In the "Let's Talk About Respect" radio project, young people create their own radio programmes on the topic of respect. They deal with social diversity and equal opportunities and reflect together on prejudices and discriminatory behaviour. In a playful way, "Let's Talk About Respect" raises awareness of respectful interaction with one another and thus sets an example against racism.

has been developed for classes and youth groups aged 12 to 18 from the canton of St.Gallen and is co-financed by the Department of Integration and Equality of the Canton of St.Gallen. Interested?

In our radio projects on the topic of gender, young people deal with gender roles and equality. They scrutinise prejudices and stereotypes. "Let's Talk About Gender" sensitises participants to diversity. It promotes respectful interaction with one another and campaigns against sexism and discrimination. The project is funded by the Integration and Equality Department of the Canton of St. Gallen. It is available to all schools in St. Gallen. Are you interested?

As part of the 50th anniversary of the Swiss Association of Music Schools, the power_up radio bus of the Pestalozzi Children's Foundation is travelling throughout Switzerland - from music school to music school. We broadcast live with various groups and classes on different topics from the everyday lives of children and young people.

Peace, migration and human rights - topics that are more relevant than ever in today's world. From 6 to 19 July 2025, young people from Switzerland will be tackling these issues with their peers from various countries. Together, they want to shape a better world as "Rebels for Peace".

We celebrate children's rights! Together with children from primary 4 to 6, we are thinking about how children's rights can be better implemented in Switzerland. The Children's Conference 2025 is planned for 26 to 29 November.

Democracy means deciding, participating and having a say. From 1 to 5 December 2025, young people will come together for the third time to form a parliament as part of theSGAIAR youth conference. They will find out what it means to help shape the community and take responsibility for joint decisions.

Is your upper school class 2025 from SG, AR or AI also taking part? You can find the details of the project below.

Bienvenue à Trogen - a language holiday with a difference. Your school class spends a week in the Children's Village with a class from French-speaking Switzerland. Au revoir language barriers and salut togetherness. Interested?

Gain an educational experience: create a radio programme with your class on the topic of "peaceful coexistence".

Interactive and creative for peace and human rights - as part of the "Colours of Peace" project, teenagers and young adults from Switzerland and various countries in the Middle East came together. In workshops, they explored topics relating to peaceful coexistence. "Colours of Peace" will not take place in 2025.

What does it sound like when youths from all over Europe come together to shape the future? At the Pestalozzi Children's Village in Trogen, this vision becomes reality twice a year: at the European Youth Forum Trogen (EYFT), around 130 young adults aged 16 to 20 from different countries meet to discuss current social challenges such as the climate crisis, peace, media responsibility and democracy education.

In the week from 28 February to 7 March 2026, youth workers from across Europe will meet at the Pestalozzi Children's Village to discuss the topic of radicalisation among young people. In addition to exchanging expertise and networking with other youth workers, participants will explore the topic of radicalisation through expert input, workshops and individual learning assignments. The European Youth Forum (EYFT) will take place at the same time, bringing together over 100 committed youths from Europe to discuss current social challenges. The participating youth workers will have the opportunity to get involved in the EYFT and gain exciting insights.

Community learning with the Pestalozzi School Camps

With around 20 projects per year, the Pestalozzi School Camps are an integral part of our educational projects. Around 1,000 primary school pupils attend various workshops on topics from science, art and culture over the course of a week.

With practical and holistic approaches, the Pestalozzi School Camps provide children and young people with new educational impulses - with inspiring results. The project weeks are based on sound educational methods and promote continuous dialogue between different school classes.

• Science: From natural sciences and robotics to climate research: young people experiment, programme and discover the latest technologies.
• Art & culture: Whether classical music or modern dance steps, creative content awakens new passions and approaches.
• Society: In workshops with experts, children explore social issues and learn what holds our society together.

Accompanied by experts and personalities, the participants gain new insights. A holistic learning approach is central to this: During the project weeks, the students live in the houses of the Pestalozzi Children's Village and combine their experiences with practical dialogue.