Freiberg and Weimer:
We started our day at Geschwister-Scholl Gymnasium - which is the same as a high school in Indiana. It was a public school that had approximately 900 students. We received a tour of the building by Mr. Michael Albrecht, the principal of the school. We sang the song that the miners of Freiberg used to sing on the way out of the mines and we met with advanced English students. The students then divided our group up and took us on a tour of Freiberg and practiced their English on us. They were charming and full of energy and it made us miss our students…who would have thought. Lol We met with the students after the tour and had a question and answer session. Afterwards we had lunch at Freiberg University. We then went to the exhibit “Terra Mineralia” at the university. It was fascinating. It had a variety of minerals and educated us on the many minerals from around the world. The exhibit featured 3,000 of the 9,000 minerals that a singular person had collected. Freiberg University was the first university in the world to offer a mineralogy degree. They possess the largest yellow diamond in the world. The value of the collection was priceless. I must say that on my trip to South Africa I could not imagine the poverty and yesterday I could not imagine that type of wealth. After the exhibit we went on a guided tour of Freiberg with Dr. Pforr. After a short recess we had dinner with professors and students from the university. It was very interesting and we all exchanged ideas about our homes and the former GDR. We wrapped up around 10:00. Most of us then went upstairs and packed for the “big move”
Today we visited Weimar We toured the Palace Museum Weimar. It has one of the largest collections of art in Germany. Most of the art remained intact through many wars and occupations. We also saw the Goethe House and then had lunch at the Mensa House - a part of the university. We then transferred to Salzmannschule in Schnepfenthal. It was an enjoyable afternoon spent with students. We toured the school, watched an English class, and held a question and answer session with the students and teachers. They had the first gymnastics program in Germany. They hold immersive learning with projects instead of a typical teacher lecture/student receives classroom. We then toured the grounds. We then boarded the train for Frankfort. We ate our sack lunch on the train platform. It was a wonderful day with beautiful scenery - the hills, the villages, and the fields. One more day of touring. 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. tomorrow and then home.
Cathy Blitzer….Jurgen says hello!
We started our day at Geschwister-Scholl Gymnasium - which is the same as a high school in Indiana. It was a public school that had approximately 900 students. We received a tour of the building by Mr. Michael Albrecht, the principal of the school. We sang the song that the miners of Freiberg used to sing on the way out of the mines and we met with advanced English students. The students then divided our group up and took us on a tour of Freiberg and practiced their English on us. They were charming and full of energy and it made us miss our students…who would have thought. Lol We met with the students after the tour and had a question and answer session. Afterwards we had lunch at Freiberg University. We then went to the exhibit “Terra Mineralia” at the university. It was fascinating. It had a variety of minerals and educated us on the many minerals from around the world. The exhibit featured 3,000 of the 9,000 minerals that a singular person had collected. Freiberg University was the first university in the world to offer a mineralogy degree. They possess the largest yellow diamond in the world. The value of the collection was priceless. I must say that on my trip to South Africa I could not imagine the poverty and yesterday I could not imagine that type of wealth. After the exhibit we went on a guided tour of Freiberg with Dr. Pforr. After a short recess we had dinner with professors and students from the university. It was very interesting and we all exchanged ideas about our homes and the former GDR. We wrapped up around 10:00. Most of us then went upstairs and packed for the “big move”
Today we visited Weimar We toured the Palace Museum Weimar. It has one of the largest collections of art in Germany. Most of the art remained intact through many wars and occupations. We also saw the Goethe House and then had lunch at the Mensa House - a part of the university. We then transferred to Salzmannschule in Schnepfenthal. It was an enjoyable afternoon spent with students. We toured the school, watched an English class, and held a question and answer session with the students and teachers. They had the first gymnastics program in Germany. They hold immersive learning with projects instead of a typical teacher lecture/student receives classroom. We then toured the grounds. We then boarded the train for Frankfort. We ate our sack lunch on the train platform. It was a wonderful day with beautiful scenery - the hills, the villages, and the fields. One more day of touring. 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. tomorrow and then home.
Cathy Blitzer….Jurgen says hello!
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