On Monday 18 October, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between St Christopher’s School and the Goethe Institute, Abu Dhabi. Head Boy, Mazen Al Maskati and Deputy Head Girl, Saguna Goel officiated at the event. The Principal of St Christopher’s School, Mr Ed Goodwin inaugurated the ceremony with his opening address which was followed by speeches by German Minister of State, Cornelia Pieper, the German Ambassador, Herr Doktor Hubert Lang and the Principal of the Goethe Institute, Abu Dhabi, Frau Susanne Sporrer. The Memorandum was signed by Mr Goodwin and Frau Sporrer. Mr Goodwin presented the St Christopher’s Plaque to Minister of State Cornelia Pieper who in turn presented the PASCH Plaque to the School. Proceedings closed with a presentation in German of their experiences in Oppurg in July 2010 by the four PASCH scholarship students, Charles Andrews, Marcia D’ Souza, Devi Nair and Oliver Wilson. As a gesture of the School’s esteem, the Head Girl and Head Boy presented Minister of State Cornelia Pieper and Frau Susanne Sporrer with a bouquet of flowers.