German LINKS Exchange Program
by Joe Judge
Once again our school is participating in the German LINKS
Student Exchange Program sponsored by our Gratiot-Isabella
Intermediate School District. Nine Beal City juniors and one senior
high school student and their families will be hosting ten German
students from the town of Hagenow in Germany. The German students
will arrive in Michigan on October 14 for a two week visit. We will
introduce them to our school with a welcome breakfast on the
morning of Thursday the 15th. During their visit, the German
students,will attend classes with their host student and experience
an American school day. The Germans will also travel to Chicago for
two days of sightseeing and shopping in a major American Midwest
city. Back in Michigan, our guests will visit Mackinac Island and
take a carriage ride around the island.
A trip to Lansing is also on their schedule where they will visit
the Michigan Historical Museum and our State Capitol. The German
visitors will see some of our educational opportunities with a tour
of the Mt. Pleasant Technical Center as well as a tour of the CMU
campus. The Germans will enjoy a lunch in a university food
commons. The second weekend of the exchange visit will be filled
with family activities. German students will be coming to our
sporting events, practices, participating in family life and
experiencing our American culture.
In the spring the Beal City students will travel to Hagenow,
Germany to learn about the German people and culture. Our students
will be staying in the homes of the students they have hosted in
October.
