February 2019 –
The German American Cultural Foundation supports the Global Youth Ambassadors Program (GYAP) which is a student exchange program between the U.S. and Germany. The Global Youth Ambassadors Program was recently selected by the German Federal Foreign Office and the Goethe-Institut to participate in the “The Year of German – American Friendship” in 2019. This initiative “aims to deepen the transatlantic partnership of society and strengthen old and new friendships” between Germans and Americans.
In the 11th year of operation, GYAP will expand its offering of dynamic global program for high school students to include travel to the Peer to Peer Teen Exchange Program in Germany. This four week program will see students spending two weeks on a pre-departure course, learning the basics of the Germany language, culture and leadership skills before departing on a two week trip to Germany, spending six days with a host family in Nuremberg before taking cultural excursions to both Munich and Berlin.
In Autumn high school students are visiting Atlanta. For the most of them it is the first visit to the United States. Together with their peers in Atlanta the students will have a fully packed schedule which include visits at different high schools and universities in the greater Atlanta area and a Lunch & Learn Reception with the Atlanta’s Major Office.
