Review about studying at St. Gilgen School, Mila Samburova

Three years ago, my family and I moved to Austria, and one of the first steps was the question of finding a school for our son. Since earlier at school he studied English and was categorically against the transition to studying in German. We were looking for a private school with an IB program. We went and saw many schools in Vienna and in the suburbs. And then I finally decided to make a follow-up call to Natalya Shtrein, the founder of Paradise, who told us about a wonderful school near Salzburg in an unusually beautiful place called St. Gilgen.

At first, I went on reconnaissance myself, and lo and behold, I couldn’t even think that our school was located right on the shore of our favorite, extraordinarily beautiful Lake Wolfgangsee, where my family and friends and I had come for vacations and walks more than once. This was already the first plus. Mountains, a lake and a ski lift are just at the feet of the establishment.

The school was greeted by cheerful children in the yard, who, even before meeting with the agent, told about all the advantages of this school. The school is small by standards, you can stay in the boarding school, you can only attend daytime classes. The huge selection of sports activities especially captivated me, since this was an important priority for my son. The program, the style of the school and the interview with the teachers sealed my choice.

For the third year we have been together with St. Gilgen International School and are very pleased. My son likes it, and we, together with our teachers and mentors, set goals for the next year to get high scores and get into a good university.