Manitoba - Hamburg Exchange

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2015-2016

• Manitoba - HamburgExchange

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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.

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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
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German Representatives

• Hamburg International Exchange Coordinator
  Burghard Ahnfeld
• Contact/Chaperone Ada Rohde

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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

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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

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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.