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Once in a lifetime experience that has widened horizons

Since last Wednesday 28 students from Great Wyrley High School and their families have been playing host to students from the Albert Schweizer Gymnasium in Marl, Germany.
After an official welcome during which the guests were presented with school sweatshirts (courtesy of the Great Wyrley Association) school organisers and pens, and their hosts received mementos of Marl, the guests got down to Maths and English lessons with their partners.
The English and German youngsters have also been collaborating to produce a book of memories and a joint webpage and have even written and recorded a theme song for the visit.
Other highlights of the trip include an Anglo-German sports challenge, a Drama workshop, an evening of bowling and a joint excursion to Alton Towers.
After a weekend visiting local attractions and experiencing everyday English life in their host families the young people have been trying their hand at teaching Great Wyrley students more about Marl, the surrounding area and the German school system.
Headteacher Mr C Leach, speaking at an assembly held to make the students honorary members of Great Wyrley High School, pointed out that the word exchange meant to give something and receive something else in return and encouraged all the young people to celebrate their differences as they built new friendships. He thanked the Marl students for the memories we had so far and looked forward to the return visit in April 2005.
Frau Elke Freeman, the party leader, expressed her gratitude for the warm welcome afforded by everyone in Great Wyrley and described the visit as “a once in a lifetime experience that has widened horizons, enabling us to see what binds us to, rather than divides us from our new friends”.