The 2020 German Exchange Transforming lives and developing international friendships. Provisional Dates of Return Visit: Alderman White School

The 2020 German Exchange

      Transforming lives and developing international friendships.
Trip to Gütersloh: Thursday 13th - Tuesday 25th February.
                    Provisional Dates of Return Visit:
               Wednesday 16th - Monday 28th September

Hamburg

                Berlin

          Leipzig

Städtisches Gymnasium

The Städtisches
Das Städtische Gymnasium
 Gymnasium,     Gütersloh
        Gütersloh

Key Information
1) Applications will be received in the next couple of weeks from our
   partner-school, Städtisches Gymnasium, Gütersloh,
2) Provisional deadline for applications from Alderman White &
   Bramcote College: Monday 25th November
3) Applications processed before or during the Christmas break
4) Partners in touch via
   email/WhatsApp etc
5) Final Information Evening in
   January
   Travel details, flights etc
6) Visit to Germany:
  13th – 25th February 2020

Key Information (continued )
      Programme in Germany includes:
a) School experience – students able to attend classes with their
partners but also have their own special programme of lessons
b) Trips including a 2-day residential trip to a key city
         e.g. Hamburg, Leipzig, Berlin
c) A disco and a joint school-concert
7) Return visit to Beeston in September:
 German students stay with families of AW/BC students
 Simple DBS check now required for parents/carers
8) Similar programme of activities in place for the return-visit:
  ie German students attend host students’ lessons.
9) Trips probably including 2-day trip with overnight stay
    e.g. Cambridge/London and a well-known theme-park
10) Exchange party/disco

Part of the official twinning between the Borough of Broxtowe and the
town of Gütersloh- Civic Reception with the Mayor of Gütersloh
annual German Exchange Party

                        The Mayor: Henning Schulz

Sample Programme: Friday 14th February

                             Welcome to the
                             Städtisches
                             Gymnasium
                             Headteacher:
                             Herr Rotthaus

                             Introduction to the
                             Exchange
                             Progamme-
                             Mr. Brayley

An important part of the programme: Experiencing school-life in Germany.
A combination of normal lessons and a programme of activities and lessons specially
designed for our students delivered by teachers at the Städtisches Gymnasium

Examples of the 2-day trip included in the programme:
Hamburg & Bremen
•Visit to the Climate Museum in Bremen (das Klimahaus)

• Tour of the main sights of Bremen and
               Hamburg –
     • Overnight stay in a hotel

Hamburg & Bremen continued

Example of a 2-day trip: Berlin

                           • Tour of the City by Coach
                           • Visit to several key sights including the
                             remains of the Berlin Wall

Overnight stay in a
hotel

Berlin continued
• 30 the anniversary of the fall of
  the Berlin Wall

Other programme highlights: Visit to another major city/town such
                    Provisional Programme:
as Bielefeld; Exchange concert & disco

Weekends

Weekends spent with host-families

            Return journey: Tuesday 25th February arriving
            back in the evening

Application Procedure

• Application forms to be returned by Monday 25th November
• Please return to Mr. Stephan

• Please attach £70.00 deposit
• Cheques should be made payable to ‘White Hills Park Trust’ .
  Please write the student’s name, German Exchange 2020 & FAO FINANCE
  on the envelope.
• Payment-schedule:
• Deposit of £ 70.00 required by Monday 25th November
• Further £ 70.00 required by Monday 6th January
• Further £ 70.00 required by Monday 27th January
• Final      £140.00 required by the end of June
• ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
• Total:     £350.00