Political education takes centre stage during this week. At the same time, the stay in a house in the Pestalozzi Children's Village in Trogen offers the young people time and space to develop as a class and make contacts beyond their own school community.

another aim of the youth conference is for the classes to prepare their own actions during these five days, discuss them with representatives from politics and administration and then implement them in their schools, school communities or neighbourhoods. The parliamentary simulation therefore does not end with demands to third parties, but leads to concrete commitment with the aim of spreading political education.

If you are considering participating or would like to apply, please contact the co-project management:

University of Teacher Education St. Gallen (PHSG)
Fachstelle Demokratiebildung und Menschenrechte
Mr Nicolai Kozakiewicz

If you have any questions, both Mr Kozakiewicz and we will be happy to answer them. Further information can be found in the factsheet 'Good to know'. For the 2026 event, we are giving around six upper school classes from the cantons of SG, AR and AI the opportunity to be part of the youth conference.