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. Five days out of each month, each student participates in a Corporate Work Study Program job at a site in Northeast Ohio.  Students like Kevyn, pictured here, work in real jobs at real companies, alongside full-time employees through a program that complements our academic curriculum. 

On his assigned work days, Kevyn arrives at school in uniform and enjoys breakfast with his friends, but at 7:50 when many students report to their first period class, Kevyn grabs a bagged lunch and takes the quick ride to his job at Tucker Ellis, a law firm in downtown Cleveland. At the beginning of his Saint Martin career, Kevyn participated in New Student Orientation and in CWS training, so he is comfortable with both the logistics of the program as well as the important role he plays at Tucker Ellis and the role that Tucker Ellis can play in his education.

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Upon his arrival to the records department at Tucker Ellis, Kevyn is greeted by a supervisor and colleagues who are expecting him and who have important tasks ready for his attention.  Kevyn’s supervisor provides him with assignments that challenge him appropriately and that are crucial to the success of the firm. He receives feedback on his work, learning how to improve in certain areas and how to build on his success in others. Other than short breaks and time for lunch, Kevyn remains busy throughout the day, reporting back on completed tasks and asking for more work when he completes an assignment.

At the end of the work day, Saint Martin provides transportation back to school, and Kevyn reconvenes with his friends who spent their day working at other sites 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 men and women of faith, purpose and service.

Our Partners

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

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