I thought you may be interested in our itinerary. I will do my best to keep the blog up to date with photos and commentary. Gute Reise!
Sunday, June 13 - 07:35 Arrival in Frankfurt on flight LH 419 from Washington
Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) for transfer to Erfurt
Hotel Carat
Tel.: 0361 3430-0
Information tour of Erfurt and evening Welcome dinner
Monday, June 14
09:00 THÜRINGER KULTUSMINISTERIUM
Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Federal State of Thuringia www.thueringen.de
Discussion with a representative of the Ministry
Subject: The education system in Thuringia, developments in the field of bilingual education
11:00 Visit a school to attend a class
Afternoon Free time
Tuesday, June 15 - Transfer to Gotha
10:00 KLETT-PERTHES-VERLAG GmbH
Map editing and production www.klett.de
Discussion with a representative of the editorial office
Subject: The latest developments in map editing and production for school material
14:00 Transfer to Eisenach
15:00 Guided tour of the Wartburg, a castle situated on a 1230-foot (410 m) precipice to the
southwest of Eisenach, and overlooking the town, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999 UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List as an "Outstanding Monument of the Feudal Period in Central Europe", citing its "Cultural Values of Universal Significance"
Return to Erfurt
Wednesday, June 16 - morning Transfer to Weimar by bus
10:30 GEDENKSTÄTTE BUCHENWALD
Buchenwald Memorial www.buchenwald.de tour of the Memorial
Thereafter Visit Goethe’s garden house - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe lived in this house, which was built in 1709 in the Baroque style, for nearly 50 years until his death in 1832. Goethe’s grandson Walther endowed the house, including its contents and collections, to the State of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach in 1885, and it was opened as a memorial site in 1886
Afternoon Transfer to Berlin
Accommodation:
Hotel Park Inn
Tel.: 030 23890
Fax: 030 23894542
Thursday, June 17
Morning "GERMANY TODAY" - Lecture followed by a Q & A session
13:00 AUSWÄRTIGES AMT - Federal Foreign Office
Lunch at the invitation of the Directorate-General for Culture and Communication
Afternoon Information tour of Berlin
Friday, June 18
09:00 ARBEITSKREIS GRÜN MACHT SCHULE
Advisory service of the Berlin Senate Administration for Education, Youth and Sports http://www.gruen-macht-schule.de/
Discussion with a representative of the initiative
Subject: Environmental projects in schools - strategies and current developments
11:30 DER BEAUFTRAGTE DES SENATS VON BERLIN FÜR
INTEGRATION UND MIGRATION - The Commissioner of the Senate for Issues of Integration and Migration www.berlin.de/lb/intmig
Discussion with a representative of the Commissioner
Subject: Survey of the Senate’s polices on foreigners and integration - strategies and outlook
13:00 Visit the lively multicultural district of Kreuzberg and have lunch at an out door market
16:00 DEUTSCHE BANK
Q110 - The Deutsche Bank of the Future http://www.q110.de/
Guided tour of the building
Introduction to the subject of the banking of the future
Saturday, June 19
10:00 AWO-BEGEGNUNGSZENTRUM KREUZBERG
Multi-ethnic meeting place and educational institution http://www.begegnungszentrum.org/
Discussion with a representative of the institution
Subject: advisory service in the field of migration and integration - tasks and challenges in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district
14:00 DEUTSCHER BUNDESTAG
German Bundestag http://www.bundestag.de/
Guided tour of the Reichstag building with information about the German parliamentary system
Evening Cultural program
Sunday, June 20
Morning Transfer to Essen
Accommodation:
Hotel Mercure Plaza
Tel.: 0201 87858-0
Fax: 0201 87858-700
Afternoon RUHR 2010 - EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE
http://www.essen-fuer-das-ruhrgebiet.ruhr2010.de/
The Ruhrgebiet is a European Capital of Culture 2010. As an unconventional metropolis in the making, it is on its way to becoming a new heart of Europe. Its motto is “Change through Culture - Culture through Change”. The European Capital of Culture 2010, “Essen for the Ruhrgebiet”, welcomes anyone wanting
to experience the multifaceted transformation of a region from being Europe’s legendary coal and steel region to a new kind of cultural metropolis with many centers.
Monday, June 21
RUHR 2010 - EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE
10:00 WESTFÄLISCHES LANDESMUSEUM
LWL-Museum für Archäologie
Archaeological Museum of the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe (LWL) http://www.lwl-landesmuseum-herne.de/
Exhibition “Of Knights, Castles and Intrigues” - Exhibition about the fascinating world of the Middle Ages in the Ruhr area
14:00 ZECHE ZOLLVEREIN
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, a World Heritage Site http://www.zollverein.de/
Guided tour of the Zeche Zollverein
The Zollverein World Heritage Site - also known as “the world’s most beautiful coal mine” is today the most famous industrial monument and center of the creative industry in the Ruhr area
16:30 RUHR MUSEUM Zollverein A 14
Shaft XII, Coal Washing Plant http://www.ruhrmuseum.de/
The Ruhr Museum has extensive collections on the geology, archaeology, history and photography of the Ruhrgebiet.
Tuesday, June 22
RUHR 2010 - EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE
10:00 MUSEUM FOLKWANG
Major collection of 19th and 20th century art http://www.museum-folkwang.de/
Guided tour of the exhibition
The Museum Folkwang owes its reputation to its excellent collection of 19th century and classical modern paintings and sculpture, post-1945 art and photography. The architect of the recently re-opened museum is David Chipperfield.
12:30 INNENHAFEN DUISBURG
Duisburg Inner Harbor http://www.innenhafen-portal.de/
Boat tour of Europe’s largest inner harbor with lunch on board
Free time
Wednesday, June 23
Transfer to Herne
09:30 PESTALOZZI GYMNASIUM
Bilingual grammar school http://www.pestalozzi-gymnasium.herne.de/
Discussion with teachers and pupils Attend a class
Subject: Current developments in bilingual education
14:00 MINISTERIUM FÜR SCHULE UND WEITERBILDUNG DES LANDES NRW
Ministry for Schools and Further Education of the Federal State of North-Rhine/Westphalia
http://www.schulministerium.nrw.de/
Discussion with a representative of the Department of Further Education
Subject: In-service teacher training - challenges and projects
Afternoon Transfer to Frankfurt
Accommodation:
Grand Hotel Dream Frankfurt City
Tel.: 069 2102890-0
Thursday, June 24
09:30 DEUTSCHE BANK AG http://www.db.com/
Film, presentation and discussion with Ms. Frau Corinna Fernando, Communications Deutsche Bank
Subject: Deutsche Bank - A global player
11:00 Film, presentation and discussion with Edith Pürschel, Head of Brand & Corporate Citizenship Strategy
Subject: Corporate Social Responsibility at Deutsche Bank
Afternoon DEUTSCHER FUSSBALL-BUND
German Football Association
Women’s World Cup 2011 Organizing Committee http://www.dfb.de/
Discussion with a representative of the Committee
Subject: Current developments in German women’s football - promoting young talent
Information tour of Frankfurt
Friday, June 25
Morning Transfer to Mainz
10:00 STIFTUNG LESEN
Foundation for the promotion of reading http://www.stiftunglesen.de/
Discussion with a representative of the Foundation
Subject: Encouraging pleasure in reading to promote literacy skills - Presentation of current projects
12:00 GUTENBERG MUSEUM DER STADT MAINZ
Gutenberg Museum - World Museum of Printing http://www.gutenberg-museum.de/
Guided tour of the Museum
Afternoon Boat trip from Bingen to St. Goar
World-famous rocky outcrops. This boat trip transforms the Rhine’s magical past into reality. The steep vineyards, quaint little towns, formidable fortresses and the Lorelei are symbols of a legendary, turbulent past.
Evening Farewell dinner at WEINGUT KRUGER-RUMPF Vineyard restaurant
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