Louisenlund - Boarding school with agricultural campus

Since the 2025/26 school year, the Louisenlund Foundation has been offering a unique agricultural campus in Germany in close cooperation with the Damp Estate, which has a strong agricultural focus, and thus a vocational grammar school specializing in agriculture. Together with the estate, we combine many years of experience and core competencies to combine education and agriculture in a forward-looking way.

"We are building the future of agriculture!"

Dr. Peter Rösner, Director of the Louisenlund Foundation

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The Louisenlund Foundation is both a grammar school and a boarding school. The new, specialized and practice-oriented Abitur enables pupils who are interested in nature and agriculture to deepen these fields of interest even before they begin their studies or vocational training. The partnership with the nearby Damp Estate provides students with excellent practical opportunities. The interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary learning takes place not only in our state-of-the-art classrooms, but also in our laboratories and most importantly: directly in the action of agriculture, on our experimental plots for syntropic agriculture and on the fields of Gut Damp. The program begins in the 2025/26 school year with entry into the upper secondary school (E-year) and leads to the general university entrance qualification - the Abitur - in three years.

Louisenlund is aiming to have this state qualification included in the list of training centres of the state of Schleswig-Holstein in order to enable co-financing via student BAföG - subject to approval by the Ministry of Education. Further information can be found in the FAQs.

This is what we offer:

Regular practice at Gut Damp (see also overview of planned project days)
State-of-the-art learning environment with excellently equipped laboratories
Great excursions
Exciting projects: Hunting license course, cooking course, forestry projects
Dialogue with associations and companies, politics, magazines, experts from public relations/social media/influencers
Boarding school life with short distances between school, living and practice
Life in a strong community with healthy and regional cuisine
Small learning groups, excellent academic preparation for A-levels, vocational training and university studies

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Mähdrescher während der Ernte in Aktion. Hier können die Schüler des AgrarCampus projektorientiert lernen.

"Agriculture means responsibility. For society & for the environment."

Alexander Graf zu Reventlow, Inhaber Gut Damp

What students can expect - excerpt from the curriculum of the profile subject Agricultural Engineering with Biology

The natural production factors of climate and soil as the basis for yield optimization
Economic and ecological yield optimization
Organic farming as an example of a system with a closed material cycle
Processes in ecosystems and their significance
Genetics as the basis for controlling animal and plant performance
Breeding as the basis of plant and animal performance
Animal nutrition
Marketing of agricultural products

Vocational grammar school - broadening perspectives, developing potential

The Berufliches Gymnasium Agrarwirtschaft in Louisenlund not only offers the opportunity to obtain a general higher education entrance qualification, but also creates a learning environment in which like-minded people come together. Young people who are passionate about nature, the environment and agriculture come together here - regardless of whether they come from a farm or not. Pupils can contribute their existing knowledge and interests to the profile subject as well as to a variety of projects.
At the same time, they broaden their horizons by learning about other forms of business, new perspectives and future topics related to the subject area - from modern technologies to upstream and downstream industries. This is the ideal way to combine theory and practice. Lessons are supplemented by practical workshops, excursions and close cooperation with regional and national companies.

At the agricultural campus, students learn everything they need to actively shape the agricultural sector of tomorrow. From basics such as soil and plant science to modern agricultural technology and business management know-how, our curriculum provides a comprehensive understanding of the entire value chain. This broad understanding lays the foundation for well-founded decisions when choosing a course of study and a career and prepares students optimally for a professional future in a socially relevant and sustainable sector.

Answers to the most important questions about the Agrarcampus

"Can you only come to Louisenlund if you have an agricultural background?"

This is not a prerequisite. The agricultural sector is of great importance to our society. It not only ensures a sufficient supply of food, but also has an impact on the environment, progress and the economy. The demand for qualified specialists in this field will therefore increase steadily - and not just for farmers, but in all professions related to sustainability, nature conservation, the environment and research.

"Where do the students at the agricultural campus live?"

Like everyone else in the sixth form, students at the agricultural campus live in a single or double room in the castle area of the boarding school. Some of them are also accommodated at Gut Damp for project work.

"Can I also attend the vocational grammar school for agriculture as a day student?"

The Berufliches Gymnasium Agrarwirtschaft with its special content-related and academic support is closely linked to the personality-building learning environment in the Louisenlund boarding school community. For pedagogical reasons, accommodation at the boarding school is essential for the holistic support and education in terms of academic education leading to the Abitur, the comprehensive program in agriculture, character development and the promotion of social skills. School, thematic and personality-building activities, learning units and coaching sessions are closely coordinated in the daily routine and individual daily planning. The day at Louisenlund comprises activities between 8 am and 9:30 pm. The daily routine consists of group activities, individual activities and also individual phases of relaxation, which alternate several times a day. The more extensive program with national and international excursions, internships and services on the farm requires a weekly and annual plan that is adapted to these participations.

It would be conceivable to attend the vocational high school as a day student if you live in the towns of Güby and Fleckeby. Localities further away are not reasonable, as there is no appropriate local public transport service that could make it possible to attend the vocational grammar school with its special educational character in Louisenlund and the several daily changes of location required.

"What does the curriculum look like?"

In addition to exam-relevant subjects such as mathematics, German and English, the focus in this branch is on the following topics:

Agricultural engineering & biology, economics o. social studies, The natural production factors climate and soil as the basis for yield optimization, Economic and ecological yield optimization, Animal nutrition and organic farming as an example of a system with a closed material cycle, Processes in ecosystems and their significance, Genetics as the basis for controlling animal and plant performance, Breeding as the basis for the performance of plants and animals.

In addition to these focal points, projects such as obtaining a hunting license and insights into the marketing of home-made agricultural products, internships with partners and companies, cooking courses/nutritional science and much more are offered.

"How can I apply?"

Pupils can apply directly to the Louisenlund Foundation. The program begins in the 2025/26 school year with the E year. The prerequisite is transfer to the gymnasiale Oberstufe. In order to transfer from a Gemeinschaftsschule/Realschule, an average of at least 3.0 must be achieved in the subjects German, mathematics and the first foreign language. We also require the last three school reports and a personal interview in Louisenlund. Further information and registration at or telephone: 04354 999-333

"Can I apply for student BaFög?

Louisenlund is aiming for the inclusion of this state qualification in the training centre directory of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. For students at the agricultural campus, funding is being sought through the Schüler-BAföG programme. Until this process has been completed, the non-profit Louisenlund Foundation, in cooperation with project partners, provides support through individual funding opportunities - the admissions office will advise you personally and in confidence. The declared aim is to make it possible for all interested young people to finance the vocational grammar school in agriculture.

"What services are covered by the parental contribution?"

The agreed parental contribution covers the costs of accommodation in the boarding school and at Gut Damp, all meals, the project offerings, participation in services and guilds, health care in the event of minor illnesses and the students' insurance against accident, fire and burglary damage. It also includes participation in the hunting license and chainsaw license.

All of the students' personal expenses are invoiced separately, such as Work clothes, pocket money, general travel expenses, medical treatment as well as the school's expenses for individual lessons, for excursions and leisure sports trips, visits to the theater and the like.

Als Kooperationspartner des AgrarCampus in Louisenlund, bietet Gut Damp den Schülern praxisorientierte Projketarbeit

Vier Schüler gehen über den Steg in Louisenlund nachdem sie ihre Freizeit genossen haben und in der Schlei baden waren

Das Segeln, wie hier beim traditionellen Herbstpokal, spielt in Louisenlund für die persönliche Entwicklung der Schülerinnen und Schüler eine wichtige Rolle

In Einzel- und kooperativer Arbeit erarbeiten sich die Schüler auf dem AgrarCampus in Louisenlund unter akademischer und pädagogischer Begleitung die Lerninhalte in allen relevanten Fächern weitestgehend selbst.

Bei der Ernte legen die Schüler selber Hand an. Auch das gehört bei der Agroforst-Gilde in Louisenlund dazu

In den Seminaren vertiefen die Schülerinnen und Schüler mit den Lehrkräften das erarbeitete Grundwissen durch qualifizierte Inputphasen und kooperativer Arbeit

Mähdrescher von vorne bei der Ernte. Im Hintergrund kann man die Ostsee erkennen.

In Louisenlund haben die Schüler die Chance miteinander zu lernen und sich gegenseitig auf Ihrer Bildungsreise zu unterstützen.

Große Maschinen und schweres Gerät steht den Schülern des AgrarCampus auf Gut Damp zur Verfügung. So lernen sie praxisorientiert und nachhaltig.

Optimal combination of practice and school

In Louisenlund, you can not only live out your passion for nature, agriculture and the environment, but also combine it directly with your school education! Here, learning becomes an experience. Experiencing nature, character development and social responsibility are firmly anchored in the Louisenlund pedagogy. Our learning and research center with its modern laboratories, large learning areas and seminar rooms forms the academic center on campus.

Schleswig-Holstein's state-approved vocational grammar school offers students the opportunity to choose an agricultural profile that perfectly matches their enthusiasm for farming. Louisenlund offers all the prerequisites for choosing agriculture as a practical focus - through intensive practice and projects and the support of an experienced agricultural team, excellent results are achieved both in the field and at school. Pupils have the opportunity to combine practice and school in the best possible way and at the same time work towards the general Abitur. This allows students to concentrate fully on what is important.

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