chandigarh class ix student pahul aulakh made german student jakov feel special and at home with the surprise that had been planned in advance pahul hid sweets and goodies in jakovs clean shoes in keeping with european tradition a total of 20 german students are here for a threeweek educationalcumcultural exchange programme initiated by goethe institute max muller bhavan new delhi between delhi public school and georgchristophlichtenberg comprehensive school gottingen although the programme was meant for students to study water hyacinth in india and the primrose in germany the connect between the children is not merely academic it is bringing hearts and cultures closer for parents the german childrens fascination with indian food is flattering they are taking pleasure in familiarizing the guests with the indian lifestyle what really surprised them was the size of families and relatives dropping in at home i was touched by the way children from germany sought permission to open boxes and to go for a stroll namita singh a resident of phase 3a mohali whose daughter pankhuri is hosting resi said for most children the obvious advantage of the programme is the company it has afforded them judaith and my daughter swanie have been keeping us on our toes we are delighted to host them and there is so much the children are learning from each other sector 38 resident namneet kaur said hosts today the indian students will be guests to the germans from june 2013 both groups will visit and study plants at several botanical gardens from the botanical park saharanpur to kansal and nepli students plan to study specific plants for their project they will also visit a site in ropar to study our students have closely studied the german primrose and other species school principal reema dhawan said