Jesuit priest who discovered the Missisippi River.
- What is Omaha Beach? It is a site in Normandy where the American Cemetery is located. 9,387 American soldiers who died during World War II are buried there.
- What is the origin of the Statue of Liberty? The Statue was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. Designed by the French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel, it was dedicated on October 28, 1886.
These are just a few of the many examples we could give of this special, historic friendship between our two countries.
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Why ?- Inspired Gateways seeks to build Catholic bridges for our young people, who will be the leaders of the future. We want them to find in our common values and history, a way to deepen their Catholic faith, fostering bonds of friendship between our two countries.
- We want to offer French Catholic young people, who are well-educated and involved in their faith, the opportunity to share their values with their American Catholic peers, to build beautiful friendships, to experience life in American Catholic families and high schools.
Who ?- Our students are mostly freshmen and sophomores, and some juniors. They all attend a Catholic high schools in France.
- They are highly motivated and mature, academically good students. Most of them are involved in sports and do volunteer work (helping the homeless, working at food banks, etc.).
How?- They spend 3 or 4 weeks in the US with a homestay family, either in October/November or March/April of the school year, OR for 3 weeks during summer.
- There is the possibility for the American host student to visit his or her French friend at a later date (e.g. the following June) with no disruption to the academic year.
- Host families must be practicing Catholics, as are the French families. Many French students in the program are actively involved in their parishes. It is one of the cornerstones of this exchange.