Ample flexibility is provided for spending time with fellow students at or away from the school. Our students are often invited to their German friends' homes, and during weekends and short vacations they may travel with them to other parts of Germany, to Austria, or Switzerland. Cultural opportunities are available as are field trips to such varied destinations as an ancient monastery, a museum in Munich or Zurich, a modern automotive plant in Stuttgart, or a concert. The personal contacts as well as the constant exposure to history and a distinctly different culture become unforgettable highlights of the term. Students generally advance at least one or two years and are ready to take the German Advanced Placement examination before graduation.
Students also earn one credit of art and fulfill the sixth course requirement.
Each summer, up to five Japanese language students are awarded substantial scholarships, based on academic merit, to travel to Yokohama, Japan, where they live with families and attend the Toin School for seven weeks. The program affords these students the opportunity to improve their understanding of Japanese culture while sharpening their linguistic skills. Toin is a private, co-educational day school with modern facilities and high academic standards. St. Stephen's offers a full curriculum, including English, foreign languages, mathematics, science, history, and art. Of particular interest to students of the classical languages, this program offers to those who quality the chance to pursue their studies in one of the historical centers of Western civilization.