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Capture your Connection: A lockdown collaborative video

Pupils at Gymnasium Saarburg and Sir William Borlase Grammar School share the benefits of an exchange.

Capture your Connection: A lockdown collaborative video
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Where are they now? Georgia’s journey

Where are they now? Georgia’s journey
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Where are they now? Heather’s story

Where are they now? Heather’s story
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Where are they now? Madeleine’s story

Where are they now? Madeleine’s story
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Where are they now? Georgia’s story

UK-German Connection alumni Georgia shares how the German Scholarships programme influenced her further study.

Where are they now? Georgia’s story
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Capture Your Connection: Sophie and Lisa’s story

How one school partnership led to over 10 years of international collaboration. Sophie and Lisa share how their school exchange impacted their lives.

Capture Your Connection: Sophie and Lisa’s story
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Where are they now? Connor’s story

Where are they now? Connor’s story
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Where are they now? Ben’s story

Where are they now? Ben’s story
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Lasting Connections: Olivia, Lukas & Lawrence

Lasting Connections: Olivia, Lukas & Lawrence
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Youth seminars: Sean’s story

Youth seminars: Sean’s story
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Photography Webinar

What did participants get up to in our virtual Photography Webinars?

Photography Webinar
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UK-German Photo Competition: ‘Welcome to my World’

UK-German Photo Competition: ‘Welcome to my World’
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Photo Competition ‘Welcome to my world’: Further entries

Photo Competition ‘Welcome to my world’: Further entries
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German Pupil Courses: Rupert’s story

German Pupil Courses: Rupert’s story
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German Pupil Courses and beyond: Sofia’s journey

Sofia (19, from London) took part in the German Pupil Courses in Berlin in 2018 and has since continued her UK-German Connection journey…

German Pupil Courses and beyond: Sofia’s journey
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German Pupil Courses: Ruben’s story

German Pupil Courses: Ruben’s story
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German Pupil Courses: Lauren’s story

Lauren’s trip to Bavaria on the German Pupil Courses in 2019 taught her it’s OK to make mistakes and can actually help you learn. She shares her insights…

German Pupil Courses: Lauren’s story
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Photo Competition ‘Welcome to my world’: Winning entries

Explore the winning photos from our Welcome to our World photo competition!

Photo Competition ‘Welcome to my world’: Winning entries
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German Scholarships Programme: 2018

German Scholarships Programme: 2018
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German Scholarship Programme: 2019

German Scholarship Programme: 2019
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Youth seminar ‘Peacing it Together 2’

On the 30th anniversary weekend of the fall of the Berlin Wall 40 young people from Northern Ireland and Germany met in Leipzig to discuss themes surrounding peace beyond borders.

Youth seminar ‘Peacing it Together 2’
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Youth Seminar ‘Sustainable Consumption’

Youth Seminar ‘Sustainable Consumption’
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Youth Seminar ‘Sustainable Consumption’

We’re planning future events and projects about sustainability – register your interest to be the first to hear about upcoming events!

Youth Seminar ‘Sustainable Consumption’
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German Pupil Courses: Nauen 2019

German Pupil Courses: Nauen 2019

Capture your Connection: A lockdown collaborative video

Pupils at Gymnasium Saarburg and Sir William Borlase Grammar School share the benefits of an exchange.

Where are they now? Georgia’s journey

Georgia tells us how taking part in a German Pupil Course changed her attitude towards languages and led to her current career.

Where are they now? Heather’s story

Heather tells us how her UK-German experiences shaped her career path and took her to unexpected places.

Where are they now? Madeleine’s story

UK-German Connection alumni Madeleine tells us how her experiences led her to a career in translation and interpreting.

Where are they now? Georgia’s story

UK-German Connection alumni Georgia shares how the German Scholarships programme influenced her further study.

Capture Your Connection: Sophie and Lisa’s story

How one school partnership led to over 10 years of international collaboration. Sophie and Lisa share how their school exchange impacted their lives.

Where are they now? Connor’s story

UK-German Connection alumni Connor tells us how his experiences outside the classroom led him to a class of his own!

Where are they now? Ben’s story

From GPC to Seminars, Ben shares how his UK-German Connection influenced his further education.

Lasting Connections: Olivia, Lukas & Lawrence

Between them Olivia (19, Belfast), Lukas (20, Saarland) and Lawrence (19, Fife) took part in a host of UK-German Connection programmes, youth seminars and events…

Youth seminars: Sean’s story

‘It gave me great hope for the future’ – Sean shares how his UK-German experiences shaped his outlook on life.

Photography Webinar

What did participants get up to in our virtual Photography Webinars?

UK-German Photo Competition: ‘Welcome to my World’

Find out about the “Welcome to my world” photo competition!

Photo Competition ‘Welcome to my world’: Further entries

Explore some of the entries we received as part of our “Welcome to your world” photo competition.

German Pupil Courses: Rupert’s story

Rupert looks back on his experience on the German Pupil Courses and shares fond memories as well as his plans for the future.

German Pupil Courses and beyond: Sofia’s journey

Sofia (19, from London) took part in the German Pupil Courses in Berlin in 2018 and has since continued her UK-German Connection journey…

German Pupil Courses: Ruben’s story

Ruben took part in our German Pupil Courses in 2019 and is still in touch with his German partner, Samira. We caught up with him to find out more!

German Pupil Courses: Lauren’s story

Lauren’s trip to Bavaria on the German Pupil Courses in 2019 taught her it’s OK to make mistakes and can actually help you learn. She shares her insights…

Photo Competition ‘Welcome to my world’: Winning entries

Explore the winning photos from our Welcome to our World photo competition!

German Scholarships Programme: 2018

Check out what participants got up to during the 2018 German Scholarships programme!

German Scholarship Programme: 2019

Find out what participants got up to on the 2019 German Scholarships programme!

Youth seminar ‘Peacing it Together 2’

On the 30th anniversary weekend of the fall of the Berlin Wall 40 young people from Northern Ireland and Germany met in Leipzig to discuss themes surrounding peace beyond borders.

Youth Seminar ‘Sustainable Consumption’

  We’re planning future events and projects about sustainability – register your interest to be…

Youth Seminar ‘Sustainable Consumption’

We’re planning future events and projects about sustainability – register your interest to be the first to hear about upcoming events!

German Pupil Courses: Nauen 2019

Going to Germany on the German Pupil Course will not only be one of the…

German Pupil Courses: Berlin 2019

Discovering German history and culture On our outings with the British and German students, we…

Potsdam and Sanssouci castle

Today we went to Potsdam and Sanssouci castle. Our morning began at 8am where we…

German Pupil Course 2019

Check out what participants got up to during the German Pupil Courses in Ortenburg, Berlin and Nauen in 2019!

German Pupil Courses: Ortenburg 2019

I have got so much out of this course: I feel a lot more independent…

Cultural Immersion Course: Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2019

In July 2019, 15 young people attended a Cultural Immersion Course in Garmisch- Partenkirchen in Bavaria. Check out the photos from their trip!

Cultural Immersion Course: Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2019

In July 2019, 15 pupils went on a Cultural Immersion Course to Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria.

School experiences

Today with UK-German Connection we spent the day in the Rückert-Gymnasium school with our partners….

‘Opferfest’ (Eid al-Adha)

At the weekend we all thoroughly enjoyed visiting various exciting places in and around Berlin…

Sprachunterricht und thematischer Workshop

On Monday of this week we had an unexpected art lesson as our partners were…

Ausflug zum Königssee

We all met at the school with our exchange partners ready to get on the…

Schloss, Sonne und Schwimmen

Tuesday was the last day of Klasse 10 and they pulled many pranks on the…

Youth seminar ‘Peacing it Together’ 2018

Building Bridges In November 2018, 44 young people from Northern Ireland and Germany met together…

Youth Seminar ‘Sustainable Urban Development’

Exploring the theme In May 2019, 28 young people from across the UK and Germany…

Youth Seminar ‘Sustainable Urban Development’

Youth Conference ‘Young Voices’

We brought together 100 young alumni aged 16-25 from across all of our programmes –…

‘Young Voices’

‘Acting on our Shared Future’

Finding Foundations & Building Bridges The young participants – aged 16-18 – met each other…

‘Acting on our Shared Future’

Youth Conference ‘Culture & Heritage in a Digital World’

Youth Conference ‘Culture & Heritage in a Digital World’

Find out what our participants discovered about cultural heritage during their time in Berlin!

Youth Conference ‘Culture and Heritage in a Digital World’

Sharing our cultural heritage In June 2018, 60 young people from across the UK and…

Seas and Oceans 2 gallery

Impressions of the youth seminar ‘Seas and Oceans 2’ / Eindrücke vom Jugendseminar ‘Meere und Ozeane 2’

‘Finding Our Place in History’

Finding our place in history

Finding our Place in History On 1 – 3 June 2018, 48 young people from…
Onboard at Southampton

Exploring our seas and oceans in Southampton!

Plastic pollution: it’s a growing problem which is damaging the seas and oceans around us….

Seas and oceans gallery

Impressions of the youth seminar ‘Seas and Oceans’ / Eindrücke vom Jugendseminar ‘Meere und Ozeane’

Exploring our seas and oceans in Hamburg!

Fifty young people from around the UK and Germany met to gain a deeper understanding of Seas and Oceans

Our last full day

Today, after a busy and tiring two weeks, we embarked on our final full day…

Ein unvergesslicher Abend

Today has been an emotional day for everyone. We started off with going to lessons…

Der Bayerische Wald

Today’s excursion was to the Bavarian forest, a world renowned site of natural beauty, and…

Bayerische Kultur: Tanzen und Kochen

Today we started off with a lesson from Frau Bailey. We covered many important topics…

Regensburg and Walhalla

Today we visited Regensburg, a historical town in Bayern. For this excursion, we worked in…

German Pupil Courses: Jack’s Experiences

German Pupil Courses: Weimar 2017

12 teenagers from the UK spent two weeks on the German Pupil Course 2017 in Weimar – on the footsteps of Goethe and Schiller. They stayed with German host families, went to a German school and enjoyed various trips and activities.

German Pupil Courses: Ortenburg 2018

Unique experiences My favourite experiences of the course were visiting the Alps, an awe-inspiring place…

German Pupil Courses: Bad Kreuznach 2018

Airport nervousness, followed by an unforgettable experience! Als ich am Flughafen angekommen bin, hatte ich…

German Pupil Courses: Berlin 2018

Exploring the Hauptstadt through history, cooking courses and family bike rides! I went on the…

German Pupil Courses: Ortenburg 2017

Ein mehr als gelungener erster Eindruck Mein erster Eindruck von Ortenburg war prima! Am Flughafen…

German Pupil Courses: Rachel’s Experiences

Finding our place in history gallery

German Pupil Courses Friedrichroda 2017

Dieser Kurs ist eine der tollsten Erfahrungen meines Lebens gewesen. (…) Natürlich war das Hauptziel,…