German Gymnasium - Are Our Kids Thriving or Surviving as Foreigners? 🇩🇪 Part Two

In our last video in our school series, we shared about our journey to getting our two oldest sons enrolled in a German gymnasium. It was quite the struggle and there were many ups and downs!

This week it's all about how our boys have been doing now that school has been in session for nearly three months. From the first day of school, to the subjects they're taking, to learning how to use public transportation by themselves, it's been a huge learning experience for all of us.

To learn more about the German school system, we recommend:
https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/living-in-germany/family-life/school-system
https://www.german-way.com/history-and-culture/education/the-german-school-system/
@Feli from Germany - Which School System is Better? German or American? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK6kUt0bIQk

🇩🇪 See all of the other videos in this school series here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJxD0uLOS4s&list=PLMUy6rPvNf97Cn8enlrCvxJER3nrRMmPd

🇩🇪 See all of our Life in Germany blog posts and videos here - https://mymerrymessylife.com/category/family/travel-and-life-in-germany/

🇩🇪 See our Life in Germany YouTube playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96RmlBl22TCRUbrY3rTdPtb

🇩🇪See our Traveling with Kids playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96Ml8PvPznoX6r61eVtSgoV

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//CHAPTERS//
0:00 - Come see our first big frost & light our advent candle
1:23 - Intro to our family and Gymnasium
3:24 - 1- We were all nervous in the summer before starting school
4:39 - 2 - How the first day of Gymnasium went.
10:05 - 3 - What it means to be a Gästeschuler
14:02 - 4 - Taking public transportation to school - how it's going
21:55 - 5 - How the school subjects are different for us here in Germany compared to the USA

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