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boarding school
A school where the students are not only taught, but also live and are cared for during the school year.
Da seine Eltern viel reisen, besucht er ein Internat in Süddeutschland.
Because his parents travel a lot, he attends a boarding school in southern Germany.
The word 'Internat' (boarding school) is an internationally known term and comes from the Latin adjective 'internus', which means 'inner' or 'located inside'. This helps with the idea that the students live 'inside' the school.
Das Leben im Internat fördert die Selbstständigkeit.
Life at boarding school promotes independence.
'Das Internat' means 'boarding school'. It should not be confused with the English word 'intern' (Praktikant) or 'internship' (Praktikum).
Meine Cousine geht auf ein Sportinternat in den Bergen.
My cousin goes to a sports boarding school in the mountains.
In connection with schools, the preposition 'auf' is very common. You say 'auf ein Internat gehen' (to go to a boarding school) or 'auf dem Internat sein' (to be at boarding school). The preposition 'in' is also correct, but 'auf' is often more typical.
Er war zehn Jahre lang auf einem Internat in der Schweiz.
He was at a boarding school in Switzerland for ten years.
Common verbs used with 'Internat' (boarding school) are 'ein Internat besuchen' (to attend a boarding school), 'auf ein Internat gehen' (to go to a boarding school), or 'im Internat leben/wohnen' (to live at a boarding school).
Viele Schüler, die ein Internat besuchen, sehen ihre Familien nur am Wochenende.
Many students who attend a boarding school see their families only on weekends.
dormitory / residential home
Both words refer to accommodation where people live for an extended period. An Internat is additionally connected to a school and normally includes lessons and care. A Wohnheim, by contrast, mainly provides rooms or small apartments for a particular group of people, without being connected to a school.
Lena wohnt während des Schuljahres im Internat und wird dort auch unterrichtet und betreut.
Lena lives at boarding school during the school year, where she also receives lessons and supervision.
Lena wohnt während ihres Studiums im Wohnheim, besucht aber ihre Universität außerhalb.
Lena lives in a dormitory while she studies, but attends her university elsewhere.
