Short-term exchanges of groups pupils in Ettal
28 January-1 February 2019
In the week from Monday 28 January to Friday 1 February 2019, 40 students of all school partners and their accompanying professors met in Ettal, in the Bavarian Alps.
The educational program followed by the students was about the philhellenic action that existed in the area at the time of the 19th century.
The students of the Benediktinergymnasium welcomed the students from partner schools of Germany, Corfu, Slovenia, Romania and Nafplio They presented themselves, their schools and their countries. They showed them around the premises of the monastery in which the Ettal school belongs, the boarding school, the basilica, the monastery, the library. Together with their teacher the students took part in activities related to I.Kapodistria and his Philhellenic action in Bavaria.
In the spirit of this educational exchange, they learned about the educational system of Germany and they exchanged experiences about it.
In addition, they came into contact with the cultural heritage of Ettal, the every day life the local mores, customs and traditions of the area.
Also the students and their teachers visited points of interest indicative of German Phelenhinism to the Königsplatz (the King’s Square) and the State Archaeological Collection of Munich.
The students and the teachers returned home with a lot of experience from this multifaceted contact, realizing at the same time the great personality of I. Kapodistrias.
Ettal-Benediktgymnasium
Linderhof
Munich
Oberammergau
Testimonials
School No 195 Bucharest Romania
ERASMUS+ programme is an opportunity of collaborating with some amazing people and the chance to meet students and teachers of different nationalities. I learnt to socialize with new people and I improved my English and German, too. The German school “Benedickter Gymnazium” from Ettal welcomed us with open arms and brought us to wonderful educational places. In the end I would just like to thank for this unforgettable experience!
1st Junior Highschool of Nafplio, Greece
I have never visited Germany before and I think that is the best country that I have visited! In
Greece we don’t have snow and for this reason the snowy mountains of Germany were
fantastic!
When I saw the school I said “wow”! It is so big and with the monastery it looks like a castle. Its
classrooms are spacious and they have amazing view from the windows. Monastery’s
architecture is magnificent and its history, which a polite monk explained to us, is very
interesting. Most of all I was impressed by the images of the monastery. They have many
details and the expressions of the faces make them look like real ones. On Wednesday we
visited two museums in Munich , from which I learnt many new things.
Now let’s talk about my partner. My exchange partner is named Veronika. She is a very kind
and cute girl and I had an amazing time with her. The hospitality was great and her house was
so beautiful. Veronika’s parents and sister were also very kind and they made me feel like
home. Her bedroom and generally all the house was warm and my bed so comfortable. I didn’t
want to return to Greece!
I miss everyone and hope to see them soon!