2007 Summer HS Exchange with Eastern German Communitites
Where: Sachsen-Anhalt and Brandenburg When: July 1-31, 2007
July 1-31, 2007 ExBiNet
ExBiNet – ExpertInnen and BürgerInnen im Netzwerk für Demokratie und Toleranz (i.e. EXPERTS AND CITIZENS NETWORK FOR DEMOCRACY AND TOLERANCE) will be offered in eight rural eastern German communities in the provinces of Sachsen-Anhalt and Brandenburg for the first time next summer (2007). The program aims to exchange experiences between Americans and Germans, and to develop and experiment with innovative methods for civic and cultural competency youth education and violence prevention in and outside of a school context. High school teachers would be perfect candidates for this program.
When: July 1-31, 2007
How: Each team, consisting of two US-Americans and two Germans, will live and work in one of eight project communities.
Costs: Participants pay for their own transportation to the project region, all expenses during the project weeks in Germany are covered (room and board, transportation within project region and project activities)
For more information, please contact Katharina Grote-Schwinges: Grote-Schwinges@t-online.de