Villa Elisabeth in Berlin
Villa Elisabeth is a private boarding school in Wildau, a village just outside Berlin surrounded by beautiful lakes. The school is situated in a historic mansion, built at the end of the 19th century. To get to the city center of Berlin it takes about 50 minutes (more about Wildau). The school is small and international students are taken care of very well. GLS has placed several exchange students here, some of them staying 2 or 3 years in order to pass the Abitur.
Villa Elisabeth demands German on level B2 - if your German is lower than that, you can do a preparation course first and then switch to this school.
Overview & Prices
| Location | Berlin - Google map |
| School type | Private Gymnasium with boarding school - school website |
| Highlights | Extracurricular activities like Art, Horseback Riding, Golf, Sailing - here some photos |
| Size | 250 students, 40 boarding, 10 % international |
| Requirements | Minimum age 13, German on level B2 |
| Entry | AUG, min. 1 school year |
| Abitur | Possible, if you stay at least class 11 and 12 prior to Abitur |
| Price | 29.850 € per year Incl.: tuition, boarding, full board, books. Not incl.: extracurricular activities |
The School
The school building is a historic mansion, built at the end of the 19th century. The atmosphere is friendly and familial, as it is a small school with only 250 students. The school is open-minded and demanding. A strong point are the so called Arbeitsgemeinschaften, i.e. extracurricular clubs, that students join to follow the activity of interest to them. On offer are: Learning Chinese, Dancing, Oral History, Golfing, Sailing, Horseback Riding.
Subjects:
Business, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, IT, History, Geography, Political Science, Music, Art, German Literature, English, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, Latin
Classes: Monday to Friday, 8.30 am till 3 pm or 4.40 pm
Extracurricular activities: Learning Chinese, Chess, Dancing, Drama, Horseback riding, Sailing - more
Accommodation:
The school's boarding house is close to the school, with a beautiful location right next to Lake Zeuthen: see both school and boarding house on a Google map. The majority of the German students lives at home, most boarders are international students. The boarding conditions are very comfortable - in 2-bed-rooms with own bath.
