FSL-India Bids Adieu to German High School Students

FSL-India Bids Adieu to German High School Students

And it is time to say goodbye to the German High School Students who were on six week student exchange program in India………………..

 

 

The five German students: Niklas Bauer, Robert Benedikt Jurges, Hecker Miriam Alexandra, Johannes Kolb and Larisa Susan Franzke arrived in India on 16th July for the student exchange program. Having participated in a brief orientation facilitated by FSL-India team, the five German Students left for their respective Host Families and Host Schools. With lots of curiosity and quest to learn from their Indian counterparts the five German students commenced their student exchange program.

 

July 23 was the first-day at school. There was an overwhelming response from the Indian hosts. All the four schools where they had their scholastic, co-scholastic and inter-cultural learning, organised ceremonial reception in honour of these German students. Although one of them had to plan for an early return to Germany due to health reason, four of them with full of excitement and enthusiasm successfully completed the six-week student exchange program.

 

It was 4th September 2012, the last day at the school and host families. The student community along with the staff and management of each school organised a ceremonial send-off. With a view to learning from the experience gained, FSL-India organised an informal evaluation session. Indian education system, experience in the host school and host families, inter-cultural learning and support provided by FSL-India were the topics for deliberation. Facilitated by the Director of FSL-India, four students participated in the evaluation and expressed their view points.

 

On completion of the evaluation session, FSL-India organised a tea-party and bade farewell to the German students on 8th September. The good thing about the goodbye was that, the members of host families and the buddies joined FSL-India team to bid farewell to the German students. “German students will leave with Indian parents and Indian students will leave with German parents”. Similarly “German students will study in Indian Schools and Indian students will study in German schools”. This has come to a reality. German students have completed their mission. Now it is the time for the Indian students to experience the same. This is only a humble beginning …the journey is just set in and will continue in the days to come. Although long way to realise global community and global family is not far off……          

 

 

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