As a rule, acceptance into grades 6 through 12 takes after an interview with the principal and the presentation of the relevant, transferable grades. Extracurricular Activities School Camp and Longer Study Trips School or ski camps are offered once in the two year period of grades 5 and 6 and again in grades 7 and 8. In grade 10 one excursion of up to three days is offered within Germany or in the countries bordering on Baden-Wuerttemberg. In grades 12 and 13 a longer study trip is offered. At present the students prefer destinations abroad.
Every grade undertakes several day trips or excursions per year.
These may consist of hikes, visits to museums or theaters as well as guided tours through industrial and other facilities in Heidelberg and its environs, also through other cities like Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Cologne, Trier or Strasbourg. The school encourages encounters and exchange of experiences with young people of other countries. The school attaches great importance to a wide range of clubs and other activities the existence of which depend on the availability of teachers and the interests of the students. Volleyball, handball, soccer, badminton, basketball, table-tennis, swimming, track and field, and gymnastics are offered after school. In addition, a school tennis tournament is held every year.