School stay in England for three months which makes shortened gymnasium time G8 it students difficult to spend a school year abroad. Nevertheless, in English schools abroad are possible. Students can for a so-called “term” – about 3 months – an English school students participate in and then home again in the same school year. With G8, eight years shorter school hours, the ideal period for a school year abroad has been removed the. For this purpose the class offered in the school system at the age of 13 very well 11.

Even the new generation of G8 must “students don’t miss the experience of staying in school. British schools increasingly offer the possibility for shorter stays. Students who want to improve their English language skills and get to know the peculiarities of English boarding schools, can for a term”go to an English school. The English term weeks 11-12 and divided in the autumn term September until Christmas, spring term January until the beginning of April and summer term Easter to July. In particular, autumn – and spring-term offer for staying in school. The summer term is suitable only conditionally, because English students then concentrate more on your final exams. A single term return in the same school year is usually not a problem.

Price expect at an English boarding school for a single term with 6000 to 9000 pounds (from 6900 euro), the cost is about 3950 pounds (4500 euros) for EU citizens for public schools with accommodation in selected host families. Only danger for parents: often their English host school students are so enthusiastic that they would remain on the island and make their statements there. More like explains information around the topic of school years in England of Daniel Baruch and his team. The advice from “English in Britain” is free of charge.