When I started my new career 5 years ago, I never thought that one day I would be giving intercultural training to children.<\/p>\n
How do you explain what is important to know about Switzerland to such a young audience?<\/p>\n
What kind of material to use to make it relevant and interesting for them?<\/p>\n
As a mother of an eight-year-old daughter myself, I am inspired by her activities, her games and her interactions with other children. I try to see the world through her eyes and observe how she begins to deal with cultural differences.<\/p>\n
In my last training I had wonderfully curious, open and eager to learn six-year-old assignees who had arrived in Switzerland a week before.<\/p>\n
We spent a couple of hours looking at pictures of children’s favourite activities and customs in Switzerland and completing a map of their new home together. They discovered the largest lakes, the highest mountains and waterfalls, as well as typical Swiss dishes.<\/p>\n
Their engagement, the warm hugs and the end of the training were the most heartwarming feedback I received from my lovely assignees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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