1. German-American Partnership Program

3. to integrate Foothill students into the everyday life of host families in Halle an der Saale and into the classroom activities of host schools to provide them with a coherent intercultural experience, inspiring international understanding, promoting German language instruction and motivating personal friendship.

4.  To improve your German  To meet new people  To experience German culture  To challenge yourself  To add distinction to college applications and resumes  To learn and grow in unexpected ways

6.  Minimum of two years of German  Host a German student  Take German while hosting  Speak German while in Germany  Spend ten days at our partner school, Johann- Gottfried-Herder-Gymnasium, in Halle  Spend three weeks with a host family in Halle Note: Participation is based on student application, interview with Frau Fleming, and demand. German 3 and 4 students are given preference.

8.  Give presentations on American life  Attend homeroom with Frau Fleming every day  Participate in all activities and excursions planned by our partners in Halle We will be in Halle from mid-June to mid-July 2015

10.  In the state of Sachsen-Anhalt in former East Germany  Population: 235,000  First mentioned in the year 806  Named for the region’s salt springs  Salt = wealth in ancient times

11.  While we are staying in Halle, our hosts will take us on several excursions  We will take day trips as a group  Our host families will take us on weekend sightseeing trips

12.  Berlin  Dresden  Leipzig  and other regional destinations!

14.  After we left Halle, we spent 5-6 nights travelling in Northern Germany  We explored the coastal regions from the North Sea to the Baltic  We learned about German history and culture  Think: Viking settlements, Hanseatic league, stunning architecture, seaside culture & beautiful sunsets  And we will have fun bicycling around the jewel of the Baltic, the island of Hiddensee!

16.  An open-air museum comprised of ancient village dwellings 500-1000 years old

19.  A tiny magical island: the sunniest place in Germany… with no cars (except one!)

22.  Round trip airfare from San Francisco to Bremen and returning from Berlin to San Francisco.  6 nights accommodations in centrally located 3 star hotels.  Based on triple occupancy for students  Two meals a day to include breakfast and dinner (travel portion only).  Private deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach for all land transportation (travel portion only Bremen to Halle).  Professional guides for all guided tours as shown in the program itinerary.  Entrance fees as outlined in the program itinerary.  Tips, taxes and gratuities.  Travel, accident and baggage insurance.  Liability insurance for the protection of schools, professors and participants. See the last page of this proposal for details.  Flight bags (1 p.p.) and baggage tags (2 p.p.).  Customized program brochure.

23.  25 – 29 participants: $3400  20 – 24 participants: $3600  15 – 19 participants: $3900  10 – 14 participants: $4400  Total cost will be offset by fundraising  Matching stipend possible for some students  Exchange rates and gas prices determine our costs

24. What now?  Fill out the GAPP application  Turn it in to Frau Fleming by Monday, September 16  Plan to meet October 7 for a major planning meeting  At that time, we will decide who’s in charge of what!  We’ll meet on the first Monday of every month after that for cultural training, travel pointers, fundraising, etc.