Czech Students in Hermeskeil

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Czech Studentsin Hermeskeil

• Tuesday 8/4/08 Sunday 13/4/08

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We were in Hermeskeil !!!

• After a few month's work on an international
  project together with Erich Kästner Realschule
  and after February visit of the German students
  to Vysoké Mýto,on Tuesday 8 / 4 / 2008,
• a group of nine Czech students of the first
  grade of the grammar school set off to visit
  their German friends in Hermeskeil.

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Wednesday 9/4/2008
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Night Train to Türkismühle

• A few hours of a light sleep, three times
  changing trains (Prague, Fulda, Frankfurt) and
  finally on Wednesday 9/4 /2008 at about 930
  p.m. we got off the train in Türkismühle, where
  Mrs. Astrid Hofmann and some German parents
  were waiting for us in order to drive us to
  school.

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Welcome in the school

• We were welcome by H. J. Gärtner, the headmaster
  of the school, and after delicious refreshment he
  showed us round all the school. Then we attended
  a German English class and an ICT class
  together with our German friends.

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Lunch and the afternoon

• The German students together with their teacher
  had prepared a tasty lunch for us and after that
  we talked about the programme for the next three
  days.
• In the late afternoon we took the school bus
  home and then spent the evening in our families.

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Thursday 10/4/2008
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Welcome at the Town Hall

• The first item on Thursday's programme was the
  visit to the Town Hall in Hermeskeil and the
  welcome by the Mayor, Mr. Michael Hülpes, who
  introduced the town and the region to us.

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Workshop CRVM-GVM

• Then we returned to school and playing domino,
  created by the German students, we learned about
  the sights of the city of Trier.
• Then two workshops followed, during which the
  Czech students taught the German ones (who had
  not been to Vysoké Mýto in February) something
  about the Czech Republic, the town of Vysoké Mýto
  and the grammar school.

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School Dance Classes

• Every Thursday afternoon the students of the
  tenth grade can attend the dance classes at
  school we couldn't miss it of course !

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Swimming pool

• We spent the rest of the afternoon in the
  swimming pool with a pleasant whirlpool of warm
  water and a gorgeous toboggan - it was free for
  us because it was a treat of the Mayor of
  Hermeskeil.

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Friday 11/4/2008
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Trip to Trier

• On Friday we went on the first trip to the
  beautiful city of Trier that is on the list of
  UNESCO heritage cities.
• Accompanied by the German students (who had
  prepared short descriptions of the particular
  places) we saw the Old Roman Baths, the amazing
  Roman Basilica from the times of Emperor
  Konstantin and the impressive Trier Cathedral of
  St. Peter.

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Trier Town Centre

• The old town centre in Trier with the Market
  Cross in the middle is not as large as the square
  in Vysoké Mýto, but thanks to the beautiful
  ancient houses it is very picturesque.
• We didnt miss the huge gate of Porta Nigra,
  symbol of Trier.

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Saturday 12/4/2008
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Trip to Idar-Oberstein

• On Saturday four kind mothers drove us to the
  atractive town of Idar-Oberstein, the traditional
  centre of mining and processing of precious
  stones. First we visited an old mine for precious
  stones, then we paid a visit to the museum of
  jewels.

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Sports centre

• In the afternoon we went to the sports centre,
  where we could play baseball, floor ball, squash,
  badminton, bowling, snooker, or use the
  well-equipped fitness centre.

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Sunday 13/4/2008

• Summary

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• Though some of the students who were in
  Hermeskeil, learn German at school and they
  probably tried to speak German a bit in
  Hermeskeil too, the main communication language
  was English and all the Czech and German students
  had a lot of opportunities to practise English
  conversation.
• Our exchange trip to Germany was a real success
  the Czech students liked Hermeskeil so much that
  they even didn't want to go home.