Form 10, Progymnasium Altshausen
English abstract
My name is Julian Sauter, I am a 15 year old boy from Germany and a pupil at Progymnasium Altshausen. The Erasmus+ Project was presented to us a year ago. In this project we could do a lot of job orientation and exchange with one of the two partner schools from Latvia and Italy. I would like to tell you what I did in my job orientation process before this project started. In class 9, we had two job orientation lessons each week, where we learned what we are good at or not , and how to find out more about our personal skills. Personally I think my skills are good in Mathematics, Physics and Engineering. That is the reason why I want to become a mechanical or an electronics engineer. I like working with materials like wood or metal and little electronic components. You can study all these Engineering subjects at a University. Another thing we did for the job orientation was a practical training in a firm you could choose for yourself.
In the Erasmus project you can see the way other schools in different countries do the job orientation and preparation for students' later careers. In my exchange, I went to Italy for one week, from the April 19th to 25th. There we visited a lot of factories and schools. The program was very interesting. On Monday I went with Alice, my exchange partner, to a Religion lesson. After that we took part in a guided tour through the city of Cento and saw a lot of interesting cultural sights and modern art. In the afternoon we went to Baltur Plants, a big factory in Cento, which produces air conditioning systems. On Tuesday we visited Ferrari in Maranello. It was the most exciting day of the week for me. We watched two presentations about the marketing and success strategy of Ferrari. At the end we could also visit the Ferrari museum with all their amazing cars. On Wednesday we went to Ferrara city, where we had a presentation and a guided tour. The presentation was about tourism in the region of Ferrara and the tourist potential of the region. In future they want to make Ferrara and its surroundings more attractive for tourists because they consider the region to have much to offer and good chances to develop. On Thursday we learned a lot about the local agriculture. In the morning we were shown how to make the typical ´´Parmeggiano Regiano´´ and in the afternoon, the special vinegar of this region. On Friday we visited, together with my exchange partner Alice, Bologna. Bologna is a big university city and has 380.000 inhabitants. We took a guided tour through Bologna, too.
In conclusion, I can say that the week in Italy was very interesting for me. I learned a lot about the economy and job orientation in Italy. If I get the chance to do another exchange, I will surely take it, because this kind of exchange offers good opportunities for pupils to learn about other European countries, their economy, culture and people. In my opinion, the Erasmus+ Project is a very good educational project.
Complete report in German by Julian Sauter (PDF, 766 KB)
