Pupils' quotes
For teachers
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Quote of the month
It's our Planet!
Trip: Pupils from Greasby and Hamburg got together to learn about the environment
Greasby and Hamburg say no to Global Warming
"We did everything together, like swimming, planting, and lots of other things. My highlight was visiting Germany and just having so much fun."
"The health and safety rules were amazing, the German children have a lot more freedom!"
- Who? 18 pupils from the UK (Brookdale Primary School, Greasby) and 26 pupils from Germany (Grundschule Trenknerweg, Hamburg)
- Where? Greasby, Wirral and Hamburg, Germany
- When? April and May 2012
- Funding: This trip was supported by a Challenge Fund grant from UK-German Connection.
Bring on the Games
Trip: Children from Reigate and Eschweiler got active for the Olympics
Making flags together in Reigate
"The playground was huge and we could all play together. I made two new friends!"
"It was lots of fun."
- Who? 36 pupils from the UK (Reigate Priory Community Junior School) and 25 pupils from Germany (Barbaraschule, Eschweiler)
- Where? Reigate, Derbyshire and Eschweiler, Germany
- When? March and May 2012
- Funding: This trip was supported by a Challenge Fund grant from UK-German Connection.
Meeting in the 'Real World'
Trip: Pupils from Berlin went to see their eTwinning friends in Chesterfield
Hallo from Chesterfield!
"The best bit was that we met lots of other children. We spoke English together and had lots of fun."
"We hope the British children will come to visit us soon!"
- Who? 20 pupils from Germany (Siegerland Grundschule, Berlin) visiting the UK (Dunston Primary School, Chesterfield)
- Where? Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- When? September 2011
- Funding: This trip was supported by an Instant Impact grant from UK-German Connection.
New friends in Hanover
Trip: Children from Towcester met their new partners in Hanover, stayed in host families and created fantastic school booklets together!
Winter fun at Hanover Christmas market
"It all started on 30 November – the plane took off and then there I was in Germany. I felt nervous but the days went by very quickly and we went to the Christmas market and winter zoo which were fantastic and lots of fun." Emily, 10
"I loved staying in Germany, it was amazing. We got to go to the winter zoo with frozen snow slides and heaps of animals. We also attended the Christmas market and carol singing. I would definitely go again!" Sara, 10
- Who? 14 pupils from the UK (Towcester CE Primary School) and pupils from Germany (Grundschule Wettbergen, Hanover)
- Where? Hanover, Germany
- When? November-December 2011
- Funding: This trip was supported by an Instant Impact grant from UK-German Connection.
Magical Christmas Trips 2011
Trip: New friends and Christmas markets in Berlin
Fröhliche Weihnachten from Berlin!
"When we went to the German School it was really fun because they wanted to do baking with us so we made Christmas cookies. We also played sports with them, like basketball and football."
- Who? 15 primary and 6 secondary pupils from Essex
- Where? Berlin, Germany
- When? December 2011
- Funding: This trip was funded by UK-German Connection.
The ideal zoo
Trip: Children from the Wirral got together with their friends in Hamburg to design their ideal zoo.
Learning about the animals at Tierpark Hagenbeck
"The best part was the friendship we built! If you saw the pictures of us, you would say we were a group of best friends – you can’t tell who is English and who is German!"
- Who? 13 pupils from the UK (Brookdale Primary School, Greasby) and 24 pupils from Germany (Grundschule Trenknerweg, Hamburg)
- Where? Hamburg, Germany
- When? June 2010
- Funding: This trip was supported by an Instant Impact grant from UK-German Connection.
Robots in Berlin
Trip: Pupils from Newbold and Berlin got to know each other with the help of some robot dancing!
Doing the robot dance in Berlin
"We've enjoyed communicating with each other, making new friends and teaching each other games and phrases."
"We've noticed the fashion was different to ours and they had no school uniform - which we like!"
- Who? 6 pupils from the UK (Dunston Primary School, Newbold, Derbyshire) and 20 pupils from Germany (Siegerland Schule, Berlin)
- Where? Berlin, Germany
- When? June 2010
- Funding: This trip was supported by an Instant Impact grant from UK-German Connection.
Enfield-Berlin trip
Trip: Children from Enfield and Berlin met up and learned lots of fun things at the zoo!
Out and about in Berlin
"When we went around the zoo in groups, [the German children] told us the names of the animals in German and we told them what they were in English."
- Who? 24 pupils from the UK (St. Matthew's CE Primary School, Enfield, London) and 20 pupils from Germany (Lindenhof-Grundschule, Berlin)
- Where? Berlin, Germany
- When? November 2009
- Funding: This trip was supported by a Joint Curriculum Project grant from the British Council.
Legends and blizzards
Trip: Pupils from Dommitzsch in Saxony visited Cauldeen Primary School in Inverness, Scotland. The pupils made an action-packed video about the 'Siegfried' legend together.
Preparing for the big show in Inverness
"It was fun talking about the German letters, ä, ö and ü!"
"Now I might take German in secondary school!"
- Who? 8 pupils from the UK (Cauldeen Primary School) and 8 pupils from Germany (Kindertagesstätte 4 Jahreszeiten, Dommitzsch)
- Where? Cauldeen Primary School, Inverness, Scotland
- When? October 2008
- Funding: This trip was supported by an Instant Impact grant from UK-German Connection.
Karneval in Goxel
Trip: Pupils from Enfield had fun at Karneval in Germany and made lots of new friends!
Helau to Enfield!
"It was very good at the carnival. We won lots of sweets. There was a girl from the German school. I threw some sweets to her as well."
- Who? 36 pupils from four Enfield primary schools - Hazelbury, Oakthorpe, St. Matthew’s and Wilbury
- Where? Gerleve, near Coesfeld
- When? January 2008
- Funding: This trip was supported by an Anglo-German Curriculum Project grant from the British Council.
Sport in Berlin
Kids from Finaghy Primary School in Northern Ireland took part in a German sports day with their friends at the Taunusviertel Schule in Berlin!
Getting active in Berlin
"I loved doing all the sports, especially the bowling!"
"I found the German children really easy to get on with!"
"It was very clean in Germany. The Germans are just like us and had very good English."
- Who? 130 pupils from Finaghy Primary School, Northern Ireland and the Taunusviertel Schule, Berlin
- Where? Berlin (and Belfast)
- When? June 2007
- Funding: This trip was supported by a Challenge Fund grant from UK-German Connection.