«Kindergarteners feel their way around the world»

What do teachers like about their job? What motivates them in their day-to-day work? Our new series explores this question. Part 2 with Severin Hofer, a nursery school teacher in Risch-Rotkreuz.

Editor: Irena Ristic
Image & Video: Pexels / Isabella Gyr and Matthias Huser

Part 2: Severin Hofer, kindergarten teacher in Risch-Rotkreuz (ZG)

Severin Hofer is a nursery school teacher in Risch-Rotkreuz. There is a theatre stage in his kindergarten, with home-made objects hanging from the ceiling wherever you look - a colourful world! «Nursery school children can't read and write yet, they experience the world through touch at this age,» says Severin Hofer.

The young teacher approaches his lessons with sensitivity and passion. Telling a story doesn't just mean reading out of a picture book, says Hofer. «Stories only really come to life on the theatre stage, in handicrafts or when philosophising with the primary school pupils!».

Find out more about Severin Hofer in the video:

Video: intrinsic students, Isabella Gyr and Matthias Huser. You can find all three portraits as a YouTube playlist here.
Intrinsic Campus

Children should learn what they want to learn. The Zurich University of Teacher Education Intrinsic Campus focuseson this and teaches the methods of intrinsic learning. The thesis is: digitalisation in education is individual work on realistic challenges. Pupils and teachers use technical tools to work on topics at their own pace and using appropriate methods, regardless of time and place. D

he philosophy behind it: Providing scope for inspiration and mutual support in the classroom enables sustainable and enjoyable learning.
In our series, which was created in collaboration with the Intrinsic Campus, we introduce teachers who teach in public schools and share their enjoyment of the teaching profession and intrinsic learning.

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Series: Why do I like being a teacher?

  • Part 1: Elsbeth Stamm, senior school teacher in Elsau-Schlatt (ZH)
  • Part 2: Severin Hofer, kindergarten teacher, Risch-Rotkreuz (ZG)
  • Part 3: Fabian Wiesmann, class teacher and percussionist, Zurich-City