Student Exchange Programme
Information on how to apply for a place as a visiting student
Applications are now being accepted for the whole of the school year 2015-16.
We welcome students from Steiner (Waldorf) Schools in Europe and further afield to attend our classes 8, 9 and 10 for one term, two terms or one year. We aim to have an international group of overseas students and often have students from France, Germany, Holland, Scandinavia or Switzerland.
Overseas students are fully integrated in our classes and follow the Steiner School Curriculum used worldwide. The students are helped along by teachers, students and host families, especially at the beginning of their stay. Visiting students often remark on the "family like" nature of our school (300 pupils in total). A report is issued at the end of every overseas student's stay.
The cost for tuition (including trips and activities) varies according to the class and what is happening in each term. For full details please read the information below.
Visiting students stay with experienced families of the school and are guaranteed a warm welcome. Full checks are carried out to ensure the suitability of families and premises. The accommodation cost for 2014-15 is £130 per week (and will stay the same for 2015-16) including board and lodging, and transport to and from school.
There are 5 steps to the application procedure
Please follow them in order and please read all the information before sending anything1. Read the following documents: these give you some idea of what a stay at our school is like. Soon we will be able to add more detailed information (with photos!), so keep checking this page for the latest information!
Overseas students for Classes 8, 9 and 10
Guidelines for Overseas Students and Host Families
You may also read our full policy on students staying with host families here if you wish
SDSS Boarding Policy
2. Check the dates and costs for when you wish to come
2015-16 dates and costs
3. Check the availability here for your chosen term(s).
Please note that we have a limit of four new students who speak any one language in a class each term, so there may sometimes be restrictions on who can apply – this most often affects German speakers. If students have already been at the school for one term or more, they are not counted in the allocation for their language. You can see below who is already booked to come in each term - those who have spent at least one term in our school are listed as 'returning' students. Sometimes we allow people on exchange with our students to come in addition to the visiting student allocation.
School Year 2015-16
Spring term 2016: 5th January - 25th March
Deadline for applications is 2nd November 2015
Class : 10
Places left : 3
Students already booked : 1 Swiss German girl, 2 German girls
No of UK Students : 20
Class : 9
Places left : 3
Students already booked : 2 German girls (1 returning), 1 Swiss German boy
No of UK Students : 24?
Class 8
Places left : 4
Students already booked : Not a suitable time for new students to come to Class 8 - sorry.
No of UK Students : 13
Summer term 2016: 9 April - 10 July
Deadline for applications is 22nd February 2016
Class : 10
Places left : 5
Students already booked : 1 German boy
No of UK Students : 20
Class : 9
Places left : 5
Students already booked : 1 German girl
No of UK Students : 24?
Class : 8
Places left : 4
The Class Teacher will be on sabbatical this term, but it may be possible for Visiting Students to come - if you are interested in this term please contact me.
No of UK Students : 18
Please Note: In the Summer Term in Class 10, the UK students take their GCSE exams. After the Ecology Main Lesson, the UK students spend 3 or 4 weeks of Main Lesson (Epoch) time revising for these exams. The overseas students have English as a Foreign Language Main Lesson, and complete individual projects, so this term is only suitable for students who are able to work some of the time on their own work (with supervision from teachers, but not that much direction). After the exams have finished, the whole class works on producing a play (including the sets and costumes) and a magazine, but there are no other lessons.
School Year 2016-17
Places for this school year will be available to book from 7th January 2016
4. Download and fill in the following three forms `
Enrolment form 15-16_
and
Parental consent form
Please print these forms out double-sided if possible (this saves space in my files - if this is not possible for you, don't worry!)
and
Media consent form (this is to allow us to use pictures or film of your child in publicity for our school or in promoting Steiner education generally)
Send these by post to:
Susanna Chapman, Overseas Student Co-ordinator
South Devon Steiner School, Dartington, Devon, TQ9 6AB UK
(Please note: We can't accept reservations by email or fax - but if you live in a country where the post is unreliable or very slow, you may fax the form at the same time as you send it Fax no. 0044 1803 897518)
5. You will receive confirmation by email that the enrolment form has been received; if there is a place available you will receive an offer of a place.
We will send you
We will also need
Please send all these things back within one month to confirm your place.
When you have completed your application, you may book your travel to the UK. This information should help you plan your journey to Devon from different points of entry into the UK
How to get to Devon
If you have any further queries please email
Susanna Chapman
visit[at]steiner-south-devon[dot]org
(we have removed this link to avoid spam - please copy this address, replacing [at] with @ and [dot] with . )
Applications are now being accepted for the whole of the school year 2015-16.
We welcome students from Steiner (Waldorf) Schools in Europe and further afield to attend our classes 8, 9 and 10 for one term, two terms or one year. We aim to have an international group of overseas students and often have students from France, Germany, Holland, Scandinavia or Switzerland.
Overseas students are fully integrated in our classes and follow the Steiner School Curriculum used worldwide. The students are helped along by teachers, students and host families, especially at the beginning of their stay. Visiting students often remark on the "family like" nature of our school (300 pupils in total). A report is issued at the end of every overseas student's stay.
The cost for tuition (including trips and activities) varies according to the class and what is happening in each term. For full details please read the information below.
Visiting students stay with experienced families of the school and are guaranteed a warm welcome. Full checks are carried out to ensure the suitability of families and premises. The accommodation cost for 2014-15 is £130 per week (and will stay the same for 2015-16) including board and lodging, and transport to and from school.
There are 5 steps to the application procedure
Please follow them in order and please read all the information before sending anything1. Read the following documents: these give you some idea of what a stay at our school is like. Soon we will be able to add more detailed information (with photos!), so keep checking this page for the latest information!
Overseas students for Classes 8, 9 and 10
Guidelines for Overseas Students and Host Families
You may also read our full policy on students staying with host families here if you wish
SDSS Boarding Policy
2. Check the dates and costs for when you wish to come
2015-16 dates and costs
3. Check the availability here for your chosen term(s).
Please note that we have a limit of four new students who speak any one language in a class each term, so there may sometimes be restrictions on who can apply – this most often affects German speakers. If students have already been at the school for one term or more, they are not counted in the allocation for their language. You can see below who is already booked to come in each term - those who have spent at least one term in our school are listed as 'returning' students. Sometimes we allow people on exchange with our students to come in addition to the visiting student allocation.
School Year 2015-16
Spring term 2016: 5th January - 25th March
Deadline for applications is 2nd November 2015
Class : 10
Places left : 3
Students already booked : 1 Swiss German girl, 2 German girls
No of UK Students : 20
Class : 9
Places left : 3
Students already booked : 2 German girls (1 returning), 1 Swiss German boy
No of UK Students : 24?
Class 8
Places left : 4
Students already booked : Not a suitable time for new students to come to Class 8 - sorry.
No of UK Students : 13
Summer term 2016: 9 April - 10 July
Deadline for applications is 22nd February 2016
Class : 10
Places left : 5
Students already booked : 1 German boy
No of UK Students : 20
Class : 9
Places left : 5
Students already booked : 1 German girl
No of UK Students : 24?
Class : 8
Places left : 4
The Class Teacher will be on sabbatical this term, but it may be possible for Visiting Students to come - if you are interested in this term please contact me.
No of UK Students : 18
Please Note: In the Summer Term in Class 10, the UK students take their GCSE exams. After the Ecology Main Lesson, the UK students spend 3 or 4 weeks of Main Lesson (Epoch) time revising for these exams. The overseas students have English as a Foreign Language Main Lesson, and complete individual projects, so this term is only suitable for students who are able to work some of the time on their own work (with supervision from teachers, but not that much direction). After the exams have finished, the whole class works on producing a play (including the sets and costumes) and a magazine, but there are no other lessons.
School Year 2016-17
Places for this school year will be available to book from 7th January 2016
4. Download and fill in the following three forms `
Enrolment form 15-16_
and
Parental consent form
Please print these forms out double-sided if possible (this saves space in my files - if this is not possible for you, don't worry!)
and
Media consent form (this is to allow us to use pictures or film of your child in publicity for our school or in promoting Steiner education generally)
Send these by post to:
Susanna Chapman, Overseas Student Co-ordinator
South Devon Steiner School, Dartington, Devon, TQ9 6AB UK
(Please note: We can't accept reservations by email or fax - but if you live in a country where the post is unreliable or very slow, you may fax the form at the same time as you send it Fax no. 0044 1803 897518)
5. You will receive confirmation by email that the enrolment form has been received; if there is a place available you will receive an offer of a place.
We will send you
- A Financial Agreement for parents to fill in (this includes the bank details of where to send the deposit)
We will also need
- A short Recommendation from the class teacher, sponsor or English teacher,describing the social, academic and practical/artistic abilities of the student.
- A Health Statement from your doctor
- a deposit of £250 to secure the place, and
- a copy of the student's passport or identity card (the travel document they will use to come to England).
Please send all these things back within one month to confirm your place.
When you have completed your application, you may book your travel to the UK. This information should help you plan your journey to Devon from different points of entry into the UK
How to get to Devon
If you have any further queries please email
Susanna Chapman
visit[at]steiner-south-devon[dot]org
(we have removed this link to avoid spam - please copy this address, replacing [at] with @ and [dot] with . )
