BERLIN
WESTEND
Ages 14 - 17
BERLIN
Learn German @ Berlin Westend Summer School
Ages 14 - 17
You are looking for an INTENSIVE German course in Berlin? Then have a look at this summer school! Here you have a choice: 4 or 5 German lessons per day (the other GLS summer schools in Berlin include 4 lessons). Don't think more work equals less fun, on the contrary: You will learn German with teenagers from all over the planet, and you will all live together on the school's campus. The standard is high, with 2-bed rooms, each with its own bath. You´ll find it easy to make new friends, the school is a perfect home base for venturing out into Berlin: It is located just west of the city center and and it won´t take you more than 20 minutes to get into the VERY heart of Berlin.
Daily activities in Berlin are included, also a one day trip on the weekend, e.g. to Potsdam. See this report by a former student
Location:
West of the city center of Berlin, near the Olympic stadium and a metro-station
Facilities:
The summer school uses the campus of one of Berlin´s associations for young people. The campus includes on-site accommodation in modern guesthouses, classrooms, cafeteria with terrace and sports fields for streetball, soccer and an indoor sports hall
German course:
- 20 or 25 lessons à 45 minutes/week with a max of 12 students per class
- 4 levels: beginners, elementary, intermediate, advanced
- international classes with students from Mexico, Poland, Spain, France, Bulgaria, Denmark, Russia, Norway, England, France, Italy, Greece, Portugal, the US and many other countries.
Accommodation:
In the school's residence, 2 - 3 bed rooms with own shower and WC, full board in the cafeteria
Activities & Excursions:
- 2 activities daily in international groups: sports and socializing on campus, sightseeing in Berlin and Potsdam
- 1 full day day excursion per week
Supervision
Members of GLS staff stay with you in the summer school and take care of you.
Sample week at the Berlin Westend Summer School
| Day | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | arrival until 5 pm, introduction and language test, welcome evening | ||
| Monday | German lessons | Boat trip around Museum Island | barbecue |
| Tuesday | German lessons | Berlin Tiergarten & relaxing at Lake Neuer See | games |
| Wednesday | German lessons | Badminton or cycling tour | video evening |
| Thursday | German lessons | Berlin Wall and walk along River Spree | showtime |
| Friday | German lessons | Museum at Checkpoint Charly | showtime |
| Saturday | full-day excursion to Potsdam and Castle Sanssouci | cinema | |
| Sunday | departure or swimming | party | |
Wer kommt
The Berlin Westend School has room for 60 students. Students come from up to 30 countries.
You can meet some of them online in our summer camps community: Check the MEMBERS to see if there are others from your country going to GLS.
When you enroll, you´ll get the GLS password, and then you can contact everybody.
Westend students in the Glass Dome on top of the German Parliament
Berlin hosted the 1936 Olympic Games.
This camp has two courses: one with 20 lessons of German per week and one with 25 lessons
Students in Berlin's botanical gardens
In Museum Island, in the center of Berlin
Students on a weekend trip to Potsdam, historically home of the Prussian kings
Students on a night out in a Berlin karaoke bar
One of the evening activities: a barbecue
Berlin Westend (14 - 17)
from 1.390 €
DATES
29 JUN - 10 AUG 2025
Arrival / departure: SUN
See camp description
| 1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | add. week | |
| 20 lessons/week | 1.390 € | 2.480 € | 3.590 € | 1.220 € |
| 25 lessons/week | 1.460 € | 2.580 € | 3.795 € | 1.280 € |
INCLUDED
- 20 or 25 German lessons/week
- max. 12 per class
- 4 levels: beginners, elementary, intermediate, advanced
- 2 activities/day
- 1 excursions/week
- on campus accommodation: 2 -3 bed rooms, own shower/WC
- full board
- Insurance (medical, luggage, liability)
- 24 hour tutoring by GLS staff on campus
Not included
- transfer from Berlin airports and stations: 80 € one way shared; 130 € for private transfer out of schedule (Sundays 8 am - 10 pm)
- UM (unaccompanied minor) fee: 50 € per way
- public transportation 2 - 4 weeks: ca. 80 - 100 €
- extra day: 110 EUR
Programm
Location:
West of the city center of Berlin, near the Olympic stadium and a metro-station
Facilities:
The summer school uses the campus of one of Berlin´s associations for young people. The campus includes on-site accommodation in modern guesthouses, classrooms, cafeteria with terrace and sports fields for streetball, soccer and an indoor sports hall
German course:
- 20 or 25 lessons à 45 minutes/week with a max of 12 students per class
- 4 levels: beginners, elementary, intermediate, advanced
- international classes with students from Mexico, Poland, Spain, France, Bulgaria, Denmark, Russia, Norway, England, France, Italy, Greece, Portugal, the US and many other countries.
Accommodation:
In the school's residence, 2 - 3 bed rooms with own shower and WC, full board in the cafeteria
Activities & Excursions:
- 2 activities daily in international groups: sports and socializing on campus, sightseeing in Berlin and Potsdam
- 1 full day day excursion per week
Supervision
Members of GLS staff stay with you in the summer school and take care of you.
Week
Sample week at the Berlin Westend Summer School
| Day | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | arrival until 5 pm, introduction and language test, welcome evening | ||
| Monday | German lessons | Boat trip around Museum Island | barbecue |
| Tuesday | German lessons | Berlin Tiergarten & relaxing at Lake Neuer See | games |
| Wednesday | German lessons | Badminton or cycling tour | video evening |
| Thursday | German lessons | Berlin Wall and walk along River Spree | showtime |
| Friday | German lessons | Museum at Checkpoint Charly | showtime |
| Saturday | full-day excursion to Potsdam and Castle Sanssouci | cinema | |
| Sunday | departure or swimming | party | |
Students
Wer kommt
The Berlin Westend School has room for 60 students. Students come from up to 30 countries.
You can meet some of them online in our summer camps community: Check the MEMBERS to see if there are others from your country going to GLS.
When you enroll, you´ll get the GLS password, and then you can contact everybody.
Photos
Westend students in the Glass Dome on top of the German Parliament
Berlin hosted the 1936 Olympic Games.
This camp has two courses: one with 20 lessons of German per week and one with 25 lessons
Students in Berlin's botanical gardens
In Museum Island, in the center of Berlin
Students on a weekend trip to Potsdam, historically home of the Prussian kings
Students on a night out in a Berlin karaoke bar
One of the evening activities: a barbecue
Dates & Prices
Berlin Westend (14 - 17)
from 1.390 €
DATES
29 JUN - 10 AUG 2025
Arrival / departure: SUN
See camp description
| 1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | add. week | |
| 20 lessons/week | 1.390 € | 2.480 € | 3.590 € | 1.220 € |
| 25 lessons/week | 1.460 € | 2.580 € | 3.795 € | 1.280 € |
INCLUDED
- 20 or 25 German lessons/week
- max. 12 per class
- 4 levels: beginners, elementary, intermediate, advanced
- 2 activities/day
- 1 excursions/week
- on campus accommodation: 2 -3 bed rooms, own shower/WC
- full board
- Insurance (medical, luggage, liability)
- 24 hour tutoring by GLS staff on campus
Not included
- transfer from Berlin airports and stations: 80 € one way shared; 130 € for private transfer out of schedule (Sundays 8 am - 10 pm)
- UM (unaccompanied minor) fee: 50 € per way
- public transportation 2 - 4 weeks: ca. 80 - 100 €
- extra day: 110 EUR
