October 7, 2025. Review – Outlook. Visitors from Funchal – Madeira – Portugal (April 21, 2025 to April 26, 2025)

“Bremerhaven is a fantastic city!” Together with our Erasmus+ guests from Funchal – Madeira, we explore the sights and attractions of Bremerhaven. Of course, the Emigration Center and the Climate House are perceived as inviting destinations, but the tour of the city allows us locals to see the city through different eyes. “The Bürgerpark is a place where you can go jogging safely day and night,” reveals our colleague and sports teacher Cristina, who has run in many places around the world. Her list of countries she has visited is more than 26 lines long.

We take photos in front of the large Bürgermeister-Smidt-Gedächtniskirche. We walk around until our feet hurt and discuss the best shops in the city center. Afterwards, the students go to their host families, who are praised by everyone in the evaluation with gratitude and enthusiasm. Everyone involved is already looking forward to seeing each other again in November 2025, when the students from the three participating schools in Bremerhaven will set off on a return visit to Madeira. These are the CvO Oberschule, the Oberschule Heinrich Heine, and the Europaschule CvO GyO.

We would like to thank our guests for their openness, humor, and appreciation! We would like to thank CvO Oberschule and Heinrich-Heine for giving us an insight into everyday school life while our profile course exams were being held. We would like to thank everyone involved for their fantastic cooperation! We would like to thank our wonderful host families and students for the great activities we did together in the afternoons. The Bremerhaven Zoo and even the Easter Meadow in Bremen were on the program. A thousand thanks for your willingness to think about school again during the Easter holidays and for showing true hospitality.

Welcoming and hosting guests is an inspiring experience – so are you interested in becoming a host? Get in touch with our school's Erasmus+ team (SMT, EHT, HOF)! And be sure to take part in the exchange.

See you in the first week of November in Funchal on Madeira!