Students in years 7, 8 and 9 participated in a series of German language and cultural workshops at Crusoe Secondary College on Wednesday.
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About 120 students from Crusoe, Ballarat High School and East Loddon P-12 College competed to travel the longest distance on Germany's autobahns.
The project was a joint venture between German cultural institution the Goethe-Institut, the Association of German Teachers and the Crusoe College LOTE department.
Goethe-Institut German language adviser Eva Schwemmer said the students moved between a series of stations representing different German cities.
"It's called Autobahn because it's a fast paced game, it's like an action game," she said.
"They can collect points but they have to also collect kilometres, so they have to drive from one city to the other and if you drive from the north to the south you collect the most kilometres."
Crusoe College German teacher Brent Nixon said the day was about German immersion.
"The kids are going through a few stations sort of like a scavenger hunt, learning about German culture, practicing their spoken German and having a bit of fun," he said.
"Learning a language can sometimes be a bit dry so it was really great to see the way they were able to learn different things they wouldn't necessarily get the opportunity to learn.
"There was a lot of audio/visual stuff, and things from Germany we don't have access to here, so I think they really enjoyed it."
Year 8 student Sarah LeBris said she enjoyed the interactive nature of the program.
"It's better to get to know other people who study the same language as you," she said.
"It was very fun."