Claire MacMillan, left, with Amelia Hadar, John Thompson, Margaret Harris, Talia Abrahams, Clara Lerchi, Max Meyer, and Connor Bryant.
A group of eight students from Ridgefield High School spent two weeks in Ueberlingen, Germany, over the summer.
They went on excursions including a cruise on Lake Constance to the nearby town of Meersburg to see the oldest castle in Germany, visiting the university city of Konstanz, taking a boat to the Rhine Falls in Switzerland, experiencing the making of a cuckoo clock at a factory in the Black Forest, and going to the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart.
The students who traveled abroad were Amelia Hadar, Margaret Harris, Connor Bryant, Max Meyer, Claire MacMillan, John Thompson, Talia Abrahams, and Clara Lerchi, and their teacher chaperones Christine Kochefko and Lesley Hankin-Williams.
Students also loved taking pictures at the fairy-tale castle Burg Liechtenstein. But when asked about their favorite part of the trip, the students all agreed that the time spent with host brothers and sisters and experiencing their everyday school life and extracurricular activities abroad was the best. Another highlight was watching the world cup soccer games on the projection screen at the beach.
Some German students spent an even longer time abroad. Amelia Hadar continued her studies at the Goethe Institute summer immersion program in Grainau, Germany, and Patrick McCaughey had the opportunity to spend four weeks in Kulmbach, Germany, after winning the prestigious PAD (Paedagogischer Austausch Dienst) Award. He was one of 39 students selected from the United States to win this award. Similarly, Alison Sicinski is currently participating in a semester abroad program through EF (Education First), living and studying in Munich, Germany. The German class is looking forward to hearing all about their continued adventures.