[Jenkintown Elementary] -- [Bethany School] -- [Graham Middle School] -- [Nativity School] -- (St. Mary School] -- [St. Cecilia School] -- [Cardinal Pacelli School] -- [Sacred Heart of Jesus School]
         
Jenkintown Elementary School		  

 

Jenkintown Elementary School is a small public co-educational school, grades K-6. Our school serves approximately 360 students. Our school district also includes a middle/senior high building across the street. The school is the center of our small community, which is about 1 mile square.
Classes are small ranging from 18-23 students. We have special classes in music, art, gym and library. Our school includes a new computer lab. We offer many extra curricular activities. Check us out at www.jenkintown.org and make sure to go to the elementary page, which leads to ISSE news on our last ISSE trip to Australia.
Jenkintown’s physical campus comprises two instructional buildings, a football stadium, track, athletic field, and tennis courts. The facility covers one and a half city blocks.
The school district of Jenkintown has been a member of ISSE since 1978. We prefer to host in one school year and travel in the next. Our school year extends from September to June.

  



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        Bethany School  

 

Bethany School is a private Episcopalian school of 265 students in grades K-8. It is run by the Convent of the Transfiguration and is located in a northern suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. The school was started in 1898. The campus is comprised of 11 acres and holds classroom buildings, a gym, a library, and a chapel.
Bethany School has a truly multicultural student body, with about 20 countries represented by the students and parents of the school. An International Day celebrates these cultures. Spanish is taught at all grades. Other special area classes include music, art, computer, library, Christian education, physical education, and language lab. After school activities involve students in such things as sports, chess, chapel choir, Power of the Pen, and scouts. The 15 to 1 student-to-teacher ratio allows for a very close school family.
Bethany has been involved in ISSE since 1987. We prefer to travel in February-March and host in April-May, but will consider hosting in January-February if the visiting students would like to see snow!

 



  • Address: 555 Albion Ave.
    Cincinnati, OH 45246, USA
  • Phone: 513-771-7462 (School)
    513-858-1995 (Home)
  • Fax: 513-771-2292
  • Head of School: Cheryl Pez
  • Contact: Melinda Boyd
  • Email: melboyd46@hotmail.com / pez@bethanyschool.org
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        Graham Middle School  

 

Location:
Graham Local Schools are located west of Columbus, north of Dayton, and east of Piqua in Champaign County. Graham covers 189 square miles of rural farmland and small towns. All students ride the bus to school with some having up to a one hour ride each way.
Description:
Graham has been actively involved in ISSE since 1977. It has hosted and visited almost every foreign school that has been involved in ISSE. The philosophy at Graham is to provide students with the opportunity to reach their maximum potential in order to function successfully in a changing world.
Graham sends a delegation of at least 4 students (hopefully 2 boys and 2 girls) that are in the 6th grade. The district requires that 2 adults (teachers or former teachers) accompany the delegation as well.
Graham would like to host a delegation of at least 4 students and 1 adult. The size of the delegation is somewhat negotiable. It is best to visit Graham in November,Jan,Feb, and we would prefer to visit in March, April or summer.
Visiting delegations are hosted in Graham Middle School which includes grades 6-8. The visiting delegation is expected to present a whole school program as well as present classroom presentations. There are approximately 506 children in the middle school
School Website:
For pictures and more information about Graham Schools go to our website at www.graham.k12.oh.us

  

 
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        Nativity School  

 

Description
Nativity School is a Catholic elementary school with 380 students in grades K-8 (ages 5-14). It is located in Cincinnati and serves and economically diverse population. Twenty percent of our students are either African-American, Asian-Pacific, Hispanic or multi-racial. Since 1921 it has served students in Pleasant Ridge and surrounding communities.
Nativity has been a member of ISSE since 1979 and values the opportunity our students have to develop friendships with other students throughout the world.
Visiting delegations are invited to visit each classroom (18) and share age appropriate activities with each class. It is important that all students at Nativity have the opportunity to meet and get to know the visiting delegates. The cultural show will be presented to all students and, when possible, to the parents.Best time for Nativity to host: October, November, January to April
Best time for Nativity to visit: October, November, January to April, June, July
Size of delegation: 4-8 students, 2 chaperones

  



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        ST. MARY SCHOOL  

 

DESCRIPTION:
St. Mary School is located five miles north of downtown Cincinnati in a neighborhood called Hyde Park. It is a parochial elementary school with a student population of approximately 550 in grades Kindergarten through 8. The teaching staff includes 21 full-time teachers and 10 additional teachers who work part-time as classroom aides or aides in the technology department. All classrooms are located in the main school building, which is part of a newly renovated parish campus including a church, parish house and landscaped grotto and plaza honoring the Mary, its patroness. The main building will be the base for the I.S.S.E. delegation.
The school’s philosophy is to educate children, inspire their faith in God, and energize them to reach out to others in the community. The school’s motto, “Love Spoken Here,” represents the school’s dedication to teach children in a loving and nurturing environment. The school environment is designed to foster appreciation of Catholic Christian values in life. St. Mary School uses the creative/critical thinking skills approach to teaching called Talents Unlimited. This method focuses on teaching students a process of effective learning and decision-making they can apply throughout their lives.
The school year is late August to early June.
School hours are 8:45 AM to 3 PM EST
St. Mary School has been a member of I.S.S.E. since 1989
School prefers to visit and host in Spring
Whole school presentations should include slides, music, and dance. Individual classroom presentations should be with slides, discussions, hands-on demonstrations (like cooking or craft making), and dress.
Delegates will be fully involved in as many aspects of the school community as possible.

 

  


  • Address: 2845 Erie Avenue
    Cincinnati, OHIO 45208
  • Phone: 502-228-1197 (School)
  • Fax: 513-458-6761
  • Contact: Mrs. Jane Welling (Principal)
    Home Phone: 513-984-2494
  • Email: jwelling@smshp.com
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         ST. CECILIA SCHOOL  

 

St. Cecilia School is a small Catholic School very close to downtown Cincinnati. We have an enrollment of about 210 students. We have students from Kindergarten through Grade 8. There are about 15 full time staff members. We have been involved with ISSE since 1987. We prefer to travel during January or February and our best time to host would be in March or April since there is so much to do in Cincinnati that time of year.

MISSION STATEMENT
St. Cecilia is dedicated to the Church mission of proclaiming the word of Jesus Christ and to the development of each child spiritually, intellectually, socially and physically.

  



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         CARDINAL PACELLI SCHOOL  

 

Cardinal Pacelli School is the parish school of Our Lord Christ the King Church in Mount Lookout in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school offers a Kindergarten through grade 8 curriculum, serving approximately 410 students.

Cardinal Pacelli School is dedicated to providing the highest quality education for its students while nurturing the Catholic faith and upholding Christian values. By encouraging the growth and development of each individual, Cardinal Pacelli School is committed to fostering the spiritual, academic, emotional, and physical well being for each member of the Cardinal Pacelli family enabling them to become valuable members serving their Church and community.

Cardinal Pacelli offers a state-of-the-art technology program, accelerated math, children’s choir and annual musical, Power of the Pen writing competition, academic enrichment programs, art classes and fine arts events, Cable in the Classroom and much more. This year we are excited to have implemented a Spanish program into our curriculum as well!

Our school has been a member of ISSE since the early 90s. It has been a while, however, since we have participated and we are eager to renew our activity in the exchange.

We would like to visit anytime, October through April and host March through May. For more information about our school please visit our web site: http://www.cardinalpacelli.org .

 



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         SACRED HEART OF JESUS  

 

Sacred Heart of Jesus School is located approx. 30 miles northwest of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.The school is located in Fairfield, Ohio, a suburb of 45,000 residents of mid to upper income. Current enrollment is 400 students in grades 1-8, ages 6-14. Class sizes range between 23-30 students.

The mission of Sacred Heart of Jesus School is to provide a research-based curriculum while teaching children in a loving and nurturing environment. We build and maintain a strong Catholic school community that fosters respect, support, encouragement, and accountability for each student, staff member, and family. Sacred Heart values the opportunity for our studnets to develop friendships with other students throughout the world. We would like our visitors to become an integral part of our school, visiting each classroom to share activities that are appropriate for the various ages. The cultural show would be presented to all students

Our school year is late August to early June. The school hours are 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM EST.

Sacred Heart would prefer to host in January-February and travel in March-April. We would like to work with a delegation of 4-8 students and two chaperones.

 



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