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Switzerland (26 Cantons )

Switzerland (26 Cantons ). Canton Zürich (1,345,000 INH., 12 districts ). Official language: German (dialect– Schwytzertytch). Education system in Canton Zürich. Zurich city (370,000 inh . - 7 school disctricts ). Whole Aglomaration 1.1 mil. inh. School District LETZI.

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Switzerland (26 Cantons )

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  1. Switzerland(26 Cantons)

  2. CantonZürich(1,345,000 INH., 12 districts) Official language: German (dialect– Schwytzertytch)

  3. Educationsystem in CantonZürich

  4. Zurich city (370,000 inh. - 7 schooldisctricts) Whole Aglomaration 1.1 mil. inh. School District LETZI

  5. School District “Letzi“48,000 inhabitants (33% Of foreigners) – out of which there are 3,500 children (58% of foreigners), 14 kindergartens(21 headmasters), in average there are 19 children in one class, 500 teachers

  6. School management and working system Headmasters – dualism. Two headmasters manage together one school which consists of more buildings. They are not in charge of the administration concerning the staff and accounting, there is no economic department, no housekeeper. Cantonese tests take part 3 times a year. The results are used by the children and their teachers. Evaluation (marks): 6 excellent, 1 (hardly ever given, otherwise the child goes to a special needs school – for children with IQ 70 and lower). Behavior A – B - C Pupil`s record books for half a year. Classes start at 8:20 AM. Break for lunch 12:00 – 1:45 PM, then classes till 5:30 PM except for Wednesdays (morning classes only) and Fridays (till 4:00 PM). Full-time work load for teachers 28 lessons a week. Teachers in charge of supervision. Altogether 14 weeks of holidays. There is a social worker at school for spotting problems and their correction. If the situation does not get better, then a psychological examination is implied. The psychologist of the district is in charge of ca. 600 children between the ages of 5 – 18 years.

  7. Integration of the foreigners There are 170 ethnic groups in Zurich. There are special classes for children for 1-3 semesters where they learn German only. Special classes for illiterate asylum seekers. QUIMS (Quality and International and Multicultural School) = a programme for those schools where there are more than 40% of foreigners. Half of the schools takes part in the programme, 15 schools report 80-94% of foreig-ners. Extra Finances: 10,000 CHF for the whole basic school + 1,800 CHF/class (40-60% of foreigners),or 2,400 CHF /class (over 60% of foreigners) – these are for materials and further educationfor teachers (different teachers‘ thinking).Theprogrammealsocompletesthe model oftheintegrationoftheforeignersinto society and proposes a solutionforallstagesoftheemotionaldevelopmentofanimmigrant. Theefficiencyofthecooperation in society alsobringseconomicsuccess (up to 30%) Classesofthelowersecondarylevelweredevidedintogroupsaccordingthe performance (A, B, C). Nowadayschildren are devidedonlyforthemajor subjects(I – III). A child has a possibility to changethegroupthreetimes a year.

  8. SchoolAltwegHeadmasters: Elena Sciarrone and Idil Calis 3 classes of kindergarten (70 children) 6 classes 1st-3rd year (130 children) 3 classes 4th-6th year (72 children)

  9. Altweg – kindergarten Lunches are prepared by thecaretakers

  10. kindergarten Parents pay for the after school care according to their incomes.

  11. Kindergarten and theassistents - pensioners

  12. Altweg - library

  13. Classchroniclewrittendaily

  14. childoftheday The rules of the system, evaluation, a special chair

  15. Correctpronunciation Social worker helps children with practice in his/her office, eventually a speech therapist also comes there

  16. Children‘s portfolios in folders. Children‘s working places without pencil cases – everybody has got same boxes. Shall we celebrate 100 school days?

  17. Schoolbreak in montessori style

  18. Geometrydifferent approach

  19. Teaching aids havetheirplaces www.betzold.ch

  20. Basic schoolroomand Kindergartenroom

  21. Rules written in pictograms.

  22. SchoolTriemliHeadmasters: Elena Sciarrone and Idil Calis 3 kindergarten classes (60 children) 3 classes 1st-3rd year (62 children) 3 classes 4th-6th year (68 children)

  23. Triemli - library

  24. Teaching aids again – home-made. Pictograms of the subjects.

  25. Weekly planning Work for parents and children on the Internet Control of the local school committee

  26. SchoolLetziHeadmasters: Erna Schwegler and Rolf Huber Classes of the lower secondary level and kindergarten

  27. Handicraft has gotitsindispensable role

  28. Plant growing Cooking

  29. Letzi – Kitchenrules

  30. Social and community centre Open everydayincludingholidays. Events, regularcourses, free time.

  31. Community centre enableschildren to take care oftheanimals, visit the centre withthewholefamily in order to produce, work and relaxtogether.

  32. Café Club forteenagers Outsideseating Hallforvariousevents, thereis a possibility to rent it.

  33. Works by foreigners‘ children – “thank you“ Tilesat education office

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