What are the advantages of a school exchange?

«Bonjour, ça va?» – «Ça va bien, merci!»: This, or something similar, could be how your pupils’ conversations with their exchange partners begin when they meet for the first time. The following week should now give your pupils the opportunity to improve their foreign language skills, but also to make new friends – perhaps even friends for life.

In addition to the practical practice of a foreign language previously only learnt in the classroom, a school exchange naturally offers many other advantages. Give your pupils the opportunity to show a foreign person their life, country and culture and, of course, to gain new experiences during the return visit. A week abroad gives you an insight into the everyday (school) life of your exchange partners and their customs. Excursions, joint activities and sightseeing can create unique memories. It is often the first time that some pupils have travelled away from their families and gain valuable experience in developing their independence. Conversations with the exchange pupils – including language barriers and sometimes communication with hands and feet – are good for the personality and strengthen intercultural competence; a key qualification for the rest of their lives. It is not unusual for the contacts made with the exchange partners during the school years to last for a long time.

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