On Tuesday 5 March, 46 students from Ribston Hall High School, Crypt School and their Göttingen link school IGS, met with the Mayor and members of the twinning association and German club for a talk and reception. The 23 students from Göttingen were here for a week on the return leg of their exchange (ourContinue reading “Ribston Hall High School Exchange”
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Volunteer for Sochi Winter Olympics
The next winter Olympics will be held in Sochi from 7-23 February 2014 and applications for volunteers are open until the end of February this year – 2013. So visit their website and apply soon if you fancy being part of this exciting event in our twin town.
Summer stay in Annecy
The Rencontres Européennes is a two week stay in our twin town of Annecy for 14-17 year olds wishing to improve their language skills in a fun and friendly way with other European young people. This exciting stay will this year take place from 1 – 16 August and gives young people the fantastic opportunityContinue reading “Summer stay in Annecy”
Göttingen Big Party Visit to Cheltenham 2013
From Saturday 27 July to Friday 2 August, over 150 residents from Göttingen will be visiting Cheltenham for 5 days on the two yearly big party visit. A programme of activities will be organised for our visitors to let them see the best of Cheltenham, the Cotswolds and surrounding area. The majority of people like to stay inContinue reading “Göttingen Big Party Visit to Cheltenham 2013”
University of Gloucestershire link with Annecy Animated Film Festival
A senior lecturer from the faculty of media, arts and technology at the University of Gloucestershire visited Annecy from 5-7 December 2012 to discuss possible links between the animation programme at the university and the Annecy international festival of animated films (FIFA). A comprehensive programme was planned for Mr Panks for him to meet with and visit the relevantContinue reading “University of Gloucestershire link with Annecy Animated Film Festival”
Exciting projects with Annecy for 2013
As a result of the working meeting held with Annecy colleagues at the end of October, various projects are all in the pipeline: The University of Gloucestershire’s faculty of media, arts and technology are looking at forging a link with Annecy’s international animated film festival with a view to students on the university’s animation programmeContinue reading “Exciting projects with Annecy for 2013”
Ribston High School visit Göttingen
A group of 30+ pupils and staff from Ribston High School visited their link school in Göttingen from 28 November – 7 December. Year 10 pupils experienced a range of activities with their German partners and developed their German speaking skills in preparation for their oral GCSE assessments. Year 12 pupils embarked on week longContinue reading “Ribston High School visit Göttingen”
Bach choir members joined Annecy sing-in
Hotfooted from their visit to Göttingen, 7 members of the Bach choir visited Annecy over the weekend of 1-2 December to take part in a ‘sing-in’ of the Messiah at the St Maurice church on Saturday 1 December. The event was part of the ‘Noel des Alpes’ in Annecy and was sung by choirs from AnnecyContinue reading “Bach choir members joined Annecy sing-in”
Cheltenham Bach Choir visit Göttingen
Cheltenham Bach Choir is travelling to Göttingen in October to perform a massed concert with their longstanding ‘twin’ choir, the Göttingen Stadtkantorei and the Göttingen Symphonieorchester. The Bach choir will depart on Wednesday 24 October and the group will number about 50 singers and almost all will be accommodated in families once in Göttingen. SomeContinue reading “Cheltenham Bach Choir visit Göttingen”
Göttingen Youth Exchange visit to Cheltenham
25 youngsters from Göttingen will be in Cheltenham from 22-30 October on the Youth sport exchange. The youngsters will all stay with local families and embark on a programme of sightseeing, with visits to London, Oxford and Gloucester, as well as participating in sporting activities at leisure@ and trying their hand at skittles in aContinue reading “Göttingen Youth Exchange visit to Cheltenham”
Cheltenham International Partnerships 