German American Partnership Program
Encyclopedia
The German American Partnership Program (GAPP), is a high school exchange program between schools in the United States
and Germany
, sponsored by the US State Department and the German Foreign Office
. Organizational support is provided by the Goethe-Institut
. The program was started in 1977http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/ney/pro/gapp/index.htm#A1.2. Over 200,000 students have participated in the programhttp://www.goethe.de/ins/us/ney/pro/gapp/index.htm#A1.8.
An exchange in this program is organized by two schools which enter into a long-term partnership. Each exchange itself, however, is defined as a short-term exchange. Students from the partner schools are eligible to participate in the annual or bi-annual school visits. These last between three and four weeks each. According to the program rules, 10 to 20 students from each school can participate and are accompanied by teachers from their home schools.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, sponsored by the US State Department and the German Foreign Office
Foreign Office (Germany)
The Foreign Office is the foreign ministry of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign politics and its relationship with the European Union. From 1871 to 1919, it was led by a Foreign Secretary, and since 1919, it has been led by the Foreign Minister of Germany...
. Organizational support is provided by the Goethe-Institut
Goethe-Institut
The Goethe-Institut is a non-profit German cultural institution operational worldwide, promoting the study of the German language abroad and encouraging international cultural exchange and relations. The Goethe-Institut also fosters knowledge about Germany by providing information on German...
. The program was started in 1977http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/ney/pro/gapp/index.htm#A1.2. Over 200,000 students have participated in the programhttp://www.goethe.de/ins/us/ney/pro/gapp/index.htm#A1.8.
An exchange in this program is organized by two schools which enter into a long-term partnership. Each exchange itself, however, is defined as a short-term exchange. Students from the partner schools are eligible to participate in the annual or bi-annual school visits. These last between three and four weeks each. According to the program rules, 10 to 20 students from each school can participate and are accompanied by teachers from their home schools.
External links
- German American Partnership Program at the New York Goethe-Institut
- GAPP Moodle an online gathering place for GAPP Coordinators