# Learning self-efficacy > URL: https://www.kurpfalz-internat.de/en/learning-self-efficacy > Language: en --- ![](https://www.kurpfalz-internat.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/kurpfalz-internat-orientierung.avif) The Kurpfalz Boarding School # Learning self-efficacy – with a color system [Kurpfalz Boarding School: High School & Secondary School](https://www.kurpfalz-internat.de/en) [The Kurpfalz Boarding School](https://www.kurpfalz-internat.de/en/orientation) [Learning self-efficacy – with a color system](https://www.kurpfalz-internat.de/en/learning-self-efficacy) ## The Color System: Clarity, Attitude, and Personal Development ### Responsibility instead of punishment At the Kurpfalz boarding school, we shape school and boarding life as a living space. For successful coexistence, rules are necessary—but no punishments. Our aim is to provide students with guidance, make their development visible, and promote personal responsibility. From this attitude, the color system was developed for the school year 2024/2025. It replaces traditional sanctions with a transparent point system. This makes individual behavior visible and shows how much structure, freedom, and support each student needs in daily life. ### How the color system works The color system distinguishes three status groups: - **Green:** maximum freedoms with high personal responsibility - **Blue:** structured work within a proven regulatory system - **Orange:** intensive support and clear orientation Every student starts off in the blue status. Through academic performance, social behavior, and personal commitment, students earn points that will determine their status in the next quarter. Points can be earned for good grades, participation in committees, taking on a position, or academic improvement compared to the last quarter. Points can be deducted for rule violations or lack of participation. The respective color status is determined at the beginning of each new era and is applicable for one quarter. It is transparent for everyone and is based on clear, binding criteria. ![](https://www.kurpfalz-internat.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/kurpfalz-internat-naturwissenschaften-unterricht.avif) ![](https://www.kurpfalz-internat.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/kurpfalz-internat-skateboarder.avif) ### What has changed Since the introduction of the color system, everyday life in the boarding school has noticeably changed: - The number of rule violations has decreased by more than 70 percent. - More and more students are voluntarily taking on responsibility. - The number of praise entries has tripled. - Already 60 percent of all boarding school students are in the green status. Particularly encouraging: Even adolescents with academic challenges regularly achieve the green status. This is because it’s not only about grades – but also attitude, effort, and development. ### A system that supports. The color system is an integral part of our school and boarding school routine. It makes progress visible and rewards development. It is mandatory for everyone – there are no exceptions. Those who need support receive it through conversations, clear guidance, and a fair assessment. ### Our goal We want our students to learn to take responsibility for themselves and others. The color system helps with that. It creates clarity, strengthens cooperation, and promotes exactly what young people really need in life: self-confidence, participation, and direction. ### Green, blue, red … frequently asked questions about the color system ![](https://www.kurpfalz-internat.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/kpi_personen_hradecky-eltern-schuelerberaterin-320x320.avif) Get to know our color system in person! We would be happy to explain to you in a personal conversation how the color system at the Kurpfalz boarding school works – and why it helps so many young people take on personal responsibility and surpass themselves. Feel free to call us or directly schedule a consultation appointment with Ms. Krystyna Hradecký. Ms. Krystyna Hradecký [+49 6223 961 138](tel:+496223961138) [elternberatung@kurpfalz-internat.de](mailto:elternberatung@kurpfalz-internat.de) Yes. A community of young people needs binding rules for coexistence to work. A firm framework provides orientation and reliability. Contrary to many prejudices, a boarding school is not a place where children are simply locked away. In fact, the individual penalties for rule violations at the Kurpfalz boarding school have been abolished and replaced by a color system. Within this system, everyone has control over which rules apply to them in the next period. There is a green, a blue, and an orange status. New students start with a blue status. Points can be earned through academic performance, social behavior, and personal commitment, which will determine the status for the next quarter. Points can be awarded, for example, for good grades, involvement in committees, taking on responsibilities, or a noticeable improvement in performance. Points can be deducted for rule violations or lack of participation. Our experiences show that the color system motivates and rewards: Those who collect points and reach the green status enjoy many freedoms in school and boarding school that reward the demonstrated sense of responsibility. Students with blue status follow the normal boarding rules, while those with orange status must live for an epoch under stricter rules. In the next epoch, everything is reset to zero and everyone gets a new chance. In the 2025/2026 school year, 60% of the students achieved green status, 35% were blue, and only 5% were orange.