STARTSEITE COMENIUS

2007 - Travel report about the bilateral meeting in France

From January 31th to February 4th 2007 we (eight pupils and three teachers of the Laubach Kolleg) spent our time in Remiremont with pupils and teachers of the Lycée André Malraux to work at the Comenius project with the title „sustainable tourism“.

Our trip to France started on Wednesday 31th. We travelled from Laubach to Gießen with the Kolleg´s minibus. At the station we met Mrs.Müller who was already waiting for us there. So we took the train from Gießen over Karlsruhe and Nancy to Remiremont. Our host families and the French teachers welcomed us warmly.

The next morning we went to school with our exchange pupils and met the others there.

After the forester had given us some details about the climate and the tourism in the Vosges region, we walked through the forest while he explained the local flora and fauna to us.

Of course we also had a guided tour through Remiremont on which we learnt a lot of the city's history and its famous personalities. Than we met the mayor and the headmaster Mrs.Theulin in the city hall.

Back in school we had lunch with all the other 1600 pupils of the Lycée André Malraux in one of the two big dining halls. At least at that point we began to miss our little Laubach Kolleg....

In the afternoon we participated in joint activities under the subject "How green is our school?". We were separated in groups of two German pupils, one German teacher and four other French pupils. At different stations on the school grounds we were told about the ecological activities and programmes at André Malraux's. We had to fill out a questionnaire and they asked us instead about the ecological progress at Laubach Kolleg.

At five o'clock we met in front of a little radio to listen to the handball match France against Germany. That was also the reason why Mrs.Reuther, Mrs.Müller and Mrs.Psarros were late for the dinner that was especially organised for us. It was really nice that the school prepared a dinner just for us and all the pupils that had been participating in the Comenius project. Mrs. Reuther thanked all the participants and distributed the Laubach Kolleg wine. I can say that French people really know how to have fun!

On Friday only we German pupils and the teachers went by car and minibus to Strasbourg. We had an informative guided tour through the European Parliament. It is impressing how many symbols had been used in architecture to show the idea of a united, independent and always growing Europe. Our guide tried to give us an understanding of the work of the parliamentarians because in her opinion we would be "Europe 2030".

With the metro we went to the center of the city where we ate original Alsacian "Tarte Flambée", visited "la Cathédrale" (for more information about Strasbourg check http://www.strasbourg.fr ) and bought sweets for our friends and families at home. The evening we spent with our hosts.

Saturday was free of Comenius activities so that we could spend the free time at our host families. Some of us went to a science fiction film festival in Geradmer or to an automobile museum, explored the Vosges region or just went shopping.


After three years of working and having fun together with pupils from Italy, France and Lithuania the Comenius project will end in May with a last meeting of all participants in Grünberg for a “sustainable week”. We are really looking forward to welcoming all our European friends in Germany.

Written by Elisa Joana Heuser


 

 

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