Providing students of modest economic means with a college preparatory education aimed at helping young men and women develop the habits of mind and spirit that will enable them to be successful in college, in their careers, and in life.

Providing meaningful opportunities for professionals to interact with and mentor students while making a difference in their lives. Over 100 Cleveland-area businesses, firms, and non-profits have partnered with Saint Martin.

Saint Martin invites students into our school community who are committed to academic, spiritual, social, emotional, and physical growth. During the admissions process, Saint Martin reviews academic, disciplinary, and attendance records, as well as teacher recommendations.

While we are serious about preparing students for college and career success, we also believe that school should be fun! Caring for the whole student, we believe that involvement in extracurriculars is essential to continuing to form talented, well-rounded, and interesting individuals.

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“No one looks at me and sees a child, they see a hard worker.  It’s so easy for me to interact with these adults. It’s like I’m one of them.”

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At Saint Martin, learning doesn’t just take place in the classroom. Four days out of each month, each student participates in a Corporate Work Study job at a site in Northeast Ohio.  Students like Stephanie, pictured here, work in real jobs at real companies, alongside full-time employees through a program that complements our academic curriculum. 

On her assigned work days, Stephanie arrives at school in uniform and enjoys breakfast with her friends, but at 7:50 when many students report to their first period class, Stephanie grabs a bagged lunch and takes the quick ride to her job at The Cleveland Foundation. At the beginning of her Saint Martin career, Stephanie participated in Lion Pride Institute, a summer leadership program for new students, and in Corporate Work Study training, so she is comfortable with both the logistics of the program as well as the important role she plays at The Cleveland Foundation and the role that The Cleveland Foundation can play in her education.

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Upon her arrival at The Cleveland Foundation, Stephanie is greeted by a supervisor and colleagues who are expecting her and who have important tasks ready for her attention. She arrives at her desk, checks her email for important messages, and accomplishes items on her daily tasks list. Stephanie’s supervisor provides her with assignments that challenge her appropriately and that are crucial to the success of the organization. She receives feedback on her work, learning how to improve in certain areas and how to build on her success in others. Other than short breaks and time for lunch, Stephanie remains busy throughout the day, reporting back on completed tasks, and asking for more work when she completes assignments.

At the end of the work day, Saint Martin provides transportation back to school, and Stephanie reconvenes with her friends who spent their day working at other organizations throughout Northeast Ohio. After a day of work, many of our students remain at school for athletics, extra-curriculars or community service opportunities while others leave for jobs outside of school. The effort our students put in to their academics, their jobs, their extra-curriculars and their friendships leads to enormous growth over the course of four years.

Saint Martin students are scholars and young professionals. They are college & career prepared, and ready for life!

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Our Partners

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Shamrock Companies Inc.
Zelie's Home
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland
Benesch
Green Inspiration Academy
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Fleet Response
Southwest General Hospital
First Mutual Holding Co.
Greater Cleveland Film Commission
Mound STEM School
Catholic Charities Health and Human Services
Cleveland Research Company
Jones Day
The Whiting - Turner Contracting Company
Key Bank
The City Club of Cleveland
Bratenahl Capital Partners
Applied Industrial Technologies
AVI Foodsystems, Inc.
Partnership Schools
William Rainey Harper School
Neighborhood Family Practice
FASS Real Estate
 The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
DayGlo
Western Reserve Trust Company
Aero Fluid Products
ABA Insurance Services
Cleveland Cavaliers
Akron Children's
KJK
Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC
St. Aloysius - St. Agatha
MetroHealth Medical Center
Hyland Software
Heartland Payroll Solutions
AeroControlex Group
Home Instead
American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland Chapter
Saint Martine de Porres High School- Advancement
Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
John Carroll University
Interstate McBee
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Fairview Hospital
Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Gesu Catholic School
Cavitch Familo & Durkin Co. LPA
The Cleveland History Center
Ohio Lottery Commission
Olympic Forest Products Company
Great Lakes Adventures
Judson Services, Inc.
Integrity Asset Management
US Protective Services
Cleveland Foundation
Sherwin Williams
Rainey Institute
City of Cleveland
College Now of Greater Cleveland
Enbridge Gas Ohio
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Evarts Tremaine
Zelman & Associates
The Intergenerational School
My Happy Place Therapy & Wellness Center
Avient
Shurtape Technologies, LLC
Ranpak
Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation
SG Morris an APPLIED Fluid Power Company
Geauga Mechanical
Nock & Son Company
Cleveland Clinic
Kenneth W. Clement Boys Leadership Academy
RHM Real Estate
ABB
Ohio Attorney General's Office
Cleveland Public Library
Urban Community
Jarvis Gibson Foundation
The Smith & Oby Service Company
Frantz Ward
Greater Cleveland RTA
Baker Hostetler LLP
Warner Girls Leadership Academy
Eaton Corporation
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
CGI Federal
Insight2Profit
Tucker Ellis & West LLP
Parker Hannifin Corp
Ernst & Young
McGregor Foundation
Cleveland Menu Printing Inc.
Global Ambassadors Language Academy
St. Francis School
Walton Elementary Schools
Sears Think [Box]
Reminger Co., LPA
Kodis
Thompson Hine
Baird Cleveland
Lake Erie Crushers
Watson Family Connection Foundation of Success
Synthomer Foundation
Wellspring Financial Advisors
Beachland Ballroom
Cleveland City Council
Ashton Technology Solutions
Edgewater Capital Partners
The Welsh Academy
Cleveland - Cliffs
Hannah Gibbons-Nottingham School
The Effective Leadership Academy
Shoes and Clothes for Kids
Valley Truck Centers
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