2018-2019
A City Partnership Agreement between Esslingen am Neckar (Germany) and Coimbatore (India) was signed in July 2016. As a first initiative of the twinning partnership, four schools of higher education in Esslingen Viz., Georgii Gymnasium, Mörike Gymnasium, Schelztor Gymnasium and Theodor-Heuss Gymnasium, had expressed their interest in establishing a student exchange with Gedee Public School, Coimbatore. A group of 12 children (6 boys and 6 girls) from the four schools along with their teachers were in Coimbatore from October 22 to November 09, 2018 and they experienced many new aspects of culture, education, sports, art etc. The students from Gedee Public School will visit Esslingen in the month of April 2019. This will start a long term relationship between both the cities. A City Partnership Agreement between Esslingen am Neckar (Germany) and Coimbatore (India) was signed in July 2016. As a first initiative of the twinning partnership, four schools of higher education in Esslingen Viz., Georgii Gymnasium, Mörike Gymnasium, Schelztor Gymnasium and Theodor-Heuss Gymnasium, had expressed their interest in establishing a student exchange with Gedee Public School, Coimbatore. A group of 12 children (6 boys and 6 girls) from the four schools along with their teachers were in Coimbatore from October 22 to November 09, 2018 and they experienced many new aspects of culture, education, sports, art etc.
2019-2020
In connection with a Germany Exchange Programme, about 12 students and two teachers visited Esslingen Am Neckar, Germany, from April 27 to May 19, 2019. The students were housed with German families during their stay there. The students were taken on guided tours of Esslingen City and neighbouring places. Some of the places they visited were Munich City, Tripsdrill Amusement Park, Wilhelma Zoo, Mercedes Benz Museum, Experimenta–the Science Center, FESTO Automation Industry, Friedrichshafen on the shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee), Friedrichshafen School Museum, Pfahlbau museum Unteruhldingen (Stilt House Museum), an archaeological open-air museum on Lake Constance, Ritter Sport Factory, Chocolate Museum, Strasbourg, France, world’s highest church tower in Ulm. They also went on a catamaran boat ride on Lake Constance. The students enjoyed traditional food like Semmelknödel and Flammkuchen, Schnitzel, Doenerarev, Moultaschen and many others. All the students had enjoyable stays with their host families. The students were impressed by the efficient, disciplined, confident, well organized, punctual, traditional, friendly, caring, respectful, generous and polite Germans. The exchange programme was a great success. It was an excellent learning experience for the students and they returned with fond memories.