- Sandali Thiranagama -Musaseus College
- Irudini Liyanage- "
- Manmi Perera - "
- Sammani Rajapakshe - "
- Poorni Ekanayake - "
- Ashane Perera -Jennings International
- Sanduni Cooper -"
- Ruwanthika Fernando - "
- Harshana Chathuranga - Royal College
The Birklehof youth camp 2011 was held from 7th to 27th August with the participation of 130 students of 50 different nationalities at the campus .. The teachers of the youth camp were Katja, Johanna, Christine, Roman, Steffi, Susanna, Orsi and Andreas while Dagmar, Heiko, Daniel, Karolin, Finn, Teresa, Ina, and Felix were the betreuers(caretakers). |
| At Saalbau(the dinner hall) |
The participants were classified into respective classes in the placement test which was held on the following day after arrival. On the very day the from Birklehof ralley the students were made to be familiar with ambiance of Birklehof..
The paticipants had the oppotunity to visit :-
- Titisee
- Freiburg
- Black Forest
- Stuttgart Schloss
- Karlsruhe Schloss
- Mercedes Benz Museum
- ZKM ( Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe)
- SWR (Südwestrundfunk- regional public broadcasting cooperation)
- Ship-ride in Bodensee (Lake Constance)
- Rittersport Chocolate Factory
- Hasenhorn Rodelbahn ride
- Fehler Wasserfall
As soon as we arrived at the Frankfurt airport we were taken to the buses by the Goethe crew and we finally arrived at Hinterzarten.
We enjoyed the freshness of the serene atmosphere of Hinterzarten the fresh air... the greeny meadows.. the thick black forest that bordered Birklehof... they were extremely beautiful and captivating ..
Once we even had a campfire.. it was wonderful to sing to the melodies of the guitar played by Nico in the moonlight and of course with some grillings.. We could still remember the hiking in Schwarzwald (Blackforest).. it was spooky.. we were told to switch off the torches.. and it was eerie with ominous tones of the nocturnal creatures..The International-Evening (Internationallerabend) was certainly a wonderful evening where the diverse nationalities fused their cultures by sharing unique performances..
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| Internationalleabend |
The coffee break at 4 evening usually served raspberry juice with a delicacy, often cake......There were a plethora of activities in the evening..choir, campfire, mask making, building clay models/ friendship band, hiking, football, basketball, cycling etc.In the Spielplatz we could spend our evenings in the tree-house or in the hammocks.
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| Flirtdisco |
We felt very intimate despite of different cultures..
We could access internet at the Alte Turnhalle.. In the musikhaus we can play the piano, sing in the choir..
The Flirt disco and Bad-Taste disco on Saturday-nights were truly fantastic..The classrooms are very comfortable with a wonderful glimpse of view of the meadows. even the teachers were quite friendly and kind...
The Kochabend was absolutely succulent with a variety of american, and Chinese dishes were shared..
A couple of Politicians namely Frau Rita Schwarzlühr- Sutter and Herr Thomas Doerflinger who arrived amidst last week gave an idea of administration and politics in Germany.
The exams which were subsequently held were not much tense with the wonderful times at Birklehof!
The final day (Abschlussabend) of the youth camp was indeed a sorrowful departure where all of them embraced each other with grief
We enjoyed the stay very much and this happens to be the most wonderful 3 weeks of our lives.. We are quite thankful for the german government and the goethe institute for granting us this wonderful experience!.."
http://blog.pasch-net.de/jugendkurse/categories/14-Birklehof/P9.html
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| Freiburg |
