St Kilian’s Community School plays host to students from Germany
German exchange students, at St Kilian's Community School, Bray.
The staff, students and parents of St Kilian’s Community School, Bray, were delighted to welcome their German exchange partners recently, after almost five years.
Some 24 pupils from Matthias Grunewald Gymnasium in Wurzburg, along with their teachers Sebastian Singer and Sigrid Koehn, arrived in Bray on Sunday, April 14, where they were met by their host families.
It was an action-packed week, with both the German and Irish pupils walking the Spinc in Glendalough on Monday. On Tuesday, the German pupils and their teachers visited Wicklow Gaol and Beyond the Trees at Avondale.
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On Wednesday, the group, along with their Irish host students, were warmly welcomed by Cathaoirleach Melanie Corrigan at a civic reception in Bray Town Hall, while Thursday saw the group travel to Dublin.
On Friday, pupils spent the morning visiting classes in school and preparing for the farewell concert, which took place on Friday evening. The group returned to Germany on Sunday afternoon, after spending Saturday with the host families. Their trip to Ireland was a wonderful success, and the pupils are already looking forward to the return trip to Wurzburg in June.
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