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The 12th Hessian Student Academy for Middle Schools took place with the support of the Beilstein-Institut from July 23 to August 1, 2023 at Burg Fürsteneck.

Ten Days at Burg fürsteneck

Around sixty students of German school grades seven to nine can follow their (specific) learning interests at Burg Fürsteneck, located between Fulda and Bad Hersfeld in Germany. They come together for ten days during school holidays to participate in an extracurricular educational program. This includes various activities such as sports and leisure in addition to the majors and electives in different subject areas.

At an open day the students present their results allowing parents and guests to get an impression of everyday life at the academy.

The Hessian Student Academy has been held since 2004 and is supported by the Beilstein-Institut since 2011. Until 2010, the event was aimed exclusively at students and high school students. In 2011, the offer was extended by a Student Academy for Middle Schools.

The 12th Hessian Middle School Student Academy took place from July 23 to August 1, 2023.

Five main courses in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, psychology as well as arts and humanities were offered. Moreover, the participants could choose elective courses. The choices were technics (silent film dubbing), linguistics (development of languages), dancing, maths (graph theory) and blogging and web journalism.


The Hessian Student Academy is funded by:

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