Padua Franciscan Styling - Padua Franciscan High School

Padua Franciscan

Padua Franciscan High School, founded in 1961, is an independent, co-educational, secondary school rooted in the Catholic and Franciscan traditions. As a college preparatory school, Padua offers programs to prepare students for a successful transition to post-secondary education.

Some, but not all, of Padua’s specific aims are:

To foster the formation of a Christian educational community that can model healthy human interaction to the students, faculty, and staff as well as to the larger community of northeast Ohio.
To teach religious studies emphasizing spiritual, intellectual, and experiential components of each person’s relationship with God.
To provide opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to worship together as a Christian community.
To encourage the personal, spiritual, and ethical development of each member of the educational community through a focused campus ministry program.
To foster the intellectual development of each member of the educational community through curricular programs that are challenging and contemporary.
To prepare students for careers and education beyond the secondary level.
To support the continuing personal and professional development of faculty and staff.
To implement programs that demonstrate a commitment to social justice.
To sponsor social programs and events that allow students, faculty, and staff opportunities to interact and develop sound human relationships.
To promote the importance of Catholic and Franciscan education within the larger community of northeast Ohio, especially through the alumni.