PASCH stands for the initiative "Schools: Partners for the future". The initiative links more than 1,800 schools worldwide where German is of particular importance.

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PASCH is an initiative of the Federal Foreign Office in cooperation with the Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA), the Goethe-Institut (GI), the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Pedagogical Exchange Service (PAD) of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs.

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The GESM with its international department is part of the PASCH-Initiative and benefits from the goals and the interconnectedness of PASCH.

Guiding Principles and Objectives

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Four guiding principles determine the alignment of the PASCH:

• Perspectives through education

• Expanding your horizon by multilingualism

• Access to language and education

• Tackling common problems of the future as an international learning community

 

Language and Study Scholarships

• Selected students of the GESM attend the Goethe language courses in Germany (4 weeks) each year in grade 8/9.

• Particularly gifted students of the GESM participate in a student exchange with our German partner school SIS in Chemnitz.

• Qualified graduates receive a scholarship to study at a college in Germany.

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Interconnectedness

• Students and teachers can connect via www.pasch-net.de and improve their language and specialist knowledge.

• Schools are supported in building partnerships and organizing student exchange with schools in Germany.

• Partner schools are networking with German universities in regards of their graduate’s future studies.

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