Team Küsnacht

Seeing children develop their potential is a joy. It is my duty as CEO to create perfect framework conditions and, as principal, to remain curious and to constantly combine relevant innovations with our proven teaching approaches.

I feel privileged to work with our competent and motivated team. The positive working environment, people from different cultural backgrounds, and this good feeling of strengthened self-confidence motivate me every day anew.

Schools are places where students, teachers, and families form a community and should feel a sense of belonging. In addition to a strong school-to-home partnership, these are the parameters that allow for successful learning in all areas. I feel privileged to be inspired by world-class educators every day and to serve a school that places its students at its core in pursuit of offering them an excellent bilingual education.

“Being in your element is not only about aptitude, it is about passion; it is about loving what you do.” - Sir Ken Robinson

I am motivated to establish the best possible framework for our children and staff to flourish, work well together, and be prepared for their futures. I take great pleasure in the atmosphere of cooperation, acceptance, and respect that provides an optimal base for growth.

With the one constant being change, our evolving school life and the community it builds will always fascinate me.

My educational approach is "learning by doing". Every child is an individual with different needs. I support each one in their areas of growth as well as with their strengths. Through hands-on practice and trial and error, new skills are unlocked, and children gain a sense of achievement.

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I love that Lakeside School supports both children and teachers in their future goals.

I believe in learning through play and cultivating the natural inclination for children to learn in a fun way. I am passionate about having a variety of activity areas in the classroom where the children can explore on their own, be allowed to make mistakes, work with their hands, and actively learn while having fun. I enjoy working with such a talented team of co-educators from diverse backgrounds and witnessing how well bilingualism works in a school setting.

I enjoy the multicultural work environment, the team spirit, and the students. I acquire new techniques and skills when supporting or working with colleagues. Lakeside School offers a fantastic atmosphere for learning.

The diversity at Lakeside School is unique! I have been working in the Kindergarten with great passion since 2014. In addition, I run the Kindersprechstunde once a week, where the door is open to all students.

As an educator, I passionately believe that children learn most effectively when they enjoy and are involved in the learning process. I enjoy encouraging their curiosity, creativity and critical thinking in a holistic way.

I have been a kindergarten teacher at Lakeside School since 2018 and love the warm and welcoming family atmosphere here.

lt is important to me that the lessons are varied so that the children can engage with different ways of acting, thinking and seeing things. Adopting different perspectives is part of the learning path to understanding the environment and securing a place in society.
Children should think about their own actions. Self-reflection is an important step for later, when children become more responsible towards themselves and the environment. In the classroom, each child's way of thinking is an enriching resource for knowledge about the world. Children should therefore also be allowed to contribute their individual needs and ideas so that we can have great lessons together as a class.

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With a background in visual art and design, I am passionate about fostering creativity and healthy communication skills for my students. Offering various opportunities for hands-on learning is very important to me. It brings me great joy to get to know my students as individuals and to support their development.

Lakeside School is a special place for me because it feels like a family and offers a very dynamic bilingual setting.

The children are at the centre of what I do. First and foremost, they need to feel safe, secure, and at home. Only then is learning possible. Individual responsibility and differentiation are an important part of my teaching. Every child is different. It is crucial to build upon the strengths and develop the identified areas of growth.

An essential skill of a life-long learner is the ability to think about thinking. Through observing our own thought processes, we make better choices, solve problems effectively, and think out of the box. A rich learning environment is challenging, enjoyable, and provides opportunities to work both cooperatively and independently.

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I value working in the diverse, supportive team and helping the children to grow through the bilingual environment.

Originally from Switzerland, I enjoyed working in the education sector during my time in Sweden and most recently at a local school in the canton of St. Gallen. Inspired by the words of Maya Angelou: "In diversity there is beauty and strength", I have learned to value the diversity and uniqueness of each child. As a teacher, I am passionate about creating a supportive learning environment in which every child can reach their full potential.

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It is a passion to help students become lifelong learners and global citizens. Ensuring they can be curious and ask questions is imperative to them taking ownership of their learning, and I am thrilled to be a part of that journey.

I feel welcomed by the staff and families and value the warm sense of community at Lakeside School.

"With head, hand and heart" is my creed as a teacher. It motivates me to accompany my students on a part of their life’s journey and to help them in their academic, social, and personal development. It makes my work rich, interesting, challenging, valuable, touching, and fulfilling.

I particularly appreciate the family-like, personal environment at Lakeside School, which is enriched by the bilingualism and the different nationalities on campus.

Valuing each student’s unique identity is my most important first step as a teacher. I am dedicated to providing a nurturing learning environment for the children and strive to stimulate their natural curiosity and excitement for learning.

It is an enriching experience to work at Lakeside School, where teaching and learning is embraced and celebrated across languages.

I have been teaching as a DaZ specialist teacher at Lakeside Küsnacht since summer 2022 and am now looking forward to working with the 5th/6th grade as a primary school teacher. I have a talent for motivating children and getting them excited about the subject matter. A trusting relationship is achieved through individual support and competence-orientated learning, which I attach great importance to. In my free time, I read a lot and find variety in nature by climbing and hiking. Another great passion of mine is music; I have been playing the guitar in several formations for countless years.

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The most important thing about teaching and learning French is not acquiring the knowledge but using the language in everyday life. During my work, I have noticed the solidarity of children and how much they help each other. This leads to the strong and constructive class dynamic I appreciate so much.

Some children learn best through an adapted curriculum. This could be for many reasons, such as showing gifted potential, needing support in learning languages, or needing extra creative teaching methods for literacy and numeracy. I believe every child should enjoy school and value their own progress, regardless of their challenges.

That’s also why I love working at Lakeside School. The students are free to be themselves, enabled by our staff’s experience and high professionalism.

Everybody plays a valuable role in our school community. My job is to meet students at their level and move them forward in a safe and stimulating environment, allowing them to take risks and express themselves confidently. With a focus on one-on-one interaction and support within the classroom, I can embrace a lot of differentiation in my lessons.

After 20 years of teaching, I am still in awe of the growth those little minds are capable of!

After many years of public school teaching in various class levels from Grade 1 up to Grade 9, I look forward to joining Lakeside School Küsnacht with its familiar atmosphere and I am delighted to be able to contribute my strengths here. My love of crafts has been with me for a long time, and it is important to me to challenge and encourage the children's abilities in order to inspire them to work creatively.

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Making cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural connections through art is central to my educational philosophy. I enjoy seeing my students express their individuality through art while discovering their strengths.

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Our students are incredibly creative, and it is energising to see their passion for learning new handicraft techniques.

Plato said, " Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything". You can find this quote in all aspects of music. I try to bring all of these together in the music lessons and of course lots of fun. Fun is most important. Learning through playing, singing and movement is key to bringing music to life.

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I believe kids should discover all the good they can do with technology in the safe environment a school offers.

I don’t think, as adults, we can pretend screens and devices don’t exist. I show the students the pros and cons of using them so that they grow up being critical users and not just consumers.

Coding and computational thinking in general is a great transversal skill to train that helps problem solving, organizing...

In the Drama and Performing Arts classroom, we cultivate the cognitive skills of language, speech, communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and quick decision-making. We regularly perform for an internal audience of peers and biannually for the whole Lakeside School community.  

Collaborative teamwork is celebrated, expected, and encouraged in a supportive, engaging, and fully inclusive environment.

I have been teaching as a DaZ specialist teacher at Lakeside Küsnacht since summer 2022 and am now looking forward to working with the 5th/6th grade as a primary school teacher. I have a talent for motivating children and getting them excited about the subject matter. A trusting relationship is achieved through individual support and competence-orientated learning, which I attach great importance to. In my free time, I read a lot and find variety in nature by climbing and hiking. Another great passion of mine is music; I have been playing the guitar in several formations for countless years.

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Sport is essential for a person’s health. It is important to offer the students a wide range of sports activities and to help them enjoy moving around. At the same time, the sports lessons should support the students’ development in a performance-oriented yet supportive way. With my polysportive abilities and experience in professional sports, I design physical education lessons to suit each and every student.

The interaction with the children and parents is interesting, and I enjoy driving. The diversity of nationalities allows me to practice my language skills. There is respectful interaction in the team, which is also important to me. I am happy to be a part of our school.

My son's birth in September 2019 was one of my dreams come true. After a short time off, I wanted to get back into the educational field right away. Helping children develop while seeing their progress means a lot to me.

At Lakeside School, the development of language is always fascinating to observe. Also, the acceptance and helpfulness among the students.

Lakeside School is like a small world with so many different nationalities and cultures. Bilingual education is a promising way to unite and respect this diversity. The children who live in this globalization are given the opportunity to shape their future at Lakeside School.

I feel welcomed and at home here. Punctuality, respect, and a good relationship lead to success!

For me, children are our teachers, who always remind us of the playful lightness ofbeing. I see nothing more meaningful and necessary than to accompany our little visitors to the earth, to give them a space to develop & to leave the big world of today and tomorrow to them.

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I am very grateful to be able to care for and support children at Lakeside School.

I enjoy the multicultural work environment, the team spirit, and the students. I acquire new techniques and skills when supporting or working with colleagues. Lakeside School offers a fantastic atmosphere for learning.

In more than 25 years, I have experienced a lot at Lakeside School. Interacting with the children, parents, and team members is always a pleasure. It is great to experience the development of the children into distinct personalities during their years here.

The tasks at our school are as diverse as the people. This always makes the day-to-day work exciting and extraordinary.

What I enjoy most about working at Lakeside School, besides the beautiful view from the school office, is dealing with children and people of a rainbow of cultural and language diversity that exists in our school. It reflects the environment in which I grew up and developed.

I enjoy working with the school management, the secretariat, the teachers, and the children. It gives me a lot of energy. I also appreciate the contact with parents very much.

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I have enjoyed working at Lakeside School for more than 22 years. I feel at home in the school team because I have always been respected and supported. Easy and uncomplicated cooperation is the norm.