Children at schoolSchool4 minProtection from the heat is important for educational successWhen classrooms get too hot, concentration, health and the ability to learn suffer. Regulations are therefore urgently needed for the future.
School5 minGrowing up safely in the digital worldTo ensure our children can cope with the ongoing digitalisation, three things are needed: support for parents, compulsory media education in schools, and political action.
Multiethnic group of children sitting on the floor in a circle around the teacher and listening to a story. Discussion group of multiethnic children in the library talking to a woman. Portrait of a smiling Hispanic boy in primary school.School4 minReading means more than language acquisitionHow does reading promotion work in our schools? And what can parents do to support their children in language acquisition?
School classroom in blurred background without young student. Blurry view of primary school classroom with no children or teacher, with chairs and tables on campus. Back to school concept.School5 minA new classroom for a new learning cultureWhen planning new school premises, there is an opportunity to take account of changing forms of teaching and learning.
Smart woman teacher in glasses helping students with their schoolwork during a lesson in a bright classroom at schoolSchool5 minSchool assistants – what parents should knowNowadays, many classrooms are staffed not only by teachers, but also by teaching assistants. What parents need to know.
School5 minWho is liable in the event of an accident on a school trip?A new guide helps teachers fulfil their supervisory and duty of care obligations towards pupils in their everyday working lives.
Learning5 minMarvelling, learning and discovering new things togetherWhat significance do extracurricular activities have? And what effect do they have on the children and young people?
Family4 minKeeping everyone healthy at schoolStress and pressure have long been part of everyday school life - sometimes with serious consequences. What teachers and parents can do about it.
Family5 minEveryone benefits from this charitable endeavourWin-win: How school classes in the canton of Bern are doing something useful by uprooting invasive neophytes and filling their camp coffers at the same time.
Learning4 minSmartphones at school: how much is too much?For some, smartphones are a danger, for others an indispensable tool. Clear rules are needed for use in schools.
Learning5 minHow does the school deal with bullying of teachers?The case of the dismissed gay teacher in Pfäffikon ZH must not become the norm, says Dagmar Rösler, Switzerland's top teacher.
Family5 minA school for allAn article about the importance and role of primary schools in our society and why co-operation between teachers and parents is so important.
Family5 minRituals - valuable anchors in everyday lifeRoutines make everyday family and school life more relaxed. The children's needs must also be taken into account.
Learning5 minHow our children become politically fitIf our children are to be able to fulfil their political responsibilities one day, they need to be taught how to do so - starting in kindergarten.
Learning4 minCritical thinking as a compassTo help children and young people find their way in the digital world, schools and parents must support them on the path to media literacy.
Learning5 minHomework as a bone of contention - essential or outdated?Why does homework harbour so much dynamite and give rise to countless controversial debates? An attempt to explain.
Learning5 minLooking helps10 to 20 per cent of children and young people are at risk of developing health and social problems or psychological stress. What does this mean for teachers?
Learning6 minConvey confidence instead of overrating gradesAt some point after starting primary school, a child receives their first grades. Their importance depends not least on the attitude of the parents.
Learning5 minWhen two people argue, the schoolchild suffersTeachers experience conflicts with parents even more frequently than with pupils. The children concerned find themselves in a conflict of loyalty, which triggers helplessness and worry.
Learning5 minThe inner referee knows what to doWhat to do when things go wrong at school? These methods help teachers to resolve conflicts.
School5 minSuddenly a teacher, suddenly a teacher!Beat A. Schwendimann, member of the LCH management, calls for steps to be taken against the creeping deterioration of public schools.
School5 minWhy boredom is so importantConsciously letting time pass, enduring boredom. What sounds banal is a key life skill that needs to be practised early on.
School5 minTeacher and mother: in the dual roleMany teachers are also parents of school-age children - including Dagmar Rösler, President of the Swiss Federation of Teachers.
Who owns the school? School3 minWho owns the school?In the past, the school building unquestionably belonged to the caretaker. What does it look like in today's modern school?
