
The 6aw class spent a week in Amsterdam to kick off their Erasmus+ project “Am Wege zur Europäischen Interkulturalität – Aufzeigen von Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschieden”.
During this week our students gathered insights about the Dutch culture and customs, while using their English skills to communicate with their host families. They had the chance to explore Amsterdam in the most Dutch-way possible – by bike. Furthermore, our students got to tour through Amsterdam’s beautiful canals via boat – an unforgettable experience. Additionally many cultural highlights graced their itinerary – the Rijksmuseum, the van Gogh – Museum, Texel island (on the UNESCO World Heritage list) and the famous Anne-Frank-House.
Thank you to our partners at Spinoza Lyceum Amsterdam for the unforgettable week.
Our trip to Amsterdam
Thanks to our participation in the Erasmus + project, which has been supported by the European Union, our class was able to take part in an exciting school exchange with the Spinoza Lyceum in Amsterdam.
In March the Dutch students had visited us in Leibnitz, therefore we traveled all the way up to Amsterdam and stayed there during the third week of September. Amsterdam is an unbelievably beautiful city full of open-minded people, who all have a really good taste in fashion.
During the day we did lots of exciting and interesting activities, as for example a bike tour through the city or a visit at the Anne Frank House. Yet, at night we didn’t stay at a random youth hostel or a hotel, we lived with our host students. This was great, because it made us feel less of a tourist.
We started our week in Amsterdam by taking a paddleboat- tour in the canals, later that week we visited the Van Gogh- as well as the Rijksmuseum and we even spent a day at the beach of the beautiful island of Texel.
I’m quite sure all of us had an amazing time, because even though we had a packed schedule we were able to hang out with the Dutch kids and they could show us “their” Amsterdam. (Theresa Sackl-Gutruf, 6aW)
Amsterdam
Visiting the Van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank House, exploring canals with paddle boats, having a guided bike tour through the city and enjoying the amazing view of the beach on the island of Texel were only a few things that we did throughout our exchange trip to Amsterdam.
This popular city is completely unique with its kind and courteous people, the movement of vehicles and bicycles as well as its multicultural and ethnic diversity. Compared to Austria, Amsterdam has many cultural differences that I got to know this week.
Something that I am very envious of are the schools. They are much more impressive and also are furnished with highly advanced technology in contrast to our schools in Austria. I am really happy to have experienced such an interesting and instructive journey and I would visit Amsterdam any time again. (Leonie Wagner, 6aW)
