Families have a variety of educational options to choose from in and around Basel, including several smaller schools that offer non-mainstream curricula. Are you interested in learning more about alternative schools in Basel?
We asked Nova and Lernwält to describe their schools, and tell us what makes their school unique.
These schools focus on personalized learning paths, creative development, and fostering strong connections within the community. If you’re looking for an alternative to the traditional education system, this article will introduce you to two schools in Basel you might not yet be familiar with.
Nova Schule – A democratic school following the Sudbury school model
NOVA is a school for around 30 children of kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school age. It follows the Sudbury school model. The Basel-Landschaft curriculum applies.
NOVA is a German-speaking school that prepares young people for apprenticeships or further schooling within the Swiss education system. Children and adults spend time together in a democratic school community. During the school assembly, the staff and students discuss and regulate all aspects of daily school life.
NOVA is organized into mixed-age groups. Students have the opportunity to learn autonomously and independently or to take advantage of learning opportunities. They work individually, at their own pace, or in groups. At NOVA, there are no evaluations or grades.
NOVA places great value on a calm and relaxed learning atmosphere. The spacious school campus offers a stimulating learning environment and ample room for play and movement. It includes several classrooms equipped with diverse materials and teaching resources, a lounge, studios, an auditorium, a rooftop terrace, and a school garden. NOVA is a day school, with lunch provided daily except on Wednesdays.
Marianne Plattner, head of school
You can find more information about Nova here
Schule NOVA
Hauptstrasse 134
4450 Sissach
+ 41 77 526 04 92
kontakt@schulenova.ch
Lernwält – A Private school following the Swiss curriculum.
At Lernwält, we learn with and from each other about life and the world. Learning aspires to co-creativity. This means that students connect their wishes and learning goals to those of the learning group, the educators, the parents, and society.
That is a lively negotiation and being in a relationship with one another. In doing so, we ask three questions:
- What do I need?
- What do you need?
- What do we need?
We work on learning projects that we plan and carry out together. Everyone is supported in their self-, social-, and subject-specific skills through individualized development plans—even the educators. Our learning and skills are documented in portfolios.
Learning happens everywhere, all the time.
Life is learning.
Jiri Rose, teacher
You can find more information about Lernwält here
Lernwält
Hauptstrasse 10a
4133 Pratteln
+41 61 823 72 83
info@lernwaelt.ch
