Langzeitstudium am der Bootham School/York College
History of long stays at Huntington School
For 11 years Huntington School had over 150 German students study for 2 years, 1 year, 1 term or two terms whilst living with carefully chosen host families.
Please read about the students experiences whilst at Huntington School in the: ‘What the students say’ tab.
International Students at Huntington School
The story of our Partnerships with German Schools:
In 2009, Jim Tomlinson who was the Acting Head at Whitby College, wanted to recruit German students into the Sixth Form to add a little bit of ‘European sophistication’. He worked with the then Head Teacher at Huntington School, and both schools actively promoted the long stay opportunities. After a few years, it was clear York was the main attraction and from that point onwards long stays were only available at Huntington School.
From 2010-20, over 150 German students from German schools studied at Huntington School, where the emphasis was on academic achievement in a ‘Happy and Safe’ environment.
Our pastoral support system guaranteed host families were carefully selected, trained and DBS checked. German parents knew the students were cared for 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Each year we visited our partner schools in Germany and presented the Long Stay Opportunities at Huntington School.
However, as a result of Brexit, state schools with Sixth Forms, such as Huntington School, are no longer permitted to have long stay German students. With great sadness, the long stays with Huntington School stopped in 2020-21.
However, York schools, via an educational collaborative, were determined to create new opportunities for German students at Bootham School and York College. Read more about that here
Since Jim’s retirement. Jon Bell has been appointed the lead ambassador all our partner schools in Germany. Jon is actively wanting to create more ties and expand the partnerships. If you have any questions about this you can email jon at jon@embraceengland.co.uk