During the academic year 1996-97 we started at the school an activity which was going to last six years and leave unfo
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rgettable memories in dozens of students’ minds: the Exchange with Hungen in Germany.
It all started when Mr. Lothar Gebauer, a German teacher from Hungen, visited us and, after his one week stay with us, put us in contact with Mr. Dieter Hausotter, Head of the English Department in Gesamtschule-Hungen. Soon dozens of students were writing letters, it was the time before emails, and it all developed into the first school’s exchange.
Venancio and Javier, accompanied by 27 students from the last two years in ESO parted to Germany on June 17, 1997. Then, in September, Mr. Hausotter and Mrs. Meyer came to Burlada with a good bunch of their students.
I hope you like this full and detailed summary of those days. The video is presented by Maialen Pastor and Alberto Iturgaiz.
I want to thank Juantxo Pagola for all his help in the making of this video. We decided to title it “Making Friends” and I guess you will understand why when you watch it.