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City schools win prestigious prize

The city's schools have been awarded the nationally recognised Lissa prize for their contribution to promoting the joy of learning at school.
 
The occasion was celebrated on Thursday in a packed Burgbachsaal with a deservedly proud Ivo Romer, head of the city's education department, and many excited schoolchildren and teachers. Headmaster Jürg Kraft (photograph) said that the award was very much a joint effort of all 280 teachers and 1,883 schoolchildren involved with the project group consisting of Lilian Dürr, head of the day schools department, Veronika Bossard, specialist advisor in promoting special talent, and Bruno Küng, head of organisation and school development, all deserving special praise and thanks.
 
While the CHF10,000 prize money was welcome, what was more important was the process involved in work and projects undertaken by the children. "The aim of it all is to encourage success in the children's education and later career, in other words, to seek out their talents and promote them," said Kraft. "Children really ought to be praised more for their efforts than just success. Hard work, developing a sense of responsibility, reliability and forward-planning were all important elements in a child's ultimate success."
 
On display in the hall for all to see was a model train with the carriages containing work done by the children, who excitedly explained what their work was about.

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