+ Plus potential development + Plus personal development + Plus research & discovery
What is Plus-STEM actually?
- STEM stands for science (natural sciences), technology, engineering (computer science), and mathematics – and is the proverbial symbiosis of all four areas.
- Plus-STEM discovers and promotes the special talents of pupils (from year 10) – with lots of fun and experimentation: for example, participation in competitions such as “Jugend forscht”.
- Plus-STEM helps you as a pupil to develop your interests & talents.
- Plus-STEM involves learning, researching and experimenting in small groups – so you can concentrate much better on subjects such as physics, computer science and chemistry.
- In the Plus-STEM-programme, you are among like-minded people who are enthusiastic about STEM subjects – this enthusiasm is contagious.
- Plus-STEM starts from Year 10 and ends with the Abitur. However, you can apply for it as early as the 9th grade.
- Your parents can apply for full funding for our school and boarding school fees (including the Plus-STEM-programme) under the Federal Government’s Bafög programme.
You were just what we still missing!
Apply to the plus-MINT association.
Young people and children are full of talent – including in the fields of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology (STEM), and the MINT-Talent Promotion Association promotes very special talents at selected plus-MINT boarding schools.
Schloss Neubeuern is one of five plus-MINT boarding schools in Germany. Following the example of the German Football Association’s successful talent promotion program, the Verein zur MINT-Talentförderung e. V. offers a counterpart for particularly talented pupils in the subjects of math, computer science, biology, chemistry, physics and technology – the plus-MINT talent promotion program. The most talented STEM students in Germany are also trained at the plus-MINT performance center in Schloss Neubeuern. The reason for this is that boarding schools offer the high quality school infrastructure required for the plus-MINT program, because in addition to subject content, personality and character development are of great importance in boarding schools and students have plenty of time to develop their talents there.
By bringing together top talents from all over Germany in the plus-MINT performance centers, a completely new dynamic is created in these plus-MINT boarding schools and plus-MINT groups. The plus-MINT talent development program at Schloss Neubeuern is a four-year educational program leading up to the Abitur, which is significantly more demanding than the standard Abitur. It is organized together with research institutions, universities and companies. In the process, young people develop their personalities and receive particularly sustainable and continuous support for their outstanding STEM talents.
The aim of the plus-MINT program is to bring together the most gifted talents as a group and set new quality standards in STEM talent development.
Plus-STEM at Schloss Neubeuern
Who is Plus-STEM suitable for?
For you, of course!
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- Plus-STEM is a great programme for all students from the 10th grade onwards, who want to develop their scientific talent.
- Plus-STEM is aimed at students from all over the world, who would like to live and learn in our boarding school, naturally in their “own castle”.
- You can apply for our Plus-STEM programme as early as year 9. It starts in year 10 and ends with your A-levels.
- We are happy to support you with applying for your Bafög grant.
Where does Plus-STEM take place?
The Plus-STEM-programme takes place in our modern STEM centre. Here you can learn, research and experiment to your heart’s content with highly advanced laboratory equipment.
Plus-STEM building blocks - short and compact
What you can expect -
Your Plus-STEM modules
Sciences
- Build your own little observatory on our tower
- Experience the elements of the PSE up close – as a substance and as an AR atom
- In our laboratories you can dissect, microscope, analyse – and much more
- Collect your data with digital data acquisition
Technology
- PiB – Build and programme your own robot!
- Discover the world of graphic design
- Measure jumping power and sprinting speed, just like in sports science
- Analyse everyday or sporting movements using the marker system
Engineering
Computer science
- Create your own games, live your fantasy – alone or in a team!
- VR/AR with ClassVR, MergeCube and HoloLens
- Program our robot “Nao”
- 3D printing – Create a real object from a 3D model with MakerBots
Mathematics
- Roulette, blackjack and poker – probability theory for professionals
- Secret is secret! Cryptography for communication
- Knot theory: practical work with string instead of pure theory
- Escape rooms – we develop our own mathematical treasure hunt
Admission and application
Who can apply?
Students who are currently in the 9th grade of a grammar school can apply for the Plus-STEM support programme. The prerequisites for this are your particular interest in maths, computer science or natural sciences. Ideally, you should already have good grades or success in competitions.
Fees
The school and boarding school fees for Plus-STEM students can be financed via BAföG (state grant). Get advice on this from Moritz Morsch.
Get advice on Plus-STEM from Moritz Morsch.
Your contact person
Moritz MorschHead of STEM centre +49 (0) 176 81152759
Discover your Schloss Neubeuern
I am happy to be at Schloss Neubeuern and grateful for the many friendships I have made here, the great teachers, the unforgettable school trips and, of course, the special environment that Schloss Neubeuern offers us students. I have discovered my personal interest in the natural sciences and the new science centre (MINT Centre) offers us students many opportunities for modern and practical lessons combined with laboratory work, such as the biochemistry practical.
As a day pupil, I still enjoy the family-like community of the boarding school groups. We do a lot together with our great mentors, such as the annual group trips, karaoke evenings, cooking together or weekend activities.
Anyone who has the opportunity to visit Schloss Neubeuern should do so!
In my opinion, the Economic Forum is a unique opportunity for us students to gain an early insight into current economic issues. We are introduced to networking and can make our first contacts. I find the resulting contact with entrepreneurs particularly exciting, as you can learn a lot from their experiences.
Being able to make music, work with digital media and in an international environment? When I asked myself whether I would like to go to Schloss Neubeuern as a boarder, I didn’t have to think twice. Then as now. Now some time has passed, the school band and the instrumental ensemble meet regularly, which is why music has become part of my everyday school life. Just as the music in Schloss Neubeuern left its mark on me, the internationality of the boarding school also had an impact on me. I have always been interested in people of other nationalities and was able to establish personal contacts with pupils from other countries through life at Schloss Neubeuern. I was also able to take part in exchange programmes, including one to South Africa. These experiences have also strengthened my cosmopolitanism, which is very important in view of the global situation. I was able to take advantage of all these opportunities and developments in Neubeuern. I am very grateful for that.
What makes Schloss
Neubeuern special
Activities outside of STEM
What you can also experience
at Schloss Neubeuern
When you have free time
Football
Play together in home and away tournaments
Golf
Course licence and tournaments
School band
Experience sessions in the music room and performances
Fire brigade
Taking responsibility
in a team
Tennis
Individual training and participation in tournaments
Café EDEN
Running the café, organising and enjoying events
Cooking
Learning how and what to put on the table
Art & Craft
Develop freely in the studio or workroom
