Stories & Blogs From a Castle School in Austria

Boarding School Packing List (Printable)

This boarding school packing list is for parents of children aged 12-18 starting boarding school, especially abroad. It covers clothes, room items, medicines, documents and Austria’s travel rules, not visa applications or school choice. Boarding School Packing List: The Short Answer A boarding school packing

Relocation Checklist for International Families

This checklist is for parents moving their child to school abroad while the family stays at home, with a 12-18-year-old boarder in Austria as the example. It covers what to do, by when and who owns each step, without house-hunting or shipping. Moving Your Child

Student Visas and Residence in Austria: Parent Guide

Student visa for Austria for school children: the short answer For families outside the European Union, the European Economic Area and Switzerland, a student visa for Austria for school children is the Residence Permit – Pupil (Aufenthaltsbewilligung – Schüler). The Residence Permit – Pupil applies

The student is focused on the lesson at SKIS

Boarding School vs Day School: An Honest Comparison

The boarding school vs day school choice looks academic but is mostly about who runs the hours outside lessons. This comparison is for parents of 11- to 18-year-olds weighing a day school at home against boarding, often abroad. It compares models, not named schools, and

Schloss Krumbach International School students posing in front of Circus Roncalli with Vienna's historic City Hall in the background.

SKIS Returns to Circus Roncalli

Students and teachers continued an annual school tradition with a visit to Circus Roncalli in Vienna.

Schloss Krumbach International School students dressed as historical delegates during a World War I diplomacy simulation.

Could Our Students Prevent the First World War?

In SKIS’s annual Historical Game, students represented different countries and negotiated to prevent the outbreak of World War I.

Five Schloss Krumbach International School students posing on the balcony overlooking the orchestra at the Wiener Konzerthaus.

An Evening of Classical Music at the Wiener Konzerthaus

SKIS students heard the Wiener Symphoniker, Gidon Kremer and conductor Elim Chan perform works by Gubaidulina, Schnittke and Prokofiev.

Schloss Krumbach students examining a large Picasso painting during their IB Visual Arts excursion to the Albertina Museum.

IB Visual Arts Students Explore the Albertina

Our Grade 11 IB Diploma Programme Visual Arts Higher Level students recently visited the Albertina in Vienna as part of their academic studies. For students pursuing Visual Arts at Higher Level, encountering original artworks is an important part of developing their understanding of artistic practice.

Our Schloss Krumbach International School students explore a museum gallery surrounded by Egyptian coffins and painted walls.

From the History Classroom to Ancient Egypt and Greece

An early school-year visit to the Kunsthistorisches Museum connected students’ History lessons with original ancient artefacts.

A group poses for a close-up selfie on a zoo path, smiling and making peace signs.

A Biology Lesson at Schönbrunn Zoo

Students researched animal species, prepared illustrated presentations and shared their findings during a visit to Schönbrunn Zoo.

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Boarding School Packing List (Printable)

Relocation Checklist for International Families

Student Visas and Residence in Austria: Parent Guide

Boarding School vs Day School: An Honest Comparison

SKIS Returns to Circus Roncalli

Could Our Students Prevent the First World War?

An Evening of Classical Music at the Wiener Konzerthaus

IB Visual Arts Students Explore the Albertina

From the History Classroom to Ancient Egypt and Greece

A Biology Lesson at Schönbrunn Zoo

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