Hi all, Hannah, Blair, and I are seniors at Christchurch School. For our integrated senior project, we are working to give back to people who have become like family - the rural Himalayan community of Agora. We want to bring light to the lives of the women in the village. The three of us will … Continue reading Women of Agora – A Senior Project
We spent today in Münschen's famous Marienplatz with lunch in Münschen's largest open air market. The afternoon was full of packing and getting ready for our early morning departure, followed by a final German dinner together. See you at home!
We've done lots of traveling this weekend. We left Stuttgart Saturday morning for our journey to Naumberg, which is a small German town where philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche lived as a child. We visited the Nietzsche museum, located in his childhood home, and the found the historic town square, where the Rathaus (town hall) dates to … Continue reading Days 11 and 12: Naumburg and München
Today we took a short drive to the picturesque black forest town of Calw (pronounced "kalf"), the birthplace and childhood home of the famous German novelist and noble laureate Hermann Hesse. We toured the Hesse Museum, saw his home, and posed by his statue on the 15th century bridge in town. We then had an … Continue reading Day 10: Calw, Hermann Hesse, and Schwärzwalder Kirschtorte
Start with the Best - Quotes from our Students My experiences in Braunschweig have been eye-opening. I have learned so much about the people, language, and the school system. Despite our cultural differences, my hostess, Tomke, and I found that we have much in common. Our differences also led to long discussions ranging from candy … Continue reading STEM Team 3: Wilhelm-Gymnasium, Pheano Science Center, and Celebration
We had an early morning today, departing from Cologne by 8:00 am for the four hour drive to Stuttgart. We're actually in this area to visit the historic small town of Calw, the birthplace of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Hermann Hesse, which we will do tomorrow. In the meantime, we took full advantage of Stuttgart. … Continue reading Day 9: Cologne to Stuttgart
Our second day in Cologne had two parts. In the morning we climbed the famous Köln Döm (Cologne Cathedral), all 533 steps of it (according to Katie, it's actually 538). Wethen had some free time to shop and in the afternoon we took a short train ride outside the city. We stopped at the Augustusburg … Continue reading Day 8: Cologne
The Best First - Quotes from our Students I have been fascinated by aviation my whole life. When I got in those simulators it was the closest thing to flying a plane that I have ever experienced. ~ Author Nichols '20 We need to also share picture of our experience while at the DLR Research Lab. The US … Continue reading STEM Team 2: Braunschweig, DLR Research
The Best First - Quotes from our Students Today June 7th was our last full day in Braunschweig and last night with our wonderful host families. The day was so much fun, we attended some classes and then we went to the Volkswagon cool science center. Inside the strange building their were tons of cool … Continue reading STEM Team 1: Braunschweig, DLR Lab School
Monday morning we visited the small but fascinating Bach Museum in Leipzig, just across the street from the Thomas Kirche. It give us more insight into the professional and family life of the great musician, as well as into the construction of organs! After lunch we checked out our rental vehicles and hit the Autobahn … Continue reading Days 6 and 7: Bach Museum and off to Cologne
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