«All children learn their mother tongue naturally through listening and imitating.» Shin’ichi Suzuki This simple observation inspires and guides the great Japanese teacher Shin’ichi Suzuki- in mid-XXth century- to develop a method to learn to play an instrument based on…
Helping children to grow and blossom, give them the desire to understand, to construct who they are, to visit themselves internally, to be connected with others and the world… the desire to thrive … then learn to become serious, without taking…
How much do you remember of what you learned at school? What happened with all those facts, dates, information and formulas you had to memorise for the test? And what can we say about the hours we spent doing homework?…
“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.” Abraham…
Odyssey of the Mind est une compétition internationale de résolution de problèmes créatifs. Elle fut créée en 1978 et implique des enfants de la maternelle à l’université. Au départ le nom était “Olympics of the Mind”. Odyssey of the Mind…
Gone are the days where students were seated in rows and listened, for what seemed like hours, to the teacher on a particular topic. Content was to be memorized and learned in a specific way. Teachers taught and students were…
A press review is a journalistic exercise centred mainly on radio journalism: news that can be regularly heard on the radio, both nationally and internationally. It brings to light the latest world news or a specific event that is commented…
You can ask any of our Kindergarten children about what happens at school on Wednesdays, and the answer will surely begin their answer with: “Wednesday is a different day …” Your next question will surely be: “What makes it different?”…
Every new school year is a new beginning, an opportunity for us to continue to question our pedagogical and educational practice. If our work is enriched by new projects planned over the academic year, our objectives for each child remains…
Respect is a noble sentiment that is often worked on at school, however, this year we chose to go further with our students. The objective of our project “Getting to Know One Another” is to guide the children towards the…
The results of the latest research carried out by Dr. Michel Habib, president of Résodys and neurologist at the CHU Marseille on the effects of music on the brain, confirm what many musicians and scientists have been saying for a…
On a Quest to Understand Each Other For the second consecutive year, Eden School dedicates a space to the children who visit artgenève. This venue is part of an educational process conducted by the private bilingual primary schools of Geneva…
Learning the language of computers at the Primary school level is increasingly used all over the world. This skill can be applied across the curriculum and not only in Computer Science class as one might imagine. Nowadays, coding is not…
Society has witnessed a revolutionary shift in the teacher’s roles over the last century. As such, we have seen the emergence of, what some call, the ‘interactive teacher’ (Abrahamson, no date). This term simply designates a teacher who is attentive…
Society has witnessed a revolutionary shift in the teacher’s roles over the last century. As such, we have seen the emergence of, what some call, the ‘interactive teacher’ (Abrahamson, no date). This term simply designates a teacher who is attentive…
One-room schoolhouse classrooms were a place where a single educator faced the daily challenge of teaching to meet the needs of all students. Learner characteristics like age, cultural background, cognitive ability, and physical challenges did not separate students into different…
Chess is a game of Kings and Pawns, on and off the board. Considered to be the most democratic game in the world, it has been played by many and admired by all. It is the ground where mental battles…
Your learning styles are more important than you may realize. Your preferred styles guide the way you learn, internally represent experiences, the way you recall information, and even the words you choose. Walter Burke Barbe and his colleagues identified three…
“A child who feels well, does well!” Jane Nelsen At Eden School we use an educational system that suggests that we should develop life skills within the children (independence, responsibility, problem resolution, …): Positive Discipline Positive Discipline aims to teach…
It is Monday, 22nd of August. The staff is gathered around a cup of coffee. Today each of them is living the beginning of a new school year. «How are you?» «Did you have a nice summer holiday?» «Welcome, Oriane!»…