Student exchange in Ecuador
A unique opportunity for school and university students to get to know a new culture, experience new customs and traditions.
Ecuador has a lot to offer, from Quito, the first city to be declared a Unesco World Heritage Site, to the well-known and highly acclaimed Galapagos Islands, to vast jungles, mountains and large coastal regions.
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3 - 4 weeks in October
(including autumn break)
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Exchange for guest students who have accepted.
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Trip for all interested and open-minded students
(Grades 9 - 10/11)
More to know:
Ecuador and Germany have been working together for decades
For two decades, student exchanges have taken place between several Saxon schools and the German School Alexander von Humbolt (an institution founded in the late 1950s by German settlers and teachers Renate Collmann de Lembke and Fritz Witte.) in Guayaquil, the largest and most populous city in Ecuador.
The school is our starting point, the neuralgic center of our activities in Ecuador.
Our project has always been a successful cultural exchange, allowing students to learn about Ecuadorian culture themselves as an introduction to Latin American society while improving their Spanish skills.
program in Ecuador
In addition to visiting cultural sights in Ecuador, the students will attend classes at the German School Alexander von Humbolt.
As part of the student and cultural exchange, the students will live and be cared for by an Ecuadorian host family with children who are also studying at the school.
Guayaquil, the pearl of the Pacific
Guayaquil, the host city of the German students, is the largest and most populous city in Ecuador and the country's most important port, economic and industrial metropolis.
With more than 3.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area, Guayaquil is the most cosmopolitan city in the country and welcomes not only the German but also the American, Spanish, Italian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Jewish, Colombian and Venezuelan communities.
The first days in
Ecuador
- Visit and participation in classes at the German School Alexander von Humbolt - Guayaquil
- Welcome reception by the Ecuadorian host families and the German school.
- Visit and participation in classes at the German School Alexander von Humbolt - Guayaquil
- Introductory weekend on the Ecuadorian Pacific coast with many sporting activities such as beach volleyball and jet skiing. And: guided tours to the sights of the region.
Start of the student expedition in Ecuador
Our expedition tour of Ecuador will take students to a new world, starting from the equatorial Andes (the Andes are the longest mountain range in the world) through cities and natural landscapes, to the coast and westernmost point of Ecuador (the Santa Elena Peninsula).
beginning of an adventure.
Our expedition journey begins in the capital of Ecuador, Quito, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1978.
During the three-day visit to Quito, students will have the opportunity to:
- Visit to the former Royal Audience Palace of Quito "Palacio de Carondelet", which is now the Presidential Palace of the Republic of Ecuador.
- City walk through the historic city center.
- Visit to the museums of "la Mitad del mundo" (the middle of the world).
- Excursion to El Panecillo Hill to visit the statue of the Virgin of El Panecillo (the statue is much taller than the statue of "Cristo Redentor" in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil with its 41 meters).
- Excursion to the top of the dormant Ruco Pichincha volcano, located on one side of the city, by cable car that climbs up to 3,947 m above sea level.
Travel through the mountains and the Amazon rainforest
Three-day trip around the active Tungurahua volcano stopping in the city of Baños (English: "Baths of Holy Water"), or simply Baños, known as the Ecuadorian extreme sports capital.
1 day
- Arrive at the hotel, visit the exotic animal zoo.
- Ride the Chiva (party bus) through the village.
- In the afternoon visit of the city's natural thermal baths.
2 day
- In the morning, horseback riding through the forests of the area.
- Guided bike tour towards the Amazon rainforest.
- Visit to the Pastaza River (tributary of the Amazon) with a "Tarabita" (cable car for crossing rivers).
- Hike to the Pailon del Diablo, or in English: Devil's Gorge, which is one of the most famous waterfalls in the world.
3 day
- 2 to 3 hours rafting on the rivers of the Ecuadorian Amazon Basin. An opportunity to learn more about the flora and fauna of the region.
The return trip to Guayaquil will also take place on this day to continue our journey through Ecuador.
Return to Guayaquil
In Guayaquil, the students enjoy city life together with their host families, but also the city is surrounded by extensive plantations, so with our educational plan we will make visits to the Ecuadorian countryside, where the students can discover and learn about the agricultural and industrial production of Ecuador.
day trip
- Visit to Hacienda San Jose (one of the largest farms in the country) where school children can learn about the production process of bananas, palm oil and Ecuadorian export cocoa.
In Guayaquil.
- Walking tour of the city center.
- Sightseeing such as the Palacio de Cristal (an old iron market built by Gustav Eiffel), the Malecon 2000, visiting the city's old lighthouse on Santa Ana Hill, climbing the 444 steps through the historic "barrio de las penas".
- Visit to the city's Cathedral and the "Parque de las Iguanas" (Park of the Iguanas) and other places of interest.
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