Comenius Partnership 4th Visit- Mülheim an der Ruhr

In one week's time delegates from our 4th Partnership vist will begin to decend on Mülheim an der Ruhr, in Germany. This time two year 12 Students grabbed the opportunity to participate in one of our partnership visits. Year 12 were invited this time to put forward their names and reasons why they should be selected to visit Germany. Mark Riding and Tristin Mills were selected as they wrote impressive examples of why they should be chosen to represent LSA this time round.

Congratulations to them both! We will depart on Sunday 19th of June from Manchester Airport on a direct flight to Dusseldorf. The boys will be staying with their host family until Friday when we return. They will participate in a week long variety of activies including visits to Cologne, Dusseldorf and a boat trip down the Ruhr river.

Mrs Underwood, Comenius Coordinator and Mrs Hodgekinson , Food Technology Teacher and active member of the Comenius teaching team will also be attending the meeting for the week.

Please follow us as both Mark and Tristan will be updating you with the daily acitivies!

Below you can read what our itinerary will include:
Monday- arrivals
Tuesday,
9:00-10:30
Welcome Program Introduction of guests/ presentations
11:00 – 12:00
Students + teachers- activities
Ca. 12:30- 13:30
Camera Obscura- Museum in a former water tower/ ballgames in the park
Ca. 13:30 – 14:30
Lunch in a former streetcar depot
Ca. 14:45 train to Oberhausen-
Gasometer in Oberhausen-
Exibit : Magical Places- cultural monuments
16:30 – 19:30
Free time-
(Shopping center Centro, tree2tree, walk in Mülheim….)
Students- families
Ca. 19:30
Dinner at Hotel

Wednesday
9:00
Train to Cologne
10:00 – 10:45
Tour of the Dome
Free time:
Climb to the top of the Dome, Chocolate Museum, Sports Museum
14.30- 16:00
Tour of the “Altstadt”- the old town
16:00 – 17:30
Free time
17:30
Brewery “Früh”
Dinner
Ca. 21:00 Train back to Mülheim
Students- Families

Thursday
9:30–ca. 11:30
Coordinators-Comenius meeting Teachers+Students-activities
12:00- 15:00
Dragonboat racing on the Ruhr river
Picnic lunch
Ca. 16:00
Boat ride to
Essen- Kettwig
Walk through the old part of Kettwig
Ca. 18:30
Students- families
Teachers- Dinner at
German colleagues´ homes
Coordinators-Dinner at Sigi´s home

Friday
9:00-9:45 School- taking part in class
10:00 Train to Essen
10:45-14:00
Zeche Zollverein- former coalmine, now Culture + Design Museum
Ca. 14:30-15:30 Lunch, return to Mülheim
Ca. 18:30 Farewell Party in school