# Gaining experience abroad > URL: https://www.schlosstorgelow.de/en/gaining-experience-abroad > Language: en --- ![](https://www.schlosstorgelow.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ausland-kingham-englisch-lernen.avif) Schloss Torgelow: School # Gaining experience abroad [Schloss Torgelow: Boarding School & High School](https://www.schlosstorgelow.de/en) [Schloss Torgelow: School](https://www.schlosstorgelow.de/en/educational-concept) [Gaining experience abroad](https://www.schlosstorgelow.de/en/gaining-experience-abroad) ## Learn to speak languages fluently. In a globalized world, acquiring solid foreign language skills is of utmost importance. Therefore, we offer the opportunity to learn five different foreign languages at Schloss Torgelow: English, French, Latin, Spanish, and, upon request, Russian. Language instruction for us is more than just the transfer of knowledge. We have made it our mission to introduce our students to the culture and way of life of other nations. ## International students At Schloss Torgelow, people from various nationalities and cultural backgrounds come together. We offer children and young people from abroad the opportunity to obtain their high school diploma in Germany or to improve their German language skills through our program “A School Year in Germany.” The ease with which young people learn to think with a global perspective is crucial for their personal and professional development. In discussion groups, rhetoric courses, and workshops led by “native speakers,” our students learn to speak the foreign language fluently. ## European Classroom In the ninth grade, all students from Torgelow spend one third of the school year in England as part of our project “European Classroom.” They attend the Kingham Hill School near Oxford as regular boarding school students. This way, they improve their written and spoken English skills and get to know life at an English boarding school. During the remaining time of the ninth grade, we teach the ninth-grade curriculum in a compressed form in Torgelow, allowing our students to gain experience abroad without losing a school year in Germany. ## Cambridge English Language Certificates As one of the few schools in Germany, Schloss Torgelow is recognized as a test center by Cambridge Assessment English, an institute of the University of Cambridge. Since 2004, students from Torgelow have been able to obtain Cambridge English language certificates (Cambridge Preliminary, First, Advanced, and Proficiency) on-site. Long-standing experience, a high scientific standard, and strict regular monitoring of compliance with examination rules by Cambridge Assessment English ensure a high level of acceptance for the certificates worldwide when applying to universities and companies. In high school, students have the additional opportunity to participate in a conference of the “United Nations” (THIMUN) in The Hague or at the World Youth Economic Forum (Shanghai). The international conferences offer great chances to apply the language skills acquired in Torgelow on the political world stage. Further exchange programs – even over longer periods – and encounters with students and teachers from our partners in Argentina, Chile, England, and France, as well as the opportunity to obtain French and Spanish language certificates, are a valuable addition to our language program. [Register for Information Day](https://www.schlosstorgelow.de/en/consultation-information-days) [Request a brochure](https://www.schlosstorgelow.de/en/brochure) ![](https://www.schlosstorgelow.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/fremdsprachenunterricht-schloss-torgelow.avif) *Foreign language instruction at Schloss Torgelow* ![](https://www.schlosstorgelow.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/united-nations-den-haag.avif) *The Model United Nations in The Hague* ### Frequently Asked Questions about Language Learning and International Certificates ![](https://www.schlosstorgelow.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/anika-vlach-schloss-torgelow-2025-320x320.avif) Now schedule a consultation! I would gladly tell you more about how your daughter or son learns foreign languages fluently at Schloss Torgelow, obtains international certificates, and even quickly reaches German proficiency as a non-native speaker. Feel free to call me directly or [request our brochure](https://www.schlosstorgelow.de/en/brochure). Ms. Anika Vlach [+49 3991 624 216](tel:+493991624216) [a.vlach@schlosstorgelow.de](mailto:a.vlach@schlosstorgelow.de) Students can take up to five foreign languages with us: English, French, Latin, Spanish, and Russian upon request. In the monolingual classes with a maximum of twelve students, everyone speaks actively and thereby acquires a pronounced language competence. Each individual has more opportunities to speak and thus gains more language practice. Language instruction at Schloss Torgelow is intensive, practice-oriented, and dialogue-focused. Through constant exchange, the students develop linguistic confidence and achieve a particularly high language level. Schloss Torgelow is a certified testing center of the University of Cambridge. The acquisition of the Cambridge-ESOL certificates PET (B1), FCE (B2), CAE (C1), and CPE (C2) is an integral part of the curriculum, and the examination is a fixed component of the respective grade level. In addition, the French DELF and Spanish DELE certificates can also be obtained. Many families are considering attending school in an English-speaking country. At Schloss Torgelow, this stay abroad is included and firmly integrated into the curriculum of the 9th grade. As part of the “European Classroom” program, our 9th-grade students live and learn for several months at Kingham Hill School in England. They deepen their language skills in an authentic environment – without losing a school year. Our language programs, certificates, and projects – such as Model United Nations – specifically prepare students for international universities: linguistically, methodologically, and culturally. Yes. Schloss Torgelow is an ideal place for international students who want to learn German as a foreign language and deepen their language skills abroad. In addition to one-year stays, there is the option to take the German Abitur and subsequently study at a German university. It is important to us to limit the number of students from the same country of origin so that German remains the everyday language. In addition to the generally applicable admission requirements, we expect proof of the B2 language level according to the Common European Framework of Reference. This ensures that the students can confidently follow the lessons and participate actively. During their time at Schloss Torgelow, they will also receive instruction in the subject “German as a Second Language” to further develop their language skills. Yes. Every year, three to four international students successfully complete the German Abitur at Schloss Torgelow – and often rank among the best in their class.