Dear Guest,

With its 2008 initiative “Schools: Partners for the Future” (PASCH), Germany’s Federal Foreign Office launched a worldwide program for the development and advancement of German language education at distinguished schools. This initiative is coordinated by the Federal Foreign Office and implemented in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut, the Central Agency for German Schools Abroad (ZfA), the German Academic Exchange Service and the Educational Exchange Service of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (PAD).

The objective of the program is to awaken interest in the German language, modern Germany and its society in young people. The PASCH initiative promotes German language education at schools, intercultural meetings and the development of an international learning community for schools. It offers additional learning opportunities to vouchsafe a sustainable level of qualification for students as well as teachers, thereby upgrading the competencies of young people for academic studies and their future careers. The initiative aims to establish authentic and long-term relationships with Germany, and to motivate the schools, teachers and students to engage in cooperation and an open exchange of ideas.
 
Until now, the Goethe-Institut Australia has coordinated the PASCH program at three government schools in Australia, located in Queensland and Victoria. We are pleased to advise you that based on the excellent German program, dedicated staff and overall engagement, Rossmoyne Senior High School in Western Australia has recently joined the international PASCH network of 1,800 schools worldwide.

I would like to invite you to join us and the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Western Australia, Mr Torsten Ketelsen at the Opening Ceremony on Tuesday 13 November 2018 followed by a reception.
 
Please RSVP to Jelena.Herster@goethe.de by Thu 1 November.
We look forward to hearing from you.
 
Kind regards,

Eva Baker
Head of Language Department Australia
Deputy Director Australia
Goethe-Institut Australien