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 8 October 2015:  Potluck and Talent Show 

10/10/2015

 
On our last evening before departure, all families gathered for a potluck and students organized a talent show.

7 October 2015:  WWII sites in the city

10/10/2015

 
On our last city tour we focused on places that were significant in WWII. 
First, we visited the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site. Please visit this link for more information: Dachau
Then, we visited the university's main building where the students and siblings Sophie and Hans Scholl secretly distributed anti-Nazi flyers between 1942 and 1943. They belonged to the non-violent resistance movement "The White Rose".  The members of this group were convicted of high treason and executed on 22 November 1943.
Lastly, we visited the Feldherrnhalle, a loggia built in the 19th century in honor of military successes. It served in 1923 as the site of Hitler's failed attempt to take over the Bavarian State (Beer Hall Putsch).


7 October 2015:  Private guided tour of the BMW plant

10/10/2015

 
The BMW plant has more visitors than Neuschwanstein:  over 3 Million per year.  The plant employs a workforce of around 9,000 people from more than 50 countries around the world, including around 700 apprentices. As a part of the BMW Group’s worldwide production network, the BMW Group Munich Plant builds more than 900 cars and up to 1,400 engines a day.  Here are some pictures of the sales display area. We were not allowed to take photos inside the plant. Please check out the BMW website for more information:  Click here.

6 October 2015: Day trip with our partners to Nuremberg

10/7/2015

 

2 October 2015:  Lenbachhaus and Octoberfest

10/2/2015

 

1 October 2015:  First tour of the city

10/1/2015

 

Fourth annual Munich-Chicago-Exchange trip:  Arrival in Munich

9/29/2015

 

Last Field trip:  Dinner and Willis Tower

4/11/2015

 
On our last day together, we enjoyed dinner at Vapiano's and the view from the tallest building in the USA, the Willis Tower, complete with a surprise wedding proposal. 

Lunch with the president

4/9/2015

 
President Weber invited the visiting students for lunch with some of the teachers. 

In-class work in all languages

4/9/2015

 
The visiting students presented their hometown Munich to the LFC students in French class in the French language.  Next, they were interviewed in German by the cohort of German students in 8th grade who will go to Munich in October 2015. 

Potluck!  Singing a German canon together!

4/8/2015

 
A Potluck is an American tradition: Everyone brings food to share. 
Singing at parties is a German tradition: The highlight of the evening was singing the German song "Oh, wie wohl ist mir am Abend", a canon for three voices.  

In German class: Job interviews

4/4/2015

 
Click on the image below to see the videos. 
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Hyde Park (Museum of Science and Industry, University of Chicago)

4/3/2015

 

Out on town on a sunny day

4/1/2015

 

First day in school

3/26/2015

 

Arrival at the airport of our visitors from Munich

3/25/2015

 
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The five students from Munich arrived safely today, March 25th. Welcome in Chicago!
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