Transcript Manitoba - Hamburg/Niedersachsen Exchange

Manitoba - Hamburg
Exchange
2015-2016
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.
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
German Representatives
• Hamburg International Exchange
Coordinator – Burghard Ahnfeld
• Contact/Chaperone – Ada Rohde
Exchange Timeline
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January 9, 2015 - All applications due with nonrefundable cheque for $350.
End of February - partners are matched
March - Partnerships are confirmed
May 19, 2015– 7:00 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
Financial Information
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$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
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
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Darlene Kailer - Perspective Travel
Passports
Arrangements
Questions?
• Here is an opportunity to make your family
bigger and your world smaller.