German American German American Partnership ProgramPartnership ProgramAll about GAPPAll about GAPP

Why GAPP?Why GAPP?

Improve GermanImprove German

Meet new people, Meet new people, make new friendsmake new friends

Learn about Learn about German CultureGerman Culture

To challenge To challenge yourselfyourself

Prerequisites Prerequisites

Minimum 2 years of German.Minimum 2 years of German.

Participation is based on demand and an Participation is based on demand and an interview. Students in German 3 and 4 are given interview. Students in German 3 and 4 are given priority.priority.

Must host a German student.Must host a German student.

Must be taking German when hosting.Must be taking German when hosting.

GAPP RequirementsGAPP Requirements

Speak German while in Germany (absolut kein Englisch!)Speak German while in Germany (absolut kein Englisch!)

Spend10 days in school at the Johann-Gottfried-Herder-Spend10 days in school at the Johann-Gottfried-Herder-GymnasiumGymnasium

Spend 3 weeks in HalleSpend 3 weeks in Halle

GAPP is a two-year commitment: we travel in odd years GAPP is a two-year commitment: we travel in odd years (June-July) and host in even years (January-February)(June-July) and host in even years (January-February)

What do we do in Halle?What do we do in Halle?

Give presentations about American life. (In Give presentations about American life. (In German)German)

Attend homeroom daily.Attend homeroom daily.

Participate in scheduled events.Participate in scheduled events.

What about Halle?What about Halle?

What about HalleWhat about Halle

In the state of In the state of Sachsen-Anhalt Sachsen-Anhalt (Former East (Former East Germany)Germany)

Population of Population of 250,000250,000

What about Halle?What about Halle?

1st mentioned in 1st mentioned in year 806year 806

Is on the river SaaleIs on the river Saale

Salt springs brought Salt springs brought wealth, thus it was wealth, thus it was named Hallenamed Halle

Exchange Facts: 2009Exchange Facts: 2009The 09 group leaving for GermanyThe 09 group leaving for Germany

HalleHalle

A Warm A Warm WelcomeWelcome

The official The official reception.reception.Our official reception Our official reception into Halle, given by into Halle, given by the principal of the the principal of the school. (Notice the school. (Notice the shirts)shirts)

The ShirtsThe ShirtsShirts were given to Shirts were given to us by our exchange us by our exchange partners, a ‘club’ t-partners, a ‘club’ t-shirt of sorts.shirt of sorts.

Linett and AnnikaLinett and AnnikaGiving their presentations on American Giving their presentations on American food, all in German of course.food, all in German of course.

Andreas and Dean Andreas and Dean attending classattending class

GAPP and Herder GAPP and Herder StudentsStudentsMaking friends and enjoying a game of Making friends and enjoying a game of “Ninja”“Ninja”

Welcome Welcome BBQBBQA group of GAPP A group of GAPP students and students and Germans hanging Germans hanging out around the fire.out around the fire.

Hanging Hanging outoutAt a playgroundAt a playground

Meeting new kids at Meeting new kids at LunchLunch

Visiting MagdeburgVisiting Magdeburg

The TripsThe Trips

An An imposing imposing statuestatuePart of the Part of the VölkerschlagsdenkmaVölkerschlagsdenkmall

The The Human Human Hamster Hamster WheelWheelAn exhibit at the An exhibit at the Century Tower Century Tower ElbauernparkElbauernpark

Another Another demo...demo...At the century At the century towertower

An old-An old-style style German German WindmillWindmillPart of the open air Part of the open air museum, a small museum, a small town full of town full of preserved German preserved German buildingsbuildings

This mural is made entirely of Meissen This mural is made entirely of Meissen porcelain tiles!porcelain tiles!

Annika Annika and and Bryan...Bryan...Sitting in an old Sitting in an old German style German style home, also in the home, also in the open air Museum open air Museum

Harrison Harrison takes a takes a picturepictureOf the Of the HundertwasserhauHundertwasserhaus in Magdeburg.s in Magdeburg.

At a At a pebble pebble beach on beach on the Baltic the Baltic SeaSea

Students bikingStudents bikingAt HiddenseeAt Hiddensee

Another Another tour...tour...A tour of a A tour of a newspaper facilitynewspaper facility

An open air market...An open air market...in Stralsundin Stralsund

Out on the Out on the town.town.Some free time at Some free time at the Lübeck the Lübeck marketplace.marketplace.

The bikes The bikes at at HiddenseeHiddenseeA selection of A selection of bikes from bikes from Hiddensee, the Hiddensee, the resort island.resort island.

The view The view at at HiddenseeHiddenseeA view of one of A view of one of the Hiddensee the Hiddensee roads.roads.

A tour of a A tour of a geological geological institute at institute at the the university university of Halleof Halle

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