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GLS STARTER WEEKEND
02.9.2016 – 04.09.2016
Fifty students from eight countries (China, Italy, Mexico, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain and Switzerland)
took part in the GLS Starter Weekend in September 2016. The Starter Weekend is an orientation weekend that
welcomes students to Germany before they begin their exchange studies at a German high school.
GLS STARTER WEEKEND
02.9.2016 – 04.09.2016
The program consisted of workshops,
sightseeing and activities to get to know each
other. Every student received a GLS t-shirt and a
GLS bracelet to show our connection as a group.
GLS STARTER WEEKEND
02.9.2016 – 04.09.2016
The weekend was kicked off with a welcome drink at beautiful hotel Oderberger on the GLS campus.
GLS STARTER WEEKEND
02.9.2016 – 04.09.2016
The workshops taught students about life in a host family and studies at a German high school.
GLS STARTER WEEKEND
02.9.2016 – 04.09.2016
Of course we also tasted some German chocolate – Kinderüberraschung!
GLS STARTER WEEKEND
02.9.2016 – 04.09.2016
Some outdoor games to keep us alert and to get to know each other better!
GLS STARTER WEEKEND
02.9.2016 – 04.09.2016
One of the most exciting moments of the weekend was the first meeting with the host families. All
families were invited for a barbecue at the GLS Campus and, after the barbecue, the students went to
their new homes together with their families.
GLS STARTER WEEKEND
02.9.2016 – 04.09.2016
Some students travelled onward to
boarding schools after the Starter
Weekend. These students will be both
studying and staying at their high
schools. They were taken to their
school by GLS transfer.
Some students made their way to their final
destinations in other cities in Germany:
Bayreuth, Koblenz, Nürnberg and Minden.
They travelled by train and were met by their
local GLS coordinators upon arrival.
GLS STARTER WEEKEND
02.9.2016 – 04.09.2016
GLS wishes everyone a great stay in Germany!