Boarding school of the benedictine abbey Metten

We accompany young people on their way of life. With our work we want to complement the parent´s education. It is influenced by the benedictine tradition of our order and a christian understanding for humans and the world.

Our goal is:

• to lead young people to an independent and effective working
• to challenge and to promote them in a scholastic way
• to educate them to a responsible dealing with themselfes, with their fellows and whole creation

Our offer:

sports

• two gymnasiums
• sports grounds
• indoor and outdoor swimming pool
• table tennis rooms
• exercice room

Culture

• string and winch instrument-, piano and orgon lessons
• string orchestra and brass band
• boarding school's and school's choir
• concerts
• theatrical group with own school stage

Guidance

• possibilities for a personal conversation
• together organized devine services
• meditation room
• ministrant groups

Education

• leading to a successful learning
• regular times for studiing
• possibilities for private lessons
• computer rooms
• pupils library
• international contacts

friendship

• living and learning in community
• comfortable one to four bed rooms
• common meals
• many communities of interest, e.g. stamps, handicrafts
• big collection of games
• model railway
• common celebrations and trips
• bistro for the upper school
• regular meetings of former pupils of Metten and own magazine "Alt und Jung Metten" (Former and young Metten)

Nature

• opportunity for skiing and wandering in the bavarian forest
• community of interest "weather watching"
• Danube fleet with rowing boats and canoes