International

Summer School 2025

July 13th – July 26th 14–17 years
Learn the Language – Facts & Figures

Experience the • Language Courses: Monday to Friday

Culture!
from 8.00 am to 3.00 pm

• Staff-Student ratio 1:7

Landheim Ammersee offers young people the unique op- • Activities: 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm
portunity to fully immerse themselves in German language
• Excursions: Wednesday afternoons and during the
and culture in one of the most beautiful places in Bava-
middle weekend
ria. We welcome international students to our prestigious
boarding school in Schondorf on the banks of Lake Ammer- • Accommodation: in double rooms
see from July 13th to July 26th, 2025.
• 4 meals per day

The students will receive seven periods of German language • Shuttle-Service: Transfer from resp. to airport Munich or
instruction per day. In the morning, the students spend five train station on arrival and/or departure day
hours focusing on German grammar, structure, vocabulary,
• Certificate of participation
and style. Students then spend an additional two hours in the
afternoon engaging in group discussions, interactive com-
puter activities and other multimedia-based instruction.
Fee: 2,750 €
At the end of the academic school day, students have the
opportunity to participate in a wide selection of extracur-
ricular activities, including sports, arts, crafts, and music.

On the middle weekend and on one afternoon per week, the

students take sponsored trips with our knowledgeable
faculty to many interesting destinations – including e.g. Making lots of new friends from
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Landsberg am Lech, Munich, different countries was great.
the Alps and various royal castles throughout Bavaria.
Carlo, 16, Spain

The visiting students will be fully integrated into the

normal boarding school lifestyle and will have countless
opportunities to improve their German skills through in-
teraction with full-time students as well as the chance to
establish lasting friendships with students from all over
the world.

A group of former Landheim students will serve as peer

Daily schedule
mentors and assistants to our activity leaders, functioning
as initial contacts and providing a first-hand introduction
• 07:00 am | Wake Up
to student life.
• 07:30 am | Morning Assembly followed by breakfast

The summer session at Landheim Ammersee offers a pro- • 08:00 am | Periods 1 and 2
gramme that is sure to leave a lasting impression, one that • 09:30 am | Break for a snack and recess
will be both challenging and fulfilling. For additional infor-
• 10:00 am | Periods 3,4 and 5
mation, please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions
• 12:30 pm | Lunch followed by a midday break
Office or visit our website at www.landheim-ammersee.de.
• 01:30 pm | Periods 6 and 7
Sincerely, • 03:30 pm | Extracurricular Activities
Maike Häusler
• 06:30 pm | Dinner
Head of Admissions
• 07:00 pm | Evening Activities depending on weather,
such as bonfires, films, bowling, group
dinners, time at the lake, etc.
• 08:00 pm–10:00 pm | Curfew, dependent on age
Activities, excursions, lessons –
eyerything was fun!
Saima, 14 , Azerbaijan
German classes in the mornings Activities in the afternoons
Our target group consists of students from the age of 14 There is no chance of getting bored in the afternoon, either.
to 17, no matter if beginner or advanced in German, and Our experienced teachers and enthusiastic assistants en-
who also have a basic knowledge of English. Students will sure that, whatever the weather or chosen activity, all stu-
be completely immersed in a German-speaking environ- dents will enjoy themselves and get the most from their ex-
ment at the school. Activities, both academic and extracur- periences. Students are encouraged to use the opportunity
ricular, will be conducted in German. Before starting their to try out a new challenge, be it sporty or artistic.
language course, all students sit a placement test which
will be used to assign students to the appropriate learning They will focus on one activity in week 1 and a second
group. activity in week 2:

We teach on three different language levels, each level • Sailing • Rowing

including vocabulary, grammar and style, written and oral • Rock-climbing • Art, Design & Photography
expression and regional and cultural studies. Our collecti- • Teamsports • Creative Gardening & Beekeeping
vely written Summer School newspaper will display expe- • Tennis • Cooking
riences and progress of our students!

Beginners will cover basic language skills and a priority Wednesday Excursions
will be given to conversation. Intermediate students will
read and discuss newspaper articles, short stories, and On Wednesday afternoons our unique location enables us
play scenes. To improve their knowledge of grammar to offer trips to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and to Bavaria’s
and expand their vocabulary, they will read challenging capital, Munich, where we will get to know the inner city.
and engaging texts and discuss current topics covered in During these excursions, activities may include visiting va-
daily newspapers. Students on higher levels work on an rious places such as the Olympic Park, different museums,
individualized, weekly schedule and will be encouraged, the Allianz Arena, the English garden and surroundings
with the support of their teachers, to compose essays and and many more.
reports on different themes discovered in literary texts.

All students also contribute to the course magazine which Weekend Excursions
they take home at the end of the programme. All our Ger-
man teachers are native speakers with many years of During the second weekend, all participants will move to
teaching experience in both German and German as a for- a mountain cabin with a beautiful view on Schloss Neu-
eign language (DaF). Maximum size of any course group is schwanstein to experience the outdoors, a unique team
12 students. spirit and challenging activities. We offer three different
groups to choose from: One groupe is focusing on water
activities. Another is called „Culture, Nature & Ecological
Awareness“ and the most challenging one is the groupe
My German got so much better, „Alpine Hike & Climbing“.
I am really impressed!
Kilian, 15, France

Please contact us for further information

or download the registration form München

on our website.
Landheim Ammersee

Landheim Ammersee
Stiftung Landheim Schondorf am Ammersee Bad Tölz
Staffelsee
Landheim 1–14 Schloss
D-86938 Schondorf am Ammersee Neuschwanstein

Telephone +49 (0)8192.809-214

Email [email protected]
Garmisch-Partenkirchen

www.landheim-ammersee.de