2020 German for Children, Teenagers and Adults en Norbert Güthling, President Lennart Güthling, Managing Director Dear friends around the world, The Humboldt-Institut can look back on a year with many reasons to celebrate: Our school in Berlin-Mitte was opened 5 years ago, the course center in Linden- berg celebrated its 15th birthday and the first German course in Constance started 30 years ago! Besides being reasons to celebrate, these anniversaries give evidence of client satisfaction and motivate us to further provide an optimal environment to learn German and get to know Germany for as many children, teen- agers and adults as possible. Despite the many celebrations, we do not remain idle and constantly improve our offers. All news and the updated course dates for 2020 are summarized as usually in this brochure. Additional information and images of all Humboldt- Institut course centers can be found on our website at www.humboldt-institut.org/en/. The new online booking form makes it even easier to book one of our courses. We wish you a happy and successful 2020 and are looking forward to welcoming you soon in Germany! Yours, Norbert Güthling Lennart Güthling Course Centers Berlin-Teenager Berlin-Lehnin Berlin-Mitte Berlin-Tegel (TXL) Berlin-Schönefeld (SXF) Heessen Castle Düsseldorf (DUS) Düsseldorf Schmallenberg Cologne Wittgenstein Castle Cologne/Bonn (CGN) For adults (ages 18 plus) Frankfurt (FRA) Open year-round For children and teenagers (ages 7 - 18) Bad Dürkheim Open year-round In summer Reimlingen Munich (MUC) Bad Schussenried Munich Vienna Memmingen (FMM) Meersburg Friedrichshafen (FDH) Vienna (VIE) Constance Kempten Lindenberg Zurich (ZRH) Contents Berlin-Teenager 2 Course Centers 31 ages 15 - 18 Cologne 4 Humboldt-Institut 32 ages 15 - 18 Düsseldorf 6 Instruction 34 ages 14 - 18 Accommodation & Vienna (Austria) 7 Leisure Time 36 ages 15 - 18 Examinations Bad Dürkheim 8 ages 10 plus 38 ages 11 - 14 Constance Berlin-Lehnin 10 ages 18 plus 40 ages 9 - 13 Berlin-Mitte Reimlingen 12 ages 18 plus 42 ages 9 - 13 Constance/Berlin-Mitte Heessen Castle 15 ages 18 plus 44 ages 9 - 13 German for Executives Wittgenstein Castle 16 ages 27 plus in Berlin-Mitte 46 ages 7 - 11 and parents German + University Secondary Education 18 ages 18 plus 48 ages 10 - 17 in Germany Bad Schussenried School Transition Course 20 ages 10 -13 and 14 -17 50 ages 13 -17 Lindenberg Prep Year for Upper-Level Students 22 ages 13 -17 52 ages 15 -18 Schmallenberg Boarding School Experience 24 ages 14 - 18 53 ages 10 - 17 Kempten The Lindenberg Gymnasium 26 ages 14 - 18 54 ages 10 - 17 Meersburg 28 ages 15 - 18 56 Groups Munich 30 ages 15 - 18 58 Important Information Basics Courses for adults Courses for children and teenagers Humboldt-Institut e.V. Schloss Ratzenried 88260 Argenbühl Telephone Email +49 7522 988-0 [email protected] Telefax Website +49 7522 988-988 www.humboldt-institut.org Register of Societies District Council Freiburg VR 380570 Bank Details UniCredit Bank AG, 70173 Stuttgart, Germany SWIFT: HYVE DEMM 473 IBAN: DE87 6002 0290 0008 4280 00 3 Why Humboldt? More Than 40 Years of Experience Transparent Costs We do everything we can to make our Our customers benefit from more than Our prices are transparent. Course fees students feel at home from their very first 40 years of experience with German generally include instruction, room and day with us. courses for over 70,000 satisfied partici- full board, course materials, extracurricu- pants from more than 160 countries. lar activities and excursions. There are no Studying Throughout the Year hidden costs! Our year-round centers offer German A Faster Road to Success instruction 365 days a year. No other school prepares its participants Safety and Support Around more quickly or efficiently for the TestDaF the Clock As you can see, the Humboldt-Institut or telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule exams for We provide support and supervision for optimizes student success in the shortest German as a foreign language. Beginners our children and teens 24 hours a day. possible amount of time, all while making Humboldt-Institut e.V. is a non-profit with no prior knowledge of German can Someone they can trust and talk to is it fun to study in a motivating, German- organization for teaching German as a successfully pass both exams after just always nearby. language learning environment. foreign language. From a single program 8 months at the Humboldt-Institut. center at its administrative headquarters in Family Atmosphere We have the right German program for you! Ratzenried Castle, the Humboldt-Institut Recognized Exams Humboldt-Institut schools are boarding has grown to a network of 17 program Humboldt offers the TestDaF, TestAS and schools, a format that enhances students’ sites throughout Germany. Our success telc exams, which are internationally success and their enthusiasm for the pro- rests on giving each and every student recognized and improve students’ chances gram’s community experience. exactly the support they need: in academics and their careers. Small Classes and Intensive Instruction Our students are taught by highly motivated native speakers with university degrees in classes averaging 10 participants. An Intensive Course 30 meets 30 lessons per week (45 minute sessions) – more than at most other language schools. 4 5 Instruction Accom modation & Leisure Time Types of Programs Online Placement Test Accommodation and Board Outside of Class One of the Humboldt-Institut’s strengths is If you wish to test your German skills in Students are generally housed in boarding Our after-class program keeps students the intensity of instruction due to the high advance, you may do so by taking our schools and facilities with group accommo- active and offers a wide variety of options, amount of lessons per week, the small online test: einstufung.humboldt-institut.org dations. Students in Meersburg, Lindenberg with program supervisors motivating even class sizes as well as our own curriculum. However, the online placement test is not and Berlin-Mitte also stay with host families. shy students to participate in activities. The following types of programs are avail- a substitute for the placement test which is Full board is included in the course fee for Supervision able: held on the first day of classes. most of our program sites. Supervisors answer questions and solve Intensive Course 30 problems while maintaining a positive, 30 lessons per week committed attitude towards all of the stu- Intensive Course 25 dents’ questions and concerns. They make 25 lessons per week sure that school rules are observed day and night at locations hosting children and One-to-one Intensive Course 25, teenagers, while guaranteeing reliable, 30, 40 25, 30 and 40 lessons per week round-the-clock supervision for all under- Classes age students. Classes are held Monday through Friday except on some bank holidays. One-to- Daily Schedule for Teenagers one courses are taught regardless of bank 1) Meals holidays. Each class lasts for 45 minutes breakfast: 8:00 - 8:30 and is averaging 10 students. Classroom lunch: 13:00 - 13:45 instruction focuses on listening and read- dinner: 18:00 - 18:30 ing comprehension, writing skills, speaking skills and grammar. 2) Lessons Mon.: 8:30 - 13:00* & 14:15 - 15:00 Bank Holidays (Without Lessons) Tue.: 8:30 - 13:00* & 14:15 - 15:45 01.01., 13.04. (Berlin and Constance only), Wed.: 8:30 - 13:00* 01.05., 01.06. (Berlin and Constance only), Thu.: 8:30 - 13:00* & 14:15 - 15:45 25.12. Fri.: 8:30 - 13:00* Finding the Right Level * breaks: 10:00 - 10:30, 12:00 - 12:15 All students are expected to take a place- 3) Homework ment test on the day of arrival or the first Mon. to Thu. and Sun.: 19:00 -20:00 day of their course. Based on their results students will be assigned to a class of their 4) Active Leisure Program language level. During the summer months Sunday: after lunch Mon. - Fri.: daily after classes till 18:00 the first day is reserved for the placement Teachers Certificates test, i. e., the rest of the day is generally for Wednesday: half-day excursion Our teachers are highly trained native At the end of the program after a final 14:00 - 18:00 orientation without instruction. speakers with university degrees, who use exam all participants are awarded a cer- We distinguish the following 6 levels accord- Saturday: full-day excursion modern teaching methods. tificate confirming the number of lessons 9:00 - 18:00 ing to the Common European Framework of attended as well as the skill level that the Reference for Languages (CEFR): Teaching Material in the evening The Humboldt-Institut provides its students student has achieved. Grades are given for Level Duration listening and reading comprehension, oral Mon. to Thu. and Sun.: 20:00 - 22:00 with all of the course materials and text- Friday and Saturday: 19:00 - 22:00 A1 Elementary 1 5 weeks books they need at no charge. and written expression and grammar skills. also for total beginners Homework Transfers 5) Bed Time A2 Elementary 2 5 weeks Teachers daily assign homework so Transfers to and from the airport are done Sunday to Thursday: 23:00 B1 Intermediate 1 5 weeks that students can build upon what they as group transfers. However, efforts are Friday and Saturday: 24:00 B2.1 Intermediate 2.1 5 weeks made to keep the waiting time of indi- have learned and be prepared for class. vidual students down to one hour. Please B2.2 Intermediate 2.2 5 weeks Homework assignments are of reasonable inquire about the fees for transfers which leads to telc Deutsch B2 size so that students still have plenty of take place outside of the traditional arrival C1.1 Advanced 1.1 5 weeks time for extracurricular activities.