Berlin: Program Overview

Berlin Summer School (ages 16-19)

GLS German language school in Berlin has two branches, both in central and attractive locations, one near Kurfuerstendamm, a famous shopping street, and the other one near Checkpoint Charlie, the former border between East and West.

Learning German in Berlin

You have 4 lessons of German per day, at either school A or school B: Both branches are school and residence at the same time, i.e. if you have classes at school A, then that is where you live - same for location B. Both offer a garden / courtyard cafes for socializing after class--and both have a cafeteria where you have breakfast, lunch and dinner. You’ll live in 3 or 4 bedrooms with shower and restroom on the hall.

Exploring Berlin

After lunch the activities start, with one afternoon and one evening activity per day. You will visit places like Potsdamer Platz, Brandenburger Tor or Museum Island, where outdoor concerts take place in summer time. Of course you’ll get to relax as well, with activities such as inline skating, swimming in Lake Wannsee, rowing in Tiergarten Park or just dancing in one of Berlin’s trendy new clubs.

Weekend excursions

You’ll get to attractions outside Berlin as well: every Saturday you will take a full-day excursion, to Potsdam for example, to Castle Rheinsberg or to Sachsenhausen, a Third Reich concentration camp. In addition to these trips, already included in course prices, you can book extra trips to Hamburg, Dresden or Leipzig, once you are in Berlin.

Berlin Summer School

Location:

Branch A: in the western center of Berlin, near Kurfuerstendamm, a famous shopping street, with Metro Fehrbelliner Platz right around the corner

Branch B: a beautifully refurbished fire station near Friedrichstr. and Checkpoint Charlie, in the new city center of Berlin

Facilities: both branches with several spacious classrooms, lounge, cafeteria, big garden (branch A) and courtyard cafe (branch B)

German course

20 lessons (45 minutes) week with a max of 12 students per class on 3 levels: elementary, intermediate, advanced (no beginners). International classes with students from up to 30 nations.

Accommodation

Accommodations are in the same branch where you have your German lessons. Each residence has 3 or 4 bedrooms with shower and a restroom on the hall. This program includes three wholesome meals (Full board) a day.

Activities & Sports

• 2 activities daily in international groups
• 1 full-day excursion in and around Berlin per week
• Optional full day excursions (not included in the price) to cities like Hamburg, Leipzig or Dresden

This is what a week at the summer school may look like:

Dates & Prices

The Berlin Summer School is open from June 26th to August 21th. You can book any number of weeks with the following starting dates:

Please note: Arrivals & departures are on Sundays.

Prices include:

• Transfer from/to airport on arrival and departure
• 20 weekly German lessons, placement test, teaching materials, certificates
• International accommodation as booked, either in school A or B, full board
• 2 activities per day and 1 full day excursion per week
• All transport costs and entry fees pertaining to GLS activities
• Supervision by tutors and teachers

Not included:

• Public transport pass (approx. €50 Euros/month)
• Tickets for musicals or theatre events in Berlin (approx. €25 Euros)
• Extra transfers for arrival and departure not on a Sunday (€50 Euros)
• Extra Night of accommodations (€50 Euros)