Visiting Students

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and a popular tourist centre and, as you will have seen from the aerial photographs, the school is situated in a pleasant residential area and just two miles from the city centre. It has many art galleries, museums, theatres, cinemas etc. It is renowned for its architecture and history. The Castle, Holyrood Palace, The Royal Mile and the New Town are major attractions. Sports facilities include the Commonwealth Swimming Pool and Stadium. There are several Sports Centres and a dry ski slope in the nearby Pentland Hills. All of this is within easy access of the school by public transport.

We welcome visiting students from other Rudolf Steiner/Waldorf schools abroad to spend one term or longer at our school. Full year visits are recommended as the most beneficial to the student and these applications will have priority. Traditionally, visiting pupils join our school from Class 9 upwards, although occasionally we do have younger students. We recommend the Autumn term, followed by the Spring term. We do accept visiting students in the Summer term, but our own students (in Classes 10-12) sit public examinations and their timetables are disrupted. Visiting students will be offered an alternative timetable and/or more EFL, but there is less integration with our own students.

Foreign students attend Main Lesson and a selection of the following courses:

History Geography Physics Chemistry Mathematics Biology Art English Music French German (for non German speakers) Eurythmy (up to Cl.10) Drama Arts and Crafts are also available.

English as a Foreign Language (EFL) lessons are also offered and students staying for two or more terms may sit the Cambridge First Certificate in English (provided they reach the required standard). Examinations for this are held in March and June. A wide range of Arts and Crafts is available.

NB We advise early application as the number of places are limited. Visiting Students who wish to stay for more than one term will be given priority.

Fees:

Students board with families selected by the school. The boarding fee is £ 105 per week to include full board, laundry etc.
The tuition fees for 2006/2007 are:

Autumn term 2006: £ 2581 (14 weeks)

Spring term 2007: £ 2212 (12 weeks)

Summer term 2007: £ 1843 (9 weeks)

There is a discount fee for students studying for the whole of the academic session.

Where a visiting student commits to a full session (autumn to to summer terms inclusive) the fee charges will be as local students plus Charges and Outlays. They will, however, be charged the visiting student rate for the first 2 terms with the summer term being adjusted to the local rates as is the case at present. For a full session visting student therefore, the autumn and spring term fees will be as above for all classes but the summer term fees will be:

£ 1300

Fees include books, materials, UK bank charges for fee transfer, weekly Friday outings and EFL lessons. It does not include any examination fees (if taken), the Class 11 surveying trip (Summer term only), class outings and some of the school clubs.

How to apply:

For further information and an application form, please click on the Form Button below.

Please note: We do advise early application as places are limited and fill up very quickly. As stated, visiting students staying more than one term will be given priority placement.

The School's Postal Address:

The Edinburgh Rudolf Steiner School
60 Spylaw Road
Edinburgh, EH10 5BR
Scotland, UK

Edinburgh Rudolf Steiner School