🎉 Program Overview
German Unity Day Celebration – October 2nd, 2025
🏫 Hosted by GERMAN SCHOOL campus
🕔 5:00 – 5:05 PM
🎤 Welcome & Opening Remarks
Greetings from the German School Campus Director
Brief words on the significance of October 3rd: unity after division, peace, and freedom
🕔 5:05 – 5:10 PM
🎼 Live Performance / Singalong
A live band plays, or the audience sings the German national anthem
🎶 “Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit”
🕔 5:10 – 5:15 PM
📜 Mini-Speech / Student Presentation
Short student-led talk: “Von der Mauer zur Einheit”
📅 Key historical milestones:• 1945 – End of WWII• 1961 – Berlin Wall built• 1989 – Fall of the Wall• 1990 – German Reunification
📣 Quote reading: Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” – Ronald Reagan
🕔 5:25 – 5:35 PM
🎬 “Ballon” – Movie Trailer Screening
Trailer from Ballon by Michael Herbig
🎈 Based on the true story of a daring escape from the GDR in a homemade hot-air balloon
🕔 5:35 – 5:50 PM
Live Interview with Günter Wetzel
Meet the man behind the real escape!– Günter Wetzel shares his experience building the balloon and flying to freedom in 1979
🎶 Optional Segment
🎵 German Music Highlight– A local band plays “99 Luftballons” or a traditional German folk tune
🎁 Family Fun & Kids Activities
🎨 Face Painting for Kids
🥨 Small treats: pretzels, Haribo, and unity-themed goodies
📚 Info table with flyers about German School Campus programs
📸 Group photo with guests and children
