A guest year in stone

The typical motivation for coming to Stein is to strive for the renowned Bavarian Abitur, with the best possible result thanks to our individualized and supportive structures.

However, students from all over the world sometimes want to spend a year at a German boarding school. This is regularly possible in the 9th or 10th grade and is often an integral part of the home school concept, for example a German school abroad with an integrated Germany Year. 

Abitur in Stein for international students

Our concept allows motivated and high-performing international students to achieve high school status through an integrative admissions process and to complete the nationally and internationally highly regarded Bavarian Central Abitur in-house.

German as a foreign language

An important component of linguistic and technical language integration are mandatory and individualized language support lessons, which are an integral part of our international students' weekly schedule. Entry with the aim of graduating from high school is typically the 9th or 10th grade. 

Guest student status

With a probationary period of, as a rule, one year, the international student is able to gradually but intensively get used to and adapt to our high school system. If the development is positive, the school management, together with the respective class conference, decides on the timing of the entrance examination, followed by a six-month probationary period. This process must be completed by the end of the 10th grade so that admission to the upper secondary school level, and thus the path to the Abitur, is possible.

Areas of training 

All students start in the 5th grade with English, in the 6th grade with either French or Latin and a year later choose either the linguistics or the economics and social sciences branch.

Linguistic branch 

From the 8th grade onwards you can choose between French and Spanish.

Economics and Social Sciences Branch 

Economics, law and business informatics are taught from the 8th grade onwards, as well as social studies from the 9th grade onwards.

Care 

The craft area includes glass blowing, pottery and model making. In addition to archery, fitness, golf, karate, rugby, diving, tennis, the school also has several horses, a stable and its own paddock. Riding lessons are offered for the students. Since 2010, a new multi-purpose hall has been available to students for physical education classes for common ball sports. The special feature is a spring-loaded glass base in which integrated LEDs display the respective playing field markings for handball, basketball and volleyball. This floor construction is considered to be unique in the world. (as of June 2011) In addition to sport, the holistic educational concept also includes a variety of musical offerings for piano, electric guitar, guitar and drums. There is also a choir and a theater group. Since 2001, the Schloss Stein school has regularly organized the Steiner Literature & Media Week.

daily routine

Morning silence

At 7.40 a.m. in the classroom, the Steiners have the opportunity to repeat oral tasks and content, for example to deepen vocabulary or other learning content. 

The morning

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.: two hours of lessons

9:30 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.: snack break ("vulture break")

9:50 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.: lessons

11:20 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: short break 11:30 a.m.

- 1:00 p.m.: lessons

Group lunch

1:10 p.m.: Lunch together, as a scheduled meal. The in-house kitchen enjoys a deservedly excellent reputation. Vegan or vegetarian can be registered.

School assembly (“appeal”).

Organizational issues and concerns that affect the entire school or larger groups are addressed here in an average of 15 minutes. At the school assembly, teachers and students also meet for individual discussions, program changes are announced, special honors are celebrated, new students and pro-residents are introduced and birthday children are celebrated

The afternoon

from 2 p.m.: interest groups, or lessons or time in the group. 

working hour

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.: Follow-up and preparation of lessons, homework, preparation for exams, as well as consolidation and repetition of learning content in the classroom.

Dinner

6.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Dinner organized as a hot and cold buffet, supported by the students' table service

The evening

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: Time for evening inclination groups or time in the group

Staggered rest periods

8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.: staggered rest times according to grade level