Family8 minSchool lessons in the fieldThe GemüseAckerdemie promotes sustainability and appreciation of food in schools. We accompanied a primary 3 class as they worked in the fields.
Family5 minHow parents and teachers work well togetherCooperation between parents and teachers requires mutual interest, openness and respect.
Family11 minAre our children being over-treated at school?For some children, school is a challenge because different skills are required than those in which they are particularly strong.
Career choice9 minWhat do I want to be? The career choice podcastOur career choice podcast accompanies young people in the exciting and often gruelling search for the right job.
Learning4 minDigital learning after the lockdownA robust and sustainable education system would combine digital and analogue learning opportunities. There are many ways to do this.
Columns5 min«Everyone teases him and says he's a dreamer»Raffaela and Metin live in Lucerne with their son Can, 7. Because Can is often unable to concentrate, the teacher recommended an assessment for ADHD.
Columns5 min«I wish teachers wouldn't explain so much in one go»9-year-old Julin would be happy if things were quieter in his class and the teacher took more time.
Columns16 minDreamy children under pressureConcentrating, listening, working independently: Some schoolchildren find this very difficult. Why do children tend to daydream?
Columns6 minDreamy children at schoolThe following examples from everyday school life show how teachers can succeed in picking up dreamy children where they stand.
Columns6 minHow do I motivate my child to hurry up?Psychologists Fabian Grolimund and Stefanie Rietzler give valuable tips for parents of dreamy children.
Columns2 minWhat is a good school?In the series "And what do you think?", Stefanie Rietzler and Fabian Grolimund ask young people about school, parents, friendship and the future.
Family5 minSimply read aloud!Do you want your child to be able to concentrate better and learn to read and write more easily? Then read to them. Just a quarter of an hour a day works wonders
Development2 minWhat does bonding have to do with school?Children come to school with a strong need for attachment. How teachers deal with this is crucial.
Columns2 minHow should parents react to poor grades?In the series "And what do you think?", Stefanie Rietzler and Fabian Grolimund ask young people about school, parents, friendship and the future.
Podcasts1 minAccompanying children as they learn"Positive relationships are the basis for children's development," says Sonja Perren. The professor of development and education in early childhood teaches at the University of Konstanz, among other places.
Family7 min«Today's school is more child-friendly than ever»The former teacher and head teacher argues in favour of encouraging children in their joy of discovery and not allowing themselves to be guided by school ideologies.
Development3 minGood grades should be rewarded with money. Right?The myths of bringing up children. The Elternsein Foundation, publisher of the Swiss parenting magazine Fritz+Fränzi, gets to the bottom of 15 parenting myths.
Family10 minWhen will my child receive compensation for disadvantages?More time in exams, other forms of learning control and the use of aids: who is entitled to compensation for disadvantages and who is not?
Family6 min(Distance) teaching in times of CoronaWhat does it mean when a secondary school teacher is forced to maintain the learning relationship via telephone or video conferencing? Samuel Zingg explains.
Family5 min«I would have liked more coordination from the federal government»How is the return to normal schooling organised? Thomas Minder, the headmaster of German-speaking Switzerland, on the planned start of school.
Family8 min«Combination of face-to-face and digital teaching would be the ideal form of learning»What impact is the coronavirus crisis having on the digitalisation of schools? Digital expert Philippe Wampfler on distance learning and what awaits us afterwards.
Family4 minWhat is it like as a teacher with distance learning?What is distance learning like during the coronavirus crisis from a teacher's perspective? Roland F.* explains how a primary school teacher is dealing with the exceptional situation.
Family3 min«Dear teachers, lower your expectations!»Home schooling demands far too much of parents and children, says our online reader Monica B. and writes an open letter to all teachers.
Columns3 minWho is your favourite teacher?In the series "And what do you think?", Stefanie Rietzler and Fabian Grolimund ask young people about school, parents, friendship and the future.
