Vocational grammar school - broadening perspectives, developing potential

The Berufliches Gymnasium Agrarwirtschaft is aimed at students who have completed the 10th grade of a grammar school or have a secondary school leaving certificate and combines a practice-oriented school education with the goal of obtaining a university entrance qualification. Over the three years of training, the young people acquire a general higher education entrance qualification with a high degree of practical relevance, which keeps all study options open to them despite their focus. The vocational grammar school for agricultural economics (agricultural campus) in Louisenlund creates a learning environment in which young people who are enthusiastic about agriculture, biology and nutrition come together - regardless of whether they come from a farm or not. Thanks to the extensive funding options with student financial aid (BAföG), the vocational grammar school for agricultural economics (Agrarcampus Louisenlund) can be financed by families from different economic backgrounds.

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"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.

This is what we offer:

School that is fun: deepen your own interests, follow individual learning paths and achieve academic success - through the Louisenlund pedagogy
Regular practical experience, including at Gut Damp
State-of-the-art learning environment with excellently equipped laboratories
Project-oriented learning, networked and practice-oriented
Tractor driving license, hunting license course, cooking course, forestry projects
Boarding school life in a great community
Small learning groups, excellent academic preparation for A-levels, vocational training and university studies

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

The future of agriculture

At the vocational secondary school specializing in agriculture, we are guided by current issues in the industry. We contribute to the transformation in agriculture because we deal intensively with the issues of the future in agriculture:

Food security and quality
Entrepreneurship
Intelligent use of technology
Future-proof and sustainable land use and animal husbandry
Biodiversity and climate resilience

Our projects

Reality does not take place separately according to school subjects. That's why we combine skills from different subjects in our projects so that we can work on real issues from the industry.

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 - not only for farmers, but in all professions related to agriculture, sustainability 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.

"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 main subject is agricultural engineering and biology: 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.

Further lessons take place in the subjects of economics, social studies, a second foreign language, religion/philosophy, biology, chemistry, vocational computer science and sport.

In addition to these main subjects, projects such as obtaining a hunting license, tractor driving license, cooking courses/nutrition, forestry projects and much more are offered.

"How can I apply?"

Pupils can apply directly to the Louisenlund Foundation. The prerequisite is transfer to the gymnasiale Oberstufe. It is possible for pupils from both grammar schools and comprehensive schools to join. The MSA must entitle pupils from community schools to attend the upper school.

We also require the submission of the last three school reports and a personal interview in Louisenlund. Further information and registration at aufnahme@louisenlund.de or phone: 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, 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 the tractor driving 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.

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.

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.

Optimal combination of practice and school

In Louisenlund, you can not only live out your passion for agriculture, but also combine it directly with your school education! Here, learning becomes an experience. Individualized learning paths, character development and social responsibility are firmly anchored in the Louisenlund pedagogy. Our students have the opportunity to combine practical experience and school in the best possible way and at the same time work towards the general school-leaving certificate. This allows them to concentrate fully on what is important.

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