Munich
Humboldt-Institut · Munich
German Courses Residential 15–18 yrs 3–6 weeks Language Camp
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from€2,980
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Ages10–13 yrs
FocusGerman
LevelAll levels
Language lessonsGerman
Humboldt-Institut e.V. runs this residential language camp in Bad Dürkheim, Germany. The camp welcomes children aged 10–13. Typically open July to August — new dates coming soon. Sessions last 2–4 weeks. Activities run in German.
Residential German camp in Bad Dürkheim, Germany
Our German courses in Bad Dürkheim are held at the St. Christophorus youth hostel, which is situated above the center of Bad Dürkheim in a quiet residential area. The school premises offer manifold opportunities for sports and leisure activities as well as a wonderful view of the town and the Rhine Valley below. Our students are accommodated in the same building in which the classes take place, so they can conveniently reach their lessons without leaving the campus. The rooms (with three or four beds) are partly equipped with en-suite showers and toilets, others have shared facilities. We carefully choose the students who will share a room with each other. We take care to match roommates who have a comparable German language level and are of similar age, yet speak different native languages. This way we encourage them to speak and practice German with each other outside of the classroom. Boys and girls are housed separately. Our students receive three meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) as well as a snack daily. Laundry service is offered to all students free of charge once a week for their personal laundry. Sheets and linen will be provided and changed regularly. We ask you to bring your own towels for daily use.
What's Included
All lessons (25 lessons/week, Monday–Friday)
Course materials
Accommodation on campus
Full board
24-hour supervision
Daily activity program
Weekly excursions including entrance fees
Weekly laundry service
Course certificate
Free pick-up from Bad Dürkheim railway station
Optional — available at extra cost
Optional travel health insurance
Not provided
Airport transfer from/to Frankfurt Airport (fee per one-way trip) · Additional fee for students booked as unaccompanied minors on the departure flight · Refundable arrival deposit · Towels for daily use (students bring their own)
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Special focus
German · Languages
Afternoons and evenings in Bad Dürkheim follow a daily activity programme that the staff put together and join in with, mixing sport, games and cultural events so that the German learned in the morning keeps being spoken after class. Because the house sits directly beside a large lawn and playground and has outdoor ping-pong tables, a crafts room and a games room with table football, activities can shift easily between the pitch, the workshop and the terrace depending on the weather and the group's mood. Staff actively encourage and motivate every child to take part, and participation in both the leisure programme and the excursions is compulsory, which means nobody sits out and friendships form quickly across nationalities. Two excursions a week — a full day on Saturday and a half day on Wednesday — punctuate the rhythm, while bike rides on the school's own mountain bikes, hikes into the Palatine Forest, a barbecue or a cool-off at the town's outdoor pool fill the days in between. It all comes as one package with lessons, board and supervision, so children arrive knowing their week is already planned and paid for.
Levels welcomeA1 — BeginnerA2 — ElementaryB1 — IntermediateB2 — Upper intermediateC1 — AdvancedC2 — Proficient
Other included activities
Excursions & trips
Included in the programme
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Heidelberg Castle and old town city rally
Technoseum science museum
Luisenpark and the Humboldt penguins
Palatinate countryside day
Hardenburg
Speyer
Frankfurt
Heidelberg Castle and old town city rally
Technoseum science museum
Luisenpark and the Humboldt penguins
Reviews
Safety & Supervision
Meals
snacks
One snack daily
Full board is part of the course package: students receive breakfast, lunch and dinner plus a daily snack. The school states meals are plentiful so students do not need to buy extra food. Special meals such as vegetarian dishes or meals without certain ingredients can be arranged on request.
Vegetarian
Screen time policy
Free wireless internet is available at every Humboldt course centre, so your child can stay in touch with home during free time. The days themselves, though, are deliberately built around company rather than screens: lessons, meals, the daily activity programme and the weekly excursions are all compulsory, which keeps children on the lawn, at the ping-pong tables, on the mountain bikes or out on a trip, practising German with roommates and classmates from other countries.
Accommodation & campus
Where your child sleeps
Per bedroom
4 campers
Bedrooms
Shared bedrooms
Bathrooms
Ensuite bathrooms & Bathrooms shared between rooms
The campus
Campus facilities
Dining Room
Classrooms
Laundry
Games Room
Arts room
Basketball Court
Fireplace
Location & getting there
Schillerstraße 151, 67098 Bad Dürkheim, Germany
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Getting your child there
Airport
€90 · optionalFrankfurt (FRA)
Pickup service · We can arrange a transfer service for a fee from and to Frankfurt Airport (FRA).
By car
Drop-off at the course centre
Families who prefer to drive bring their child directly to the residence at c/o Jugendhaus St. Christophorus, Schillerstraße 151, 67098 Bad Dürkheim, set in a quiet residential area above the town with the old town and the city park a short walk away. Arrival is on the Sunday before the course begins and departure on the Saturday after it ends; on arrival a EUR 50 cash deposit is taken for the room key and returned at the end of the stay once the key is handed back. · Schillerstraße 151, 67098 Bad Dürkheim, Germany
Train station
IncludedBad Dürkheim railway station
Pickup service · Children who travel by rail are collected from Bad Dürkheim railway station by Humboldt staff free of charge and brought the short distance up to the St. Christophorus youth centre above the town centre. As with flights, please send travel details in advance so the pick-up can be planned, and keep to the official arrival day, the Sunday before the course starts, and the departure day, the Saturday after it ends.
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