For example: badminton, barbecue, basketball, beach volleyball, bowling, city walking tours, foosball, handball, hiking, jogging, miniputt, movie nights, museum visits, soccer, swimming, table tennis, volleyball

Supervised transfer from Düsseldorf airport For flights landing or departing between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the official arrival and departure day, a transfer between Düsseldorf (DUS) and the course location in Köln is available (waiting times possible). One of our employees will be waiting at the transit area exit in the arrivals hall to greet the children when they arrive. He/she will be carrying a Goethe-Institut sign and will have identification. For organisational reasons, we cannot tell you the name of the employee until three days before the start of the course, at the earliest. On the departure day, we will accompany your child as far as the airport check-in.

Contact before the course starts Please direct all of your questions and messages to the Goethe Institute's head office before the course starts: jugend@goethe.de Address and telephone numbers during the course Jugendherberge Köln-Riehl An der Schanz 14 50735 Köln Germany Phone and E-mail: will be communicated on Friday before the course starts.

German Youth Camp Cologne

Meet teenagers from all over the world
2 day trips included
Cultural and leisure programme
72 lessons over 3 weeks

Cologne, the city located on the Rhine with over a million inhabitants, is one of Germany’s most important art and cultural centers. At the heart of Europe, Cologne uniquely combines tradition, openness, and modernity. Lively neighborhoods like the Rheinauhafen, with its many galleries, trendy cafes, and restaurants, offer countless opportunities to experience the cultural diversity of this vibrant city. This welcoming atmosphere makes Cologne an excellent place to learn German and apply new skills right away.

Learn German with a Rhine River view

The Goethe-Institut’s language camp in Cologne is located in the Rheinauen, a vast park along the Rhine. Many of the three- to four-bed rooms, where our participants live together for three weeks, have windows overlooking the legendary river.

Three meals a day, as well as refreshments and snacks, are provided, with vegetarian and pork-free options available at each meal. Participants in the youth German course learn German daily in two to three teaching blocks. We practice reading, comprehension, writing, and speaking with instructional materials as well as through language games and excursions. Twenty-four hours of instruction (45 minutes each) per week quickly lead to significant progress.

Day trips include exploring the beautiful Rhine Valley, visiting the city of Bonn to the south of Cologne, and experiencing the fashion and media city of Düsseldorf.

Level
A1 (No complete beginners), A2, B1, B2
Duration
3 weeks, 20 course days
Hours per week
Mon-Fri, 09:00am-12:30pm and 2-3 times , 2:00-3:30pm
Total scope
72 lessons (45 minutes each)
Participants
Max. number of participants per class: 16
Age: 14-17 years
Course location
Cologne
Price
EUR 3.650

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Transfer Included

We take care of the safe transfer between Düsseldorf Airport and the language camp in Cologne on arrival and departure.

Insurance Included

The protection of your children is taken care of. After leaving their home country, all youth camp participants are protected by health insurance, as well as accident and liability insurance.

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Experience Cologne, travel the Rhine Valley

Cologne, Germany's fourth-largest city, is famous for its giant Gothic cathedral and a long history that began around 50 A.D. with the Romans. At the Romano-Germanic Museum right next to the cathedral, young people can learn about this period, and remnants of the Roman city gate still stand in the cathedral square.

But Cologne is also filled with sights from all centuries, especially the many ancient Romanesque churches from the Frankish period, which are considered unique. Yet it’s the cathedral that dominates the cityscape and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. Cologne is anything but boring: attractions include the Chocolate Museum, the interactive natural history museum Odysseum, and the Ludwig Museum.

On an excursion to Bonn, the former capital of the Federal Republic of Germany, we can visit the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven and the House of the History of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Rhine Valley between Cologne and Mainz is considered the most romantic landscape in all of Germany; many poets and painters of the 19th century dedicated works to the Rhine, including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Highlights

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Cultural metropolis Cologne

Not only the cathedral makes the Rhine metropolis so impressive, the city also offers an extensive range of cultural events and shopping.
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The Fashion City of Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf offers a delightful mix of modern architecture, historic landmarks, and a vibrant cultural scene.
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Beethoven city Bonn

Roman fort, birthplace of Beethoven, former capital of Germany – Bonn has a lot of history.