Berlin College is for teenagers aged sixteen to eighteen. Younger teenagers are placed in the school's other summer camps rather than in this programme.
Students choose either German or English and take twenty lessons of forty-five minutes each week. The two courses run side by side on the same campus, and the group as a whole is international.
The German programme runs from late June to the middle of August and the English programme within July and early August. Arrival and departure are on Sunday, and stays are flexible from one week upwards.
Yes, but beginner groups do not open at the very start of the season. Complete beginners are placed on the start dates from the first half of July onwards; other levels can join from the first week.
Groups are capped at fifteen students and are mixed by nationality. Students are placed by level after an entry test, from beginner to advanced for German and from elementary to advanced for English.
No. The programme is designed for mature, independent teenagers. Guides are available throughout the day and the group follows a fixed schedule with agreed check-in times, but there is no twenty-four-hour supervision. Families who prefer constant supervision should consider one of the school's camps for younger teenagers.
Tuition, accommodation with half board, two activities a day with entrance fees, one full-day excursion each week outside the city, and insurance covering medical care, personal liability and luggage.
Airport and station transfers, the unaccompanied minor handling fee, a public transport pass for the city, extra nights outside the programme dates, and the telc preparation course and examination fees. These are listed as optional services.
Yes. An optional preparation course over a fixed three-week block adds ten lessons a week and leads to the telc German certificate at B1, B2 or C1. The school is an accredited telc examination centre, so the examination is taken on site on the Saturday after the course ends.
Residential students live in studio apartments on the campus, shared by three to five students with their own bathroom. A hostel within walking distance offers twin rooms with shared bathrooms, and a day-camp option is available for teenagers staying with their own family in the city.
A shared transfer from the Berlin airports and main railway station can be booked as an optional service for arrival and departure on Sunday. An individual transfer is available for arrivals outside that window.
Activities and excursions in the city use public transport, and the school recommends a pass for the length of the stay. The cost depends on the length of stay and is paid locally, so it is not part of the published package.
Up to one hundred and eighty teenagers take part, coming from fifty and more countries. The camp runs on the school's own campus in the Prenzlauer Berg district.





