Sunday 2nd June 2024 (adapted from Maxi, Korbinian, Hannes, Sam
and Tobi, 8a)
At 5:00 am we (50 students 8th form) met in front of the RSN
with our teachers, Mrs Bauer, Mrs Werkmann, Mr. Lade and Mr.
Cabarth. We were in a good mood, tired of course and excited
about our trip to England. A long journey on the bus and on a
ferry across the Channel was ahead of us. We hopped on the
buses, waved our parents a last "Good-bye" and off we went!
After having crossed Germany, Belgium and Northern France we
checked in at Calais and got on our ferry to Dover. A magnific
sunset and a nice dish of – guess what? – fish & chips were
the highlights of that evening. We took a lot of pictures of
The White Cliffs of Dover, a famous landmark. Another hour on
the coach and eventually, we arrived at 7:30 pm at Broadstairs.
Everyone was picked up by their host parents and we had our
first conversation in English with genuine English people!
Surprise, it turned out to work very well! And then we were all
looking forward to only one thing after this exhausting journey
of 15 hours, a nice bedroom and a good night sleep.
Monday 3rd June 2024 (adapted from Henri, Felix, Anton, Lenz,
Basti and others, 8a)
As we woke up, the breakfast was already waiting for us. That
was a good start into the day! We had toast and an English Tea.
Then our host showed us the way to school. It was beautiful
because we could see the coast and the sea next to us. We met
the rest of our classmates as well as our teachers at the
school entrance. We had classes all the morning and in the
first lesson (starting at 9:00 o´clock) we had to do a language
test. In my opinion the test was not as hard as I had thought
before. The English teachers were also very nice and friendly.
They told us some important rules, for example to watch out
carefully when crossing the street because… the English drive
on the left-hand side. After the classes we went to a pizzeria
where we could pay with the vouchers from the KSE, very
practically. After lunch we started an observation rally in
groups of four pupils. We met at the Broadstairs Pavilion and
we had to find out about some places and things in the city
centre of Broadstairs. Fortunately, the weather was fine.
However, it was a bit difficult to search for the different
places and answer the questions. (Our group wasn´t the winner
of the quiz, but never mind, the first prize was a lollipop!)
In the evening we went to a traditional country dancing – a
Barn Dance - with a professional live band. That was a lot of
fun! The music was great, and we danced a lot. I think it was a
beautiful day!
Tuesday 4th June 2024 (adapted from Hanna, Leya, Max, Jasmin,
Noah and others, 8b)
The daily morning routine, classes, lunch in the city and an
activity in the afternoon: a coach trip to Canterbury! There we
visited the world-famous cathedral. Our tour guide told us a
lot of interesting historical facts about this beautiful and
outstanding building. Then we had enough time to look around
and do some shopping in the old city centre. Back in
Broadstairs, we had dinner at our host family´s place. On the
second day it felt more natural and easier to listen to an
English conversation and talk to our host families. Afterwards
we had a fantastic KSE disco evening. It was a night of music,
fun, and unforgettable memories. We hit the dance floor, made
some new friends and danced the night away to the latest hits.
Some of us took their chance to sing like the famous
stars in their very own version, others were listening,
chatting and dancing. It was another great evening.
Wednesday 5th June2024 (adapted from Matthias, Stefan, Gabriela
and Matthias, 8c)
This morning we were heading for England`s capital, LONDON.
After two hours on the coach, we arrived at Greenwich where we
started our boat trip on the river Thames. We could see a lot
of the famous London sights, it was amazing to pass them, and
nobody missed their chance to take masses of photos: Tower
Bridge and the Tower of London, Shakespeare´s Globe Theatre,
The London Eye, London Bridge, Big Ben and the Houses of
Parliament, what a spectacular show! Then we got off the river
boat and walked to Parliament Square with its massive statues
of important personalities, like that of Winston Churchill.
It´s the only statue that wasn´t looking onto the lawn in the
middle of the square but at his favourite pub by the other side
of the Thames, as we were told on our guided walk through the
city centre. We could spot out a memorial for the women of
World War II, two guardians on their horses, the exact place
where King Charles I was executed and eventually Buckingham
Palace. The Mall, which is a famous alley leading from
Buckingham Palace to Trafalgar Square, was amazingly
impressive. It was an awesome view and for many of us the
unforgettable highlight of the day. But of course, there were
many others: Going on a shopping tour at Covent Garden! Getting
an original "Rock Café London"-T-Shirt! After two and a half
hours everybody had found something exciting, beautiful or
yummy for themselves or their families at home in Germany. All
in all a great day out.
Thursday 6th June 2024 (adapted from Jakob, Seona, Moritz and
Philip, 8d)
On our fifth day in England, we already had got used to many
things that were new to us the days before. This day we had
classes both in the morning and in the afternoon because we had
to catch up the classes we had missed on Wednesday due to our
trip to London. The first lesson at the KSE started as usually
at 9:00 am and was about social media. It was, like all the
other classes at this language school, very interesting and
easy to follow. At 5:00 pm we went back to dinner at our host
families.
This evening we met at the clock tower for a beach party at
Viking Bay. We enjoyed an awesome evening on the beach with
funny games, fine food and lots of fun and laughter. At 10:00
we went straight home and to bed.
Friday, 7th June 2024 (adapted from Valentin, Lea, Sophie,
Tuana and others, 8e)
After a few days we felt really at home in Broadstairs because
our host family was very nice and caring. After the morning
classes we had our lunch break at the beach, which is lovely
especially on a warm and sunny day. The afternoon activity was
a coastal walk to another small place called Ramsgate, not too
far away from Broadstairs. We explored the busy maritime centre
with its royal harbour, many cafes and fine architecture. This
was our last day in the UK, time to say "Good-bye and thank you
for a wonderful week" to our host-parents. We got on our coach
and back to Dover. We had dinner on the ferry, then back onto
the bus and straight away home. Well, there were a couple of
hours ahead of us.
Saturday, 8th June 2024 (adapted from Ben, Hendrik, Felix, Alex
and others, 8a)
We passed Brussels, Aachen and Cologne, where we could get a
glance at the cathedral and Frankfurt`s amazing airport and
many other cities. On Saturday morning, at 11:00 am we arrived
at Neutraubling. Everyone was exhausted and tired after this
long journey, but also excited about seeing their families
again. We really enjoyed our stunning trip to England and hope
that everyone loved it as much as we did.
And now it`s time to say thank you:
Thanks to our great teachers and the English staff at KSE. We
all can be proud of our language certificates from the KSE and
we will never forget this wonderful week! We can only recommend
that future generations of students also go to Broadstairs. We
have gained so many new experiences this week and we are even
more motivated to learn English.
We would especially like to thank the main organisers Mrs
Werkmann and Mrs Bauer who are responsible for the annual
language trip to the KSE. They had planned and prepared the
whole language study trip carefully and accurately and were
always there for us before and during the trip at any time of
day and night. Everything really worked out perfectly. Thank
you very much for your great commitment in favour of us
students.
Last but not least we would like to pass on a big thank you
also to our headmaster, Mr. Gruber, who has always supported
and encouraged our trip in a benevolent manner.
