Creating Intercultural Bonds Between India and Baden-Wurttemberg - German-Indian School Project
The German-Indian school project, funded by the Robert Bosch Stiftung and implemented by the Pädagogische Hochschule (University of Education ) Weingarten, is intended to bring German and Indian students into contact for a period of two years through work on a common project. In this fashion, the students not only learn a lot about Indian or German culture, they also learn, through project cooperation, how to associate with different mentalities and the associated tolerance, willingness to compromise, and openness toward different-minded people. During the course of the two-year project, personal relationships, which are enduring, should be established and deepened.
Applications will be accepted from students in grades 8-12 from either high schools or vocational schools in Baden-Württemberg belonging to the Bildungspartnerschaft (Educational Partnership) Baden-Württemberg – India. In order to participate in the project, up to ten students from one grade apply together with another group of up to ten students representing the Indian partner school, with a common project proposal. The project's subject is arbitrary and can originate from various subject areas. A jury will select three German-Indian school tandems that will compete for the best project results.
For the most part, the cooperative project work takes place via e-mail and (via) the Internet. Beyond that, visits by the German students to India and the Indian students to Germany are also on the agenda. At the conclusion of the program, the decision on the best project result will be made by the jury. The prize winners will be honored during a festive ceremony.
Applications will be accepted from students in grades 8-12 from either high schools or vocational schools in Baden-Württemberg belonging to the Bildungspartnerschaft (Educational Partnership) Baden-Württemberg – India. In order to participate in the project, up to ten students from one grade apply together with another group of up to ten students representing the Indian partner school, with a common project proposal. The project's subject is arbitrary and can originate from various subject areas. A jury will select three German-Indian school tandems that will compete for the best project results.
For the most part, the cooperative project work takes place via e-mail and (via) the Internet. Beyond that, visits by the German students to India and the Indian students to Germany are also on the agenda. At the conclusion of the program, the decision on the best project result will be made by the jury. The prize winners will be honored during a festive ceremony.
