The project, entitled "Combining innovation with tradition - the formula for success", allows 20 students from class 10 and class 11 of all specialties of SGHST to do workplace practice in German companies. The project aim is to show young people how old and new can successfully go together, how in the modern computerized world we may use old authentic technologies. The topic is current this days. There is increasing use of modified raw materials, a lot of food additives and bread improvers. The food is saturated with chemicals that are not inherent in human metabolism. More and more health professionals warn of harm from this. Consumers also demand that the basic food should be produced by applying natural methods and from nutritionally complete raw ingredients. As a result many manufacturers started using bioorganic materials. Some of them have revived the old technologies based on the natural fermentation processes. There is increasing interest in products from old cereal sorts, rye, spelled, quinoa, kamut, amaranth, oats, corn and millet, bread with nuts, seeds, dried fruits, herbs and spices. Bakery products are widely used and they are an easy means for providing the body with nutrients. One of the most prominent masters of this type of dark and rye breads are German bakers. They have preserved the old technologies for dough rising by yeast and rye starters, they have revived and apply natural methods for bread baking on heated slabs of stone. An important part of German pastry is using of low-fat ingredients, cottage cheese, yogurt, lots of fruit and nuts. There are many cakes recipes for diabetics and other people with health problems. As Beneficiary Organization we want our students to learn how to prepare traditional German products such as Dinkel-Roggenbrot, Haselnuss-Sesambrot, Möhre-Walnussbrot, Bergroggenbrot, Kartoffeldinkelbrot, Birne Schoko Käsekuchen, Dinkel-Apfel-Kuchen, Kräuterbrötchen, Johannisbeer Kürbiskuchen, Dinkel-Apfel-Kuchen, dietary cakes, traditional German baked goods and sweets. We want young people to learn more about how people in Germany have revived old traditions for the production of bakery and confectionery products, and acquire skills to prepare bread in authentic methods. We plan students to work 10 days, 6 hours per day, in German bakeries and confectionery companies that produce bread and cakes with rye flour, spelled, quinoa, kamut and amaranth, products with seeds, nuts, herbs and spices. At the beginning of the internship, students are going to participate in kneading, shaping, baking. At the second part of the internship each student has to learn to produce several articles of the company assortment alone. On the other hand the German market is large. Together with the small bakeries there are large companies. They produce healthy products too, but they use advanced computer programs to optimize processes and achieve a high quality. We are going to organize a professional visit to a large company which applies innovative techniques and technologies. In this way we want to show students how to combine innovation with tradition. First they have to learn to produce some traditional German products, on the other hand they can see how innovative ideas and science achievements are applied to facilitate the work and to optimize production. Students will get benefit for their personal development too. They will live in a modern, prosperous European nation, will learn about the rich cultural and historical heritage, will acquire knowledge of another European language besides English. Communicating with people from different cultures will enhance their personal self-esteem and confidence. After returning to Sofia every student has to do a workshop in its class and teach their classmates how to make traditional German product. Participants in the project have to make a collection of recipes that they have studied in Germany. This recipe collection will be used as a teaching tool; teachers from the school will use it in the training of students in the next classes. Thus the project will have an effect on more people. Our school will make a big advertising campaign to disseminate the results. Brochures, presentation, DVD, posters will be made. Results will be shared with other students and teachers. Employers of the region will be informed too. They expect when young people start working in their profession to implement what they have learned in school and to generate new ideas. We believe that the project is an important step in this direction. It is important for our school too. Due to the introduction of the dual system in our country, information about German experience related to student’s internship in companies will benefit the school in this direction.