Im Frühjahr begaben sich die die 6a und die 6b auf eine Sprachreise nach Irland. Die Kinder wohnten bei Gastfamilien, besuchten halbtags eine Schule, verbrachten zusammen Zeit bei verschiedenen Freizeitaktivitäten (Bowling, Kinobesuch, Exkursion nach Kilkenny, Irish Dancing Workshop, etc. . .) und hatten auch Zeit, um Dublin auf eigene Faust zu erkunden. Im folgenden finden sich ein paar Eindrücke der Schülerinnen und Schüler:
Wednesday: At school, we played „Mafia,“ a variation of Werewolf, and took part in a quiz on various topics. After school, we had a guided tour of Dublin, where we saw the Spire, O’Connell Street, Temple Bar, and Trinity College. Later, in our free time, we ate at Supermac’s in Dublin, where they had pizza and burgers, and afterwards, we went to a donut shop. — Balduin
Thursday: For school we had to interview people on the street. At 2 o’clock, we went on a treasure hunt. After that we did some shopping with friends. Then we went home and had a lovely dinner with our host family. In the evening we stayed at home and studied for our upcoming math exam in Austria. — Tala & Vici
Friday: After school in Dun Laoghaire, we met up with our teachers and walked to Dublin city center. When we arrived in Dublin, we walked for a few minutes to the famous ship that helped and rescued the Irish people. There, a friendly man gave us a tour and told us all about it. The Jeannie Johnston was a ship that brought thousands of people to North America during the Irish famine in the 19th century, without a single death during the journey. Later that evening, we met at a bowling alley and ended the day there. — Luka
Saturday: On Saturday we took a trip to Kilkenny in Ireland. We took the bus provided for our group from Dun Laoghaire to Kilkenny. Our stop was the impressive Kilkenny Castle. Because we didn’t have a guided tour, we were able to explore the castle with our friends, which I found very exciting. The castle was full of history and interesting details.
After visiting the castle, we had about three hours of free time in Kilkenny. Together with the boys from our class, we decided to go out to eat. Afterwards, we went to Tesco, a supermarket, to buy drinks. It was a great day full of experiences and I found the Kilkenny Museum particularly interesting. That was an unforgettable trip!! — Jusuf
Sunday: This was our day off. Many went shopping, some were just relaxing at home and a few went to see the fiercely contested Dublin City Derby between Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians in front of a crowd of 35,000. — Jusuf
Monday: Today was our last day in Ireland. Therefore, we had one less hour of school. After school, we had until 5 PM to pack our bags. Exactly at 5 PM, we finally met to complete the last activity. The last program was Traditional Irish Dancing. There were five different dances to learn. Once this activity was finished, everyone was dismissed, and most of us went to Dublin to spend the last day there. However, there wasn’t much time since we had to get up very early the next day. — Jan