https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Homeschooling is not completely banned in Switzerland, but it is heavily regulated and there are new moves to tighten the rules even further. Here’s what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.ch/20241014/explained-what-are-the-rules-for-homeschooling-children-in-switzerland Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:20:52 +0200 explained-what-are-the-rules-for-homeschooling-children-in-switzerland Despite similar epidemiological conditions, Switzerland has declined to close schools unlike neighbouring Germany. Swiss news outlet Watson asks why Switzerland is flying blind on school closures. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210121/analysis-why-switzerland-is-flying-blind-on-school-closures Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:43:56 +0100 analysis-why-switzerland-is-flying-blind-on-school-closures Friday is ‘International Foot to School Day’. A cartoon flyer printed to commemorate the event - which depicts a child riding a wolf to school - has caused an unexpected kerfuffle. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200917/children-riding-wolves-why-this-problematic-school-flyer-is-ruffling-feathers-in-switzerland Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:22:31 +0200 children-riding-wolves-why-this-problematic-school-flyer-is-ruffling-feathers-in-switzerland From schools reopening to more frequent trains, here's what's set to change this week. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200824/whats-changing-in-switzerland-this-week-august-24 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 11:41:56 +0200 whats-changing-in-switzerland-this-week-august-24 From school re-openings and new rules in Bern restaurants, to the suspension of an international train service, these are the events in Switzerland this week. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200817/whats-changing-in-switzerland-this-week-august-17 Mon, 17 Aug 2020 12:09:15 +0200 whats-changing-in-switzerland-this-week-august-17 Classes are beginning on Monday in some of Switzerland’s cantons. Where will the students have to wear masks? https://www.thelocal.ch/20200810/masks-or-no-masks-how-some-swiss-schools-are-re-opening-this-week Mon, 10 Aug 2020 12:45:21 +0200 masks-or-no-masks-how-some-swiss-schools-are-re-opening-this-week When the Swiss school year resumes on August 24th, kids living in France won't be able to attend schools in Geneva, despite a legal battle. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200731/cross-border-children-from-france-cant-attend-swiss-schools Fri, 31 Jul 2020 09:58:25 +0200 cross-border-children-from-france-cant-attend-swiss-schools In one Swiss canton, parents could get fined if their children can't return to school because they have been on vacation in a country that Switzerland considers to be at risk of coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200717/schools-in-the-swiss-canton-of-st-gallen-could-impose-fines-for-missed-classes Fri, 17 Jul 2020 12:52:13 +0200 schools-in-the-swiss-canton-of-st-gallen-could-impose-fines-for-missed-classes Schools are set to reopen in Switzerland on May 11th. Where does this leave concerned parents? https://www.thelocal.ch/20200421/coronavirus-parents-in-switzerland-to-face-steep-fines-for-keeping-kids-at-home-after-lockdown Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:01:37 +0200 coronavirus-parents-in-switzerland-to-face-steep-fines-for-keeping-kids-at-home-after-lockdown School authorities in the southern Swiss canton of Ticino are meeting early on Wednesday to debate whether or not schools across the canton should be closed. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200311/switzerland-ticino-authorities-call-crisis-meeting-to-discuss-school-closures Wed, 11 Mar 2020 10:37:20 +0100 switzerland-ticino-authorities-call-crisis-meeting-to-discuss-school-closures According to the PISA rankings, harassment in Swiss schools is increasing, with Switzerland having the highest prevalence of bullying in the countries surveyed. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191204/international-rankings-uncover-a-new-problem-in-swiss-schools-bullying Wed, 04 Dec 2019 15:05:14 +0100 international-rankings-uncover-a-new-problem-in-swiss-schools-bullying The federal court just ruled that Swiss parents did not have a right to homeschool their kids. We break down the rules around homeschooling in Switzerland https://www.thelocal.ch/20191002/am-i-allowed-to-homeschool-my-child-in-switzerland Wed, 02 Oct 2019 14:47:22 +0200 am-i-allowed-to-homeschool-my-child-in-switzerland Ticino cantonal police say they have arrested a pupil who threatened to kill students and staff at a school in Bellinzona. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180511/ticino-police-arrest-19-year-old-suspected-of-planning-school-massacre Fri, 11 May 2018 09:59:20 +0200 ticino-police-arrest-19-year-old-suspected-of-planning-school-massacre Children of immigrants in Switzerland are more likely to fail when they start senior high school or vocational training because their parents don’t know the Swiss system very well, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171218/study-children-of-immigrants-more-likely-to-fail-at-studies Mon, 18 Dec 2017 10:16:58 +0100 study-children-of-immigrants-more-likely-to-fail-at-studies Demand for childcare places in Switzerland continues to outstrip supply, despite efforts by the government to remedy the situation. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171215/study-shortage-of-daycare-still-a-problem-in-switzerland Fri, 15 Dec 2017 10:19:45 +0100 study-shortage-of-daycare-still-a-problem-in-switzerland Fifteen-year-olds in Switzerland are happier than their contemporaries in most other developed countries, according to the latest PISA study. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170420/study-swiss-teenagers-are-very-happy-with-their-lives Thu, 20 Apr 2017 09:14:06 +0200 study-swiss-teenagers-are-very-happy-with-their-lives Swiss school students are better at mathematics than any other young people in Europe, according to an international study. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161206/swiss-schoolkids-are-europes-best-at-maths Tue, 06 Dec 2016 13:30:49 +0100 swiss-schoolkids-are-europes-best-at-maths A seven-year-old boy in the canton of St Gallen must attend a specialist school because his over-protective parents have left him unable to do things for himself, Switzerland’s highest court has ruled. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161122/swiss-court-rules-child-too-pampered-for-school Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:16:59 +0100 swiss-court-rules-child-too-pampered-for-school A school in the canton of Basel-Country has rejected the appeal of a Muslim schoolboy who refused to shake hands with his female teachers for religious reasons. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160920/muslim-pupils-must-shake-hands-no-ifs-and-buts Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:22:56 +0200 muslim-pupils-must-shake-hands-no-ifs-and-buts Swiss children need to be prepared for a digital future by learning computer programming at school, according to politicians and economic leaders. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160620/schools-urged-to-produce-computer-whiz-kids Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:23:23 +0200 schools-urged-to-produce-computer-whiz-kids