The Boarding Department

The boarding department offers about 150 places for children and young people aged 4 - 20. We care for children from underprivileged families. If a child experiences a crisis in childhood, we see it as a chance to help the child and the parents. We aim to help children grow into responsible adults who are able to solve problems. We are aware that the history of the child sometimes affects this process not only positively. It is a chance for a child to experience community life with others and we try to help to turn it into a positive experience.  We welcome children from all ethnic and religious backgrounds. Our education and attitude towards the children is based on Christian values.
We have a holistic understanding of education; we care not only for the academic development of the child. Emotional and spiritual aspects are important too.  The children are grouped in 10 boarding homes, which we call Families. Each Family is looked after by two houseparent who live with the children.  We have 27 places for girls. The house-parents are responsible for the daily life of the children. We aim to offer the children a home for the time they need it.
It is important for us that children keep close ties to their families and are able to return to them on a regular basis.  Children are and will remain children of their parents. We try to include parents in decisions and give them as much responsibilities as possible. The same applies to single parents or relatives of the few orphans we have.
Conflict resolution
Aggression, violence, abuse of power and the possibilities to oppress others are part of the potential humans have, and are therefore part of our children and young people. All the members of our staff are asked to assist children in developing non violent behavior in conflicts. We are all expected to work on these issues ourselves.
Schneller has a safe and pleasant environment. Children are able to enjoy outdoor activities and sports in their free time.
The future chances for graduates from our school are good. From many we know that they manage their lives successfully. This success comes mostly from their own hard work but is also a result of the work of our house-parents and teachers.
We currently have 107 students in our Boarding Department (19 girls and 88 boys).

(Head of the Boarding Department)

For more information about the Boarding Department please contact the Head of our Boarding Department.

Please review our Admissions Criteria for more information about the applicants we accept.