German courses for children and teenagers in Germany

German for children and teenagers

The Humboldt Institute offers German courses for children and young people at numerous locations in Germany and Austria. The youngest students between the ages of 7 and 13 belong to the children’s age category. At Schloss Wittgenstein we welcome children from the age of 7 and offer accompanying German courses for parents. We welcome students between the ages of 14 and 18 in the course locations for young people.

Year-round German courses for children and teenagers (365 days a year)

The German courses for children and teenagers are offered all year round in Bad Schussenried and Lindenberg. There are numerous start dates to choose from and allow a flexible course duration. Depending on the age group, the German courses are offered with 25 lessons (children) or 30 lessons (teenagers), each lasting 45 minutes.

The curriculum has a high learning progression, because it is designed for students who are planning to go to school in Germany or who want to improve their academic performance in German lessons in their home country. Lessons are structured and designed specifically for students in these age groups: they are action-oriented, interactive and challenging, but at the same time very effective, and they are fun!

Summer courses for children and teenagers

In the summer months, numerous summer courses are offered at various locations in Germany and Austria. Some summer course locations for young people are in the center of larger cities such as Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Munich or Vienna. The summer courses for children usually take place in smaller towns. The safety of the students is always guaranteed, no matter which course location you choose.

Like the year-round German courses, the summer courses also include 25 or 30 lessons per week. The teaching aims to close the individual knowledge gaps of the students and to improve the language level of each student on this basis. Therefore, every student writes a placement test on the first day of the course and is divided into the optimal class for their language level based on the test result.

Included services

German course with 25 or 30 lessons per week
Small classes with about 10 students
Placement test, course materials and a certificate
Full board accommodation
Daily leisure program,
Half day excursion on Wednesday and full day excursion on Saturday (including entrance fee)
Care 24 hours a day

Depending on the course location, different dates and language levels are offered.

Please choose the right German course:

intensive Courses

Here you will find details about our German intensive courses for children and young people as well as about the numerous summer courses in Germany and Austria. Each course location is shown in a blue box, which contains everything important such as start dates, prices and offered levels. All prices are complete offers including German course, accommodation, leisure program and excursions. Click on the arrow symbol "˅" to display the start dates. and choose the right course.

Bad Schussenried

Intensive course 30
14-17 years

Start dates: all year round
Duration: 2 – 52 weeks
30 hours à 45 min./week

€ 890 / week (from 10 weeks) and € 1,020 / week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

April 12 *, April 19, April 5 *, August 16 *, August 2, August 23 *, August 9 *, December 20 *, December 27 *, December 6 *, February 23 *, February 9, January 12 *, January 26 *, January 5, July 12, July 19 *, July 26 *, July 5, June 14 *, June 21 *, June 28, June 7 *, May 10 *, May 24, May 3 *, May 31 *, March 1 *, March 15, March 29 *, November 1 *, November 15, November 29 *, October 11, October 18 *, September 13 *, September 27 *, and September 6

February 15 *, February 29 *, February 8 *, January 11 *, January 26 *, January 4, March 15, March 22 *, and March 29 *

plus 45 EUR / week seasonal surcharge from June 7 to August 15, 2020

Lindenberg

Intensive course 30
13-17 years

Start dates: all year round
Duration: 2 – 52 weeks
30 hours à 45 min./week

€ 890 / week (from 10 weeks) and € 1,020 / week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

February 15 *, February 29 *, February 8 *, January 11 *, January 26 *, January 4, March 15, March 22 *, and March 29 *

plus 45 EUR / week seasonal surcharge from June 7 to August 15, 2020

Schmallenberg

Intensive course 30
14-18 years

Starting dates: June – August
Duration: 2 – 8 weeks
30 hours à 45 min./week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

Ausgust 2 *, July 12 *, July 19 *, July 26 *, July 5 *, June 21 *, and June 28

Kempten

Intensive course 30
14-18 years

Starting dates: July
Duration: 2 or 4 weeks
30 hours à 45 min./week

€ 4,440 (4 weeks) and € 2,220 (2 weeks)

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

July 19 * and July 5

Meersburg

Intensive course 25
15-18 years

Starting dates: June – July
Duration: 3 or 6 weeks
25 hours à 45 min./week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

July 19 * and June 28

Munich

Intensive course 30
15-18 years

Starting dates: July – August
Duration: 3 or 6 weeks
30 hours à 45 min./week

€ 2,940 (3 weeks) and € 5,880 (6 weeks)

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

August 2 and July 12

Berlin-teens

Intensive course 30
15-18 years

Starting dates: July – August
Duration: 3 or 6 weeks
30 hours à 45 min./week

€ 6,660 (6 weeks) and € 3,330 (3 weeks)

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

July 26 * and July 5

Intensive course 30
15-18 years

Starting dates: July – August
Duration: 2 or 4 or 6 weeks
30 hours à 45 min./week

€ 2,320 (2 weeks), € 6,960 (6 weeks), and € 4,640 (4 weeks)

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

August 2, July 19 *, and July 5

Dusseldorf

Intensive course 30
14-18 years

Starting dates: June – July
Duration: 2 or 4 weeks
30 hours à 45 min./week

€ 2,080 (2 weeks) and € 4,160 (4 weeks)

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

July 12 and June 28

Intensive course 30
15-18 years

Starting dates: July
Duration: 2 or 4 weeks
30 hours à 45 min./week

€ 4,240 (4 weeks) and € 2,120 (2 weeks)

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

July 19 * and July 5

Bad Schussenried

Intensive course 25
10-13 years

Start dates: all year round
Duration: 2 – 52 weeks
25 hours à 45 min./week

€ 890 / week (from 10 weeks) and € 1,020 / week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

February 15 *, February 29 *, February 8 *, January 11 *, January 26 *, January 4, March 15, March 22 *, and March 29 *

plus 45 EUR / week seasonal surcharge from June 7 to August 15, 2020

Bad Durkheim

Intensive course 25
11-14 years

Starting dates: July
Duration: 2 or 4 weeks
25 hours à 45 min./week

€ 4,080 (4 weeks) and € 2,040 (2 weeks)

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

July 19 * and July 5

Berlin-Lehnin

Intensive course 25
9-13 years

Starting dates: July
Duration: 3 weeks
25 hours à 45 min./week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

Reimlingen

Intensive course 25
9-13 years

Starting dates: July
Duration: 2 or 4 weeks
25 hours à 45 min./week

€ 3,980 (4 weeks) and € 1,990 (2 weeks)

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

July 19 * and July 5

Heessen Castle

Intensive course 25
9-13 years

Starting dates: July
Duration: 2 weeks
25 hours à 45 min./week

€ 3,980 (4 weeks) and € 1,990 (2 weeks)

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

July 19 * and July 5

Wittgenstein Castle

Intensive course 25
7-11 years

Starting dates: July
Duration: 3 weeks
25 hours à 45 min./week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

Individual intensive courses

We offer students the opportunity to improve their German language skills in a more targeted and individual way through individual intensive courses. You can choose between 25, 30 or 40 lessons of 45 minutes a week. The teacher responds to the individual needs of the student and will design the lessons accordingly. Individual intensive courses particularly help those students who want to achieve a specific goal in a short time or who want to compensate for a lack of knowledge in order to achieve a certain language level.

Bad Schussenried

Individual intensive course 25
10-13 years and 14-17 years

Start dates: all year round
Duration: 1 – 52 weeks
25 hours à 45 min./week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

Bad Schussenried

Individual intensive course 30
10-13 years and 14-17 years

Start dates: all year round
Duration: 1 – 52 weeks
30 hours à 45 min./week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

Bad Schussenried

Individual intensive course 40
10-13 years and 14-17 years

Start dates: all year round
Duration: 1 – 52 weeks
40 hours of 45 minutes per week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

Lindenberg

Individual intensive course 25
13-17 years

Start dates: all year round
Duration: 1 – 52 weeks
25 hours à 45 min./week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

Lindenberg

Individual intensive course 30
13-17 years

Start dates: all year round
Duration: 1 – 52 weeks
30 hours à 45 min./week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

Lindenberg

Individual intensive course 40
13-17 years

Start dates: all year round
Duration: 1 – 52 weeks
40 hours of 45 minutes per week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

German + school attendance

The “School attendance in Germany” program enables high-performing students between the ages of 10 and 17 to attend a boarding school in Germany. There, the school leavers qualify for studying at a university in Germany.

Preparatory German courses

The basis for attending a German school is that students have good academic performance and sufficient knowledge of the German language. Therefore, our participants first take one of our intensive German courses with 30 lessons of 45 minutes each in Bad Schussenried or Lindenberg. In both places we offer the ideal conditions for our students to feel comfortable and get used to living in Germany. By teaching in small classes, the students learn the German language in a short time. They also receive optimal support outside of class and get to know life in the boarding school community.

Choosing the right boarding school

After completing the German course, the students will be integrated into a class at their boarding school in accordance with their age and level of proficiency. The Humboldt Institute cooperates with renowned boarding schools throughout Germany and is happy to help you find the ideal school. In the partner schools section, you will find a brochure with over 40 boarding schools in Germany that accommodate students from the Humboldt Institute. Please contact us and we will be happy to advise you on choosing the right school. Depending on their previous knowledge, the students need around two to eight months to acquire the required German language skills (at least completion of Humboldt level B2).

According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, the Humboldt Institute differentiates its courses according to 6 levels. This infographic gives you an overview of the timing and levels of the German courses at the Humboldt Institute:

The times refer to an intensive course 30 with 30 lessons per week.

Additional offer school transition course

Following the regular German course, we offer a five-week subject-specific school transition course. After this preparatory course, our students can switch to a German boarding school.

partner schools

Information about our partner schools as well as a complete overview of the program “School attendance in Germany” can be found in the brochure “Boarding Schools in Germany”..

Or simply visit our new website "Boarding Schools in Germany" (only in English) with further information on the German education system and profiles of all Humboldt partner boarding schools in Germany.

Please contact us and we will be happy to advise you on choosing the right school.

Course locations with this offer

Lindenberg

Intensive course 30
13-17 years

Start dates: all year round
Duration: 2 – 52 weeks
30 hours à 45 min./week

€ 890 / week (from 10 weeks) and € 1,020 / week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

February 15 *, February 29 *, February 8 *, January 11 *, January 26 *, January 4, March 15, March 22 *, and March 29 *

plus 45 EUR / week seasonal surcharge from June 7 to August 15, 2020

Bad Schussenried

Intensive course 25
10-13 years

Start dates: all year round
Duration: 2 – 52 weeks
25 hours à 45 min./week

€ 890 / week (from 10 weeks) and € 1,020 / week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

February 15 *, February 29 *, February 8 *, January 11 *, January 26 *, January 4, March 15, March 22 *, and March 29 *

plus 45 EUR / week seasonal surcharge from June 7 to August 15, 2020

Bad Schussenried

Intensive course 30
14-17 years

Start dates: all year round
Duration: 2 – 52 weeks
30 hours à 45 min./week

€ 890 / week (from 10 weeks) and € 1,020 / week

incl. accommodation and full board

School days: Monday – Friday

February 15 *, February 29 *, February 8 *, January 11 *, January 26 *, January 4, March 15, March 22 *, and March 29 *

plus 45 EUR / week seasonal surcharge from June 7 to August 15, 2020

School crossing rate

After successfully completing Humboldt level B2, our students can plan their schooling in Germany to continue their school career and complete their Abitur and then study at a university. To make the transition from German to school easier, the Humboldt Institute offers a special school transition course that prepares for the vocabulary and methodology of the most important school subjects.

The school transition course has a modular structure and includes the subject modules natural sciences (mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry) and humanities (history, politics, geography, religion). The musical subjects are also discussed. In addition to the acquisition of important specialist vocabulary, skills such as text indexing, source work, research and presentation as well as social forms such as business games and project work are dealt with.

The school transition course can only be booked after successfully completing Humboldt level B2.

Bad Schussenried

School crossing rate
13-17 years

Starting dates: August
Duration: 5 weeks
30 hours à 45 min./week

890 € / week (from 10 weeks)

incl. accommodation and full board

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