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Vision
All of our high school partners share our vision and provide education of the whole person, as students are challenged spiritually, intellectually, physically, and socially.
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Cultural Experience
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Inspired Gateways has 8 High Schools partners and needs to further develop its network.
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James McNeany, Principal, Guerin Catholic HS, Noblesville, IN
"The partnership between Inspired Gateways and Guerin Catholic High School has been a blessing to our school. Like other exchange programs, it provides students an opportunity to experience other cultures. What sets it apart is the integration of international Catholic identity. All of the students from France who have attended our school have been devout in their Catholic faith, and have helped our students have a better understanding of the universal Church. All of our students who have visited France have been immersed in the Catholic faith of France and return having grown in their faith. I would highly recommend a partnership with the Inspired Gateways program to any Catholic high school looking to build on its international mindedness and Catholic identity."
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Michael F. Marinelli, Director of Admissions, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida
“The Inspired Gateways program has provided our students and families with a completely different cultural experience and has allowed the young men from France to experience a Catholic, Marist high school in the Miami area. Both the French students and our students have fully embraced the program and have hopefully created a bridge between Catholic youth from the USA and France. As Admissions Director for Columbus, I am thrilled with the outcome of the program thus far and hope to see it expand and grow over the next few years.”
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Dorothy Flees, International Student Program Coordinator, Columbus Catholic Schools, Marshfield, WI
"An exchange student touches the lives of all whom they come in contact with. This experience forever changes them and those whose lives they have touched ~ Host Family, Students, Faculty & Staff, greater Community, and Church. To imagine them not having been here -- is not possible. They are the threads of the intricately woven fabric of the life of Columbus Catholic Schools - Marshfield, WI."
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Expectations for the Catholic High School Partner:
- Welcome 1 to 10 French teens for a one month recreational and cultural study.
- This one month stay is solely recreational and cultural and the French participant does not receive any credit towards a degree.
- Provide uniform and supplies, as needed, and a cafeteria lunch, if applicable.
- Promote the program with their families and school community.
- The school receives $1,000/student
School Day
Depending on the age of the French participants, they will attend the same classes as their host student. If for some reason they are unable to shadow the American host student, the school will assign a chaperone in their classes.
English Skills
All of our participants are recommended by their English teacher and they have all studied English for at least four years.
Does the French student need a visa ?
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP), according to the Bureau of Consular Affairs, allows citizens of participating countries (France belongs to a list of countries) to travel to the United States without obtaining a visa, for stays of 90 days or less for tourism or business.Enrollment in a short recreational course of study, not for credit towards a degree is allowed by the Visa Waiver Program for tourism purposes. Conversely, any study for credit disqualifies them for the Visa Waiver Program.
Program participants are expected to be present in class and to abide by all the rules of the High School.