The group was composed of 11 students (all of them following a reinforced French course) and two teachers, Daniel RICHTER and Marita UHLING. They arrived at Lille Europe station on May 29th, awaited by the host families.

Students and their teachers attended different classes in our General and Technical High School Ozanam in Lille, discovered the school and the French educational system. They also took part in a rally in Lille and historical visits were organized:

• the remembrance tour of the Somme battlefields in 1916,
• the Historial of the Great War in Péronne,
• the native house of the General de Gaulle in Lille. A visit followed by a presentation on “De Gaulle and Germany”: his origins, his captivity during the First World War, the Second World War and especially his role in the Franco-German reconciliation.

We’re looking forward to our next year’s linguistic and cultural exchanges (from 29/01/2023 to 04/02/2023 in Germany – In Lille from 05/03/2023 to 11/03/2023) which will be the occasion to celebrate a double anniversary:

the 60th anniversary of the Franco-German Friendship Treaty of the Elysée

& the 10th anniversary of our partnership with Frankfurt Friedrich DESSAUER Gymnasium

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From Monday, May 2nd 2022 to Sunday, May 8th, a group of 11 students (classes of Seconde, Première and Terminale) travelled to our German partner school, accompanied by Pauline Lepointe, History and Geography teacher, Saddam Ouguenoune, German teacher and Frédéric Rousselle, Director of OEC International.

The students stayed with the families of their student partners.

Program of the trip was:

• The practice of modern languages (English, German and even sometimes French) to both communicate and work,
• Discovery of the German educational system by attending classes,
• But also discovery of a city and its history: Frankfurt (guided tours of the city, the historical museum with the exhibition “Frankfurt und der NS”). The emphasis was placed on memory, with a visit to the Jewish Museum and the Anne Frank Center. These were great opportunities to discuss the values on which the European Union is founded: human rights, democracy and fight against all forms of discrimination.

As chance would have it, the qualifying match for the Europa League final between Eintracht Frankfurt and West Ham took place during the same week. Many of us were able to follow the match on screen, or even in the stadium, experiencing the jubilation of a whole city after the qualification for the football final (won on May, 18th)!

We will soon welcome our German partners from May 29 to June 03 in Lille, North of France. We are looking forward to their visit.

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