Unloading a gift!

Today was back to business for us as we got an early start and went out to visit a high school here in Hannover. We visited a gymnasium high school, which is the highest of the three levels of high schools here in Germany. These students have tested into these schools, and most will go onto college. It was certainly quite a bit nicer than the school we visited in Berlin. I did get to give away one of my presents that I brought on the trip for our speakers, so I am very excited not to carry it anymore. It was a picture book of Indianapolis, and you can see me giving it to the headmaster of the school below.

After that we went to more of a middle school and had lunch before a short tour. Lunch was catered in because in Germany they often do not have cafeterias in their schools.

Then came a short train ride to a nearby city called Hildesheim. We visited an office for ongoing teacher professional development and heard about their programs. Then we toured this quaint little city and saw its amazingly old timber buildings like the one below.

After that we headed back here in Hannover and then had dinner at a Spanish restaurant. We all shared lots of tapas before retiring for the evening. Tomorrow will be an early morning before we head to visit a Volkswagen plant.