While at the Lyceum he lived with his grandmother but, in 1842, his grandmother died and Bernhard moved to the Johanneum Gymnasium in Lüneburg. Bernhard seems to have been a good, but not outstanding, pupil who worked hard at the classical subjects such as Hebrew and theology.
Habang ang Lyceum at siya ay nanirahan sa kanyang lola ngunit, sa 1842, ang kanyang lola namatay at Bernhard inilipat sa Johanneum himnasyo sa Lüneburg. Bernhard anyong ay isang magandang, ngunit hindi pa nababayarang, mag-aaral na nagtrabaho nang husto sa klasiko paksa tulad ng Hebrew at teolohiya.