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Main image: Boarding school Schloss Salem. Photo: Ilja Mess Top right: Classroom at Schloss Salem. Photo: Schule Schloss Salem Bottom right: Swimming pool at Schloss Salem. Photo: Schule Schloss Salem
There is more in you than you think Boarding school Schloss Salem values the individuality of its pupils as much as their skills and talents. With students from over 40 countries, Schloss Salem is not an average German school, but a political microcosm of its own. Its diversity and the understanding that education requires a broad perspective to be successful beyond grades, makes Schloss Salem an outstanding choice for young people with an open mind. TEXT: MARILENA STRACKE
Our children are tomorrow’s future. They will have to navigate through a world that is increasingly technology-driven, politically unstable and personally challenging. Therefore, a modern education that goes beyond achieving good grades and looks at each student’s individual interests is vital.
Taking responsibility is a huge part of a student’s life at Schloss Salem. “Our students have a cosmopolitan mindset and are particularly curious. Every student, no matter what year, assumes ageappropriate responsibility,” headmaster Bernd Westermeyer explains.
Boarding school Schloss Salem has made it their mission to help every pupil unfold their full potential and find their place in our fast-paced world. Aside from studying to graduate successfully with the German Abitur or the International Baccalaureate Diploma, the approximately 600 pupils, from years five to 12, are offered a vast range of activities outside the classroom.
“Firstly for themselves, of course, but secondly also by either taking over certain functions at school as a leader of the fire department or other emergency services or working with the social service. Great emphasis is put on the idea of involving students in decision-making processes and the school parliament for example is indispensable for Salem’s community.”
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Encouraging young people to help society’s less fortunate and privileged, and to experience the joy that comes from selflessly giving to others, is a truly remarkable addition to a child’s education. It is an insight often mentioned by the school’s alumni as one of the most beneficial and unique parts of their time at Salem. More than 160 partner schools, sprinkled across all five continents, strengthen the school’s cosmopolitan community character and offer many opportunities for exciting exchanges across the globe. Following founder and educationalist Kurt Hahn’s motto ‘Plus est en vous!’, boarding school Schloss Salem is not some form of a service provider, but offers a thoughtful educational environment to nurture every student, and help them achieve top grades while carefully supporting their overall personal development. www.schule-schloss-salem.de