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General Information

WHY GO ON THE SCHOOL TOUR?

  • Improve your language capabilities

  • ​Improve your German cultural knowledge

  • Make a host of new friends

  • Gain more confidence

  • Develop responsibility

  • Marvel at the beauty of Germany

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

Hamburg

Berlin

We will visit our sister school

Gymnasium Grootmoor.

It's a quiet suburb about 12 km from

Hamburg CBD.

We will also visit Berlin midway through the trip. (Travel time: 2 hours)

WHAT YEAR LEVELS CAN APPLY?

Current Year 8 students can apply to come on the tour.

WHERE WILL WE STAY IN HAMBURG?

All students will be in homestays. You will find out your partner & contact details well in advance.

We encourage you to make an effort to strike up a friendship beforehand

We will also stay for two nights in a youth hostel in Berlin.

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?

The estimated cost of the trip will be $4,000 (to be confirmed)

WHICH TEACHERS ARE GOING?

John Tiernan

Despoina Cameron

What will the weather be like in June / July?

Hamburg has a mild humid temperate climate.

 

 

Max Temp: 27

Min Temp: 10

What should I pack?

  • Passport

  • Money ($20 per day)

  • A gift for your host family

  • Raincoat / small umbrella

  • Comfortable shoes

  • Sandals / thongs

  • Small English-German dictionary

  • Photos of your family & home

  • Comfortable, casual clothing

  • one set of "good" clothes

  • Small toileteries bag

  • Adaptor for Germany

  • Bathers

Do I have to host a german student in Australia?

Yes. The expectation is that you will stay with a family in Germany and then you will host them in Melbourne

What are my obligations as a host family?

Good host families do the following:

 

 

  • Treat the German student as you would treat your own child

 

  • Make sure you have a valid Working With Children certificate

 

  • Entertain the student on weekends (this is very important. we don't want a situation where the German student is bored on the weekends)

 

  • Strike up a relationship beforehand with the parents of the German family via email / skype

 

  • Help the student with their English

 

  • Inform Mr. Tiernan of any issues arising at home, so that we can work together to solve it.

 

  • Do everything within reason to ensure that the student has an enjoyable time in Melbourne.

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