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Title: Manitoba - Hamburg Exchange


1
2015-2016
  • Manitoba - HamburgExchange

2

36 Years of Exchange 1979-2015
  • Agreement signed by Representatives of Manitoba
    Government, River East/Transcona School Division,
    Principals of River East Collegiate, John Taylor
    and Westgate Mennonite Collegiate
  • Signed in Hamburg with representatives of City
    State of Hamburg and Federal State of Lower
    Saxony
  • Agreement renewed in 2003
  • As of 2014 we are only matching with
  • Hamburg, not with Lower Saxony.

3
Manitoba Organizers
Manitoba Education for Children and
Youth International Program Coordinators Cheryl
Prokopanko and Donna Everitt Manitoba Teachers
of German Exchange Committee Charlotte Rempel
Kroeker Chair Irina Graeber River East
TSD Ulla In der Stroth River East TSD Megan
Bradshaw - Events Coordinator Elly Kampen -
Finances Travel Agent Darlene Kailer at
Perspective Travel
4
German Representatives
  • Hamburg International Exchange Coordinator
    Burghard Ahnfeld
  • Contact/Chaperone Ada Rohde

5
Exchange Timeline
  • January 9, 2015 - All applications due with
    nonrefundable cheque for 350.
  • End of February - partners are matched
  • March - Partnerships are confirmed
  • May 19, 2015 700 pm Info Meeting at Westgate
  • August 24, 2015- planned arrival date of German
    students
  • September 9-11th - Camp Cedarwood for all
    Exchanges
  • End of September Bomber Game
  • Mid October City Scavenger Hunt and dinner with
    Exchanges
  • Mid November - Farewell Party at the Park
    Theatre
  • November 13th- likely departure of German
    Students
  • January 12th, 2016 - must hand in Health forms
    and copy of Passports
  • March 23, 2016 Likely departure date for
    Canadian students
  • May, 2016 Canadian Students and German partners
    invited to Berlin for 4 days
  • June 15, 2016 Likely return date for Canadian
    students

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Financial Information
  • 350. Non-refundable cheque paid for Canadian
    exchange activities (Camp Cedarwood, Hoodie,
    Bomber Game, Scavenger Hunt/Dinner and Farewell
    Party
  • One cheque of 600 and one postdated cheque
    collected at end of May
  • Postdated cheque for for 1400 dated Sept. 30,
    2015 for remainder of cost of airline ticket. If
    ticket is more expensive, the remainder will be
    collected in January of 2016.
  • Cheques cover the airline ticket and flight
    insurance, chaperone flight
  • Aprox. 350 Euros for 4 days and nights in Berlin
    to be paid in January, 2016
  • Students should have money available for personal
    spending and any extra travel costs (for example
    visiting friends by train)
  • All cheques should be made out to MTG - Germany
    Exchange

7
Matching
  • Fill out the application as honestly as possible
    and we will do our best to find your best match
  • Please note that we cannot guarantee that your
    partner will become your best friend. That
    depends on both of you.
  • Students will be placed with partners in Hamburg

8
Why Exchange?
  • Adventure - must be willing to take a risk
  • Allow a German student to slip into your life -
    home, school, family
  • Allow yourself to slip into a German family, home
    and school
  • Language Learning in an authentic environment
    that cannot be duplicated in a classroom
  • Make new friends
  • Learn independence
  • Experience another culture
  • Learn to know yourself better
  • Appreciate your own country, city, family and
    school

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Travel Arrangements
  • Darlene Kailer - Perspective Travel
  • Passports
  • Arrangements
  • Questions?
  • Here is an opportunity to make your family bigger
    and your world smaller.
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