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Benedictine Educators Network
North America
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The Benedictine Exchange Program is an opportunity for students from twenty-two Benedictine high schools to celebrate their common tradition, share ways in which their communities live by St. Benedict's Rule, and create lasting bonds.
If you are interested in hosting students, please complete the School Exchange Form. The information will be posted to this website and schools are encouraged to contact hosts directly.
Benedictine School Exchange Program
Date | Name of School | Contact Name | Title-1 | Address-Street Address | Address-Street Address Line 2 | Address-City | Address-State | Address-Postal / Zip Code | Phone | Email | Date 1 | Thru Date 1 | Date 2 | Thru Date 2 | Date 3 | Thru Date 3 | Maximum number of students yourÂ
school could host at one time | Airport options for reaching your school | Write a sample visitor itinerary | Type of housing offered | Any additional Information | Picture |
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Benedictine High School | Benedictine High School | Sue Zulandt | Principal | 2900 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. | Cleveland | OH | 44104 | 216-421-2080 | zulandt@cbhs.edu | 1/7/2019 | 5/31/2019 | 4 | Cleveland Hopkins International | Stay with student family | ||||||||
Woodside Priory School | Woodside Priory School | Molly Buccola | Director of Campus Ministry | 302 Portola Road | Portola Valley | CA | 94028 | 408-489-4795 | mbuccola@prioryca.org | 2/25/2019 | 2/1/2019 | 3/25/2019 | 3/29/2019 | 4/29/2019 | 5/3/2019 | 4 | San Jose or San Francisco | Hike the trails of Portola Valley! We would try to cater the itinerary to the participants. | Could be home stay, guest house rooming or hotel, depending. | We are open to working through details with the other schools. | ||
Villa Madonna Academy | Villa Madonna Academy | Eileen O'Connell | Theology Department Chairperson | 2500 Amsterdam Road | Villa Hills | KY | 41017 | 859-331-6333 | eoconnell@villamadonna.net | 1/10/2019 | 1/13/2019 | 2/14/2019 | 2/19/2019 | 3/7/2019 | 4/6/2019 | 13 | Greater Cincinnati (CVG) | Arrive to a banquet catered by our own monastery chef and a true Kentucky and Benedictine welcome! Spend part of a day shadowing some classes and experiencing student life. Collaborate on a service project. Take in the world famous Cincinnati Zoo, The Freedom Center Underground Railroad Museum, tour our famous Over the Rhine district, visit Newport on the Levee and the Aquarium--all hosted by our students! Perhaps there will even be a dance in your honor! | Guest house | We have a 150+ year old Guest House that sleeps 15. We could host more if students are willing to stay with another student in their home. | ||
Saint Gertrude High School | Saint Gertrude High School | Colleen Carpinelli | Director of Student Activities and Ministry | 3215 Stuart Ave | Richmond | VA | 23221 | 804-822-3959 | ccarpinelli@saintgertrude.org | 5/10/2019 | 6/9/2019 | 11/10/2019 | 12/9/2019 | 5/10/2020 | 6/9/2020 | 12 | Richmond International, Dulles, Regan National | We would potentially set up day trips to Jamestown/Colonial Williamsburg and Washington DC. Many of our families have the ability to take visitors to a lake or river house within about an hour of Richmond. | Home stay | null | ||
Delbarton School | Delbarton School | Dan Pieraccini | Director of Global Programs | 230 Mendham Rd | Morristown | NJ | 07960 | 908-720-8224 | dpieraccini@delbarton.org | 3/18/2019 | 3/31/2019 | 4/23/2019 | 5/6/2019 | 1/7/2019 | 1/21/2019 | 6 | Newark Airport (EWR) | We can take the students to multiple trips into New York City, Philadelphia, and time permitting Washington D.C. | Home stay | We would eventually like to explore the idea of a full term exchange. |
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