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As only few other places in the capital, Oranienburger Strasse is busy with life at night. Night owls and metropolitan adventurers stroll along the one kilometer stretch between Hackescher Market and Friedrichstrasse where you find more than 40 bars, cafés, trendy shops and galleries. Here – in a quiet street nearby – the Berlin did institute invites the students to study German. The institute is located on two floors, the classrooms are friendly and spacious. In the breaks the students can get coffee and soft drinks from vending machines in the cafeteria and use the internet. Or take your coke up to the roof terrace where you can also relax with your friends after class.

Looking at the Berlin Wall today you can hardly guess its former meaning. Years ago the colorfully painted concrete wall divided the two German states and, thus, almost all of the world. But since the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, Berlin has developed rapidly and became a true metropolis. The impressing government district with its new Reichstag dome, the many trendy boutiques, the lovely restored backyards in Prenzlauer Berg, the Holocaust Memorial, Potsdamer Platz, Museum Island. And even at the Berlin Wall today you make friends from all over the world. Turn your language vacation with us into a unique and memorable experience – discover an exhilarating worldmetropolis – explore the German capital!

You can hardly wait to come to Berlin and to see the city? Then start a sightseeing tour right away – for only 2 Euro! Alexanderplatz is only a few minutes away. There you jump on the bus 100 and start your Berlin city tour. After the TV Tower – the Fernsehturm – you will see the Berlin Town Hall and the famous Museum Island. Catch a glimpse of the Berlin Cathedral, the State Opera House and Humboldt University… And on we go… Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, the House of Cultures. Next Stop will be Tiergarten and Bellevue Castle – seat of the German president – and the Victory Column. Zoo Train Station is the last stop. If you want to see more – join us on our excursions after class!

What is the fastest way to learn German? By speaking German – all day would be best! This is why your teacher will speak to you only German from the first day of class. From the first day of class? Yes, but don’t worry – our teaching methods will make speaking, understanding and participating in class easy for you, because you don’t have to cram for understanding grammar, you’ll practice it! Vocabulary is not translated but will be trained and thus internalized almost effortlessly. This way you learn the language in communicative situations and you will be able to use your knowledge right away. You will understand how our language training is guiding you, step by step, towards your goal – which is: speaking German fluently.

You can best focus on your language course by feeling completely comfortable – as if you were at home here! Due to this fact we offer you very different types of accommodation: Do you like company? Why don’t you share your room with a nice fellow student? Or do you prepare to have your peace in a private room? And where would you like to live? With a host family, in a youth hotel, on campus or maybe you share an apartment – which is a very typical way of living for young people in Germany.

Excursions with our activity guides are not a must – some excursions, however, you shouldn’t miss! On our walking tours through the historical center of our capital you’ll see places worthwhile discovering around school: the alternative cultural center Tacheles, the cultivated revue theatre Friedrichstadtpalast, the marvelous synagogue and the lively backyards of Hackescher Markt. Our activity guide will show you the few remains of the Berlin Wall, will tell you the history of the Reichstag before the Federal Parliament moved into the building in 1999, and will give you all the background information on the Potsdamer Platz and how it looked like before and immediately after World War II.

If you visit Berlin, you got to see Potsdam, too! Because right outside the city of Berlin, 30 minutes away from school by public transport, you‘ll find a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage monument of special beauty. The former residence town of the Prussian kings will impress its visitors with castles, beautiful palaces and upperclass town houses. Next to Castle Sanssouci, the New Palais and the old town you will also visit Castle Cecilienhof where in the summer of 1945 the socalled Potsdam Conference of the victorious allied powers took place. Our activity guide will show you the conference and study rooms of President Harry Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and secretary general Josef Stalin – here you can feel German and world history live.