• The participants are not expected to accommodate/host their exchange partners
• The participants will be staying in chosen hotels, and will be accompanied throughout
• The students will plan, organize and conduct an art project together and will be visiting different schools in Germany and the UK to show/perform it
• As an institution, we are committed to sustainability which is why purely vegan and vegetarian food will be provided. 

• The accompanying staff (staff from the Goethe-Institut and certified Youth workers) is fully DBS checked
• Risk assessment and safeguarding policy will be shared with the applicants in due course

If the application is successful, the Goethe-Institut – with friendly support of the Friends of the Goethe-Institut London – will cover all costs, that includes costs for travel, accommodation, expenses (vegetarian food and drinks), the accompanying cultural programme and language sessions for the time of the exchange. A contribution towards travel costs to London (from the UK) will be provided. The costs for applying for a passport and for personal expenses (souvenirs, etc.) must be covered by the participants.

• If the applicant is associated with a youth centre, we encourage the corresponding youth worker to provide a letter of reference to support the application
• We also accept letters of reference from (language) teachers, youth group leaders, mentors or similar
• We do not accept letters of reference from family members or friends