«Eine gewisse Kraft durchströmt
uns alle und wird unseren Schulalltag auch weiterhin beleben.
Die Klassengemeinschaft ist gestärkt, die Kinder strahlen. Beim Blick in
ihre Gesichter kommt es mir sogar vor, als seien sie gereift»
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Anja Bömmelt
Lehrerin der Klasse 6B
Brunnmatt-Schulhaus Basel
«Eine gewisse Kraft durchströmt
uns alle und wird unseren Schulalltag auch weiterhin beleben.
Die Klassengemeinschaft ist gestärkt, die Kinder strahlen. Beim Blick in
ihre Gesichter kommt es mir sogar vor, als seien sie gereift»
–
Anja Bömmelt
Lehrerin der Klasse 6B
Brunnmatt-Schulhaus Basel
«Eine gewisse Kraft durchströmt
uns alle und wird unseren Schulalltag auch weiterhin beleben.
Die Klassengemeinschaft ist gestärkt, die Kinder strahlen. Beim Blick in
ihre Gesichter kommt es mir sogar vor, als seien sie gereift»
–
Anja Bömmelt
Lehrerin der Klasse 6B
Brunnmatt-Schulhaus Basel
Combining expertise and passion: Our luminaries in science and culture
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What our distinguished professors, scientists, dancers, musicians, and engineers all have in common is their well-roundedness as human beings. In addition to a profound understanding of their fields, they have a passion for sharing their knowledge with others. It is this intrinsic motivation that captures the imagination of our students and prepares them for new learning experiences. When in the presence of knowledgeable, kind, and charismatic teachers, students discover the power that curiosity can unleash and are willing to go the distance.
OUR PESTALOZZI SCHOOL CAMP LEADERS
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KAMILLA SCHATZ
Kamilla Schatz is the founder and director of Pestalozzi School Camps.
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After years of working as a violin soloist and chamber musician as well as a professor at two music colleges, Kamilla Schatz decided to change careers in 2017. After several further training courses at the CEPS at the University of Basel and at the HBM Entrepreneur School of the HSG, Kamilla founded the Pestalozzi School Camps in 2018. The camps combine her passion for music and her great affinity for science, which was passed on to her by her father Gottfried Schatz. Supporting children is a calling for Kamilla Schatz, which she now follows with as much verve as she once did her music career.
BEDA BRUN DEL RE
Beda Brun del Re heads up our natural sciences team.
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In addition to his work with us, Beda Brun del Re (*1973) heads the Regional Didactic Center (RDZ) at the St. Gallen University of Education in Rapperswil-Jona. He studied molecular biology and worked as a high school biology teacher for 15 years. He also acted as an internship teacher for the university and ETH Zurich. In additional training, Beda trained as a Pedagogical ICT Supporter (PICTS) and in this role was able to gain a lot of experience in teaching programming to beginners and the use of IT devices and applications. That's why Beda at PSC not only runs camps on the topic of “natural science”, but also “robotics”.
TIMOTHY HOPKINS
Timothy Hopkins heads up our music team.
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Timothy Hopkins (*1995) is a German-American cellist and studied at the HMT Leipzig with Peter Bruns and at the HfM Hanns Eisler Berlin with Troels Svane. Timothy has been awarded numerous scholarships and national and international awards. His CD recording “Tribute to the violin” on the Prospero Classical Records label received excellent reviews. In addition to his work for the Pestalozzi school camps, Timothy teaches cellists of all levels from young to old and has given concerts as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe, the USA and Asia.
DISTINGUISHED INSTRUCTORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
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PROF. DR. DR. H. C. MARCEL TANNER
Marcel Tanner helped to make the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute what it is today: an outstanding international institute for tropical medicine and infectious disease. Marcel is especially renowned for his research in the field of epidemiology.
DR. BARBARA SOLENTHALER
Barbara Solenthaler is the director of a simulation-and-animation research group at ETH Zurich. The research group’s aim is to develop AI-based technologies to transform and streamline workflows in the area of visual effects and sophisticated medical devices.
PROF. DR. DR. H. C. SUSAN GASSER
Susan Gasser is professor emeritus of the University of Basel and a former director of the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research in Basel (2004 to 2019). In 2021, Susan received an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Neuchâtel.
PROF. DR. BENJAMIN TOWBIN
Benjamin Towbin grew up in Allschwil and studied in Basel, Holland and Israel. He has been Professor of Developmental Biology at the University of Bern since 2019. His research group studies how cells and organs communicate with each other so that they get the right size. His team consists of biologists, mathematicians and computer scientists who together aim to describe and understand the complexity of animal development using mathematical models.
PROF. DR. ALEXANDER HARMS
Alexander Harms researches the molecular biology of bacteriophages. His research is primarily aimed at applying newly discovered processes in biotechnology or to combat bacterial infections. He was awarded an SNSF Starting Grant and is one of the leading researchers of the younger generation.
PROF. DR. WANDA KUKULSKI
Wanda Kukulski grew up in Visp and received her doctorate in biophysics at the Biozentrum in Basel. Since 2015, Wanda Kukulski has led a research group at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge (GB). In 2019 she was also elected to the EMBO Young Investigator Program. Wanda Kukulski researches at the interface between cell and structural biology. She is particularly interested in the molecular architecture of cellular membranes and is internationally known for her research.
OUR NATURAL SCIENCES WORKSHOP TEAM
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DR. STEFANIA WUNDERLI
Stefania Wunderli received her doctoral degree at ETH Zurich. Her special field is the biology of the tendon. Recipient of several scientific awards and a participant in various international research projects, including the Human Cell Atlas Project, Stefania is a physical-education teacher and has extensive experience in working with children.
DR. ANJA KRÄTTLI
After completing her doctorate in cancer research at the University Hospital Zurich, Anja took up a position as a training expert in the Novartis school laboratory. In this role, she comes into contact with children and young people of different ages and keeps getting to know biology from a new perspective by allowing them to experience and understand complex topics in an age-appropriate way. Alongside her job, Anja is completing her secondary education teacher training, which she will complete in the summer of 2023.
DR. DANIELA BISCHOF BOESCH
After completing her doctorate in the field of veterinary bacteriology at the University of Bern, Daniela Bischof completed her training as a secondary school teacher. Daniela has been working as a research assistant at the University of Education in St.Gallen since 2019. In this function, she is involved in a school laboratory project, which aims to get young people interested in science and technology.
OUR DANCE & MOVEMENT WORKSHOP TEAM
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KARIN HERMES
Karin Hermes is an award-winning dance artist. She works as a choreographer, performer, dance researcher and mediator. Karin is currently realizing a national project on expressive dance and its connection to the resistance in World War II. She is co-director of hermesdance, responsible for teaching ballet and lecturer at the Bern University of the Arts.
ROBINA STEYER
Robina Steyer is a guest lecturer at the Bern University of the Arts, the St.Gallen University of Education and the St.Gallen Theater Dance School. Studies at the State Ballet School in Berlin and at the University of Music and Dance in Cologne. Robina danced at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, at the Bonn Theater and at the Lüneburg Theater, among others. From 2014 to 2019 she was a soloist in the dance company of the Theater St.Gallen.
JOANA HERMES
Joana Hermes completed her studies in contemporary dance at the Zurich University of the Arts. She previously graduated from the School of Applied Arts (CFP AA) in Geneva. Joana has been dancing in various productions since 2022 and is on international tours with the companies of Joszef Trefeli and Sebastian Mathias.
DAVID SPEISER
David Speiser (*1984) completed his study of dance at the Centre of New Dance and Improvisation in Freiburg, Germany. Having since worked as a performer in numerous productions at home and abroad, David is a dedicated dance-and-movement instructor at Junges Theater in Basel and regularly leads workshops for children and youths.
KAMIL MATSEUSZ MROZOWSKI
Kamil Matseusz Mrozowski completed his dance studies at the Anton Bruckner University in Linz. He is active in various projects and realizes projects that address dance in public space. Kamil also works in Poland, together with Anna Maria Karabela.
AGATA LAWNICZAK
Agata Lawniczak has many years of international experience as a professional dancer and dance mediator. She studied stage dance in Munich and dance pedagogy at Middle Sex University in London. As a dancer she was engaged at the Braunschweig State Theater, Ballet Ireland, Cathy Sharp Dance and the hermesdance ensemble.
AMELIA BURRI
Amelia Burri trained as a music and movement teacher and dancer in Biel, London and Stockholm. Today she mainly works as a lecturer for music and movement and dance improvisation at the Music Academy FHNW Basel and the University of Music HSLU in Lucerne. In addition to artistic and educational project work with children, young people and adults, Amelia is involved in bands as a double bass player and singer.
MICHAEL GABRIEL GROSS
Michael Gabriel Gross studied contemporary stage dance and dance pedagogy at the Anton Bruckner University in Linz. Michael last performed at the Impulstanz 2022 in Vienna and works internationally as a freelance dancer and dance mediator.
SANDRO ZEHNDER
Sandro Zehnder studied music and movement at the Bern University of the Arts and geography and environmental sciences at the University of Zurich. He is active in various circus and children’s circus programs and has been leader of various polysportive camps.
OUR ROBOTICS WORKSHOP TEAM
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JOSEF WIESHOLZER
Motivated by his fascination for the use of technology in educational settings, Josef works as a coordinator of STEM classes offered by TechLabs in Geneva. His extensive experience in a wide variety of educational settings includes working as a wilderness-education instructor in Canada, leading school ski excursions in Japan, and teaching German in Peru. He has a master’s degree in neurological science and education.
VICTORIA WOTHERSPOON
Victoria is a member of the TechLabs team in Basel, where she leads the robotics follow-up program to the Pestalozzi School Camps. She is a qualified language teacher with extensive experience in primary and secondary schools in the UK, Japan and Switzerland. Victoria is committed to providing educational opportunities for young people and volunteers with school children in her area. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Education from the University of Bath in England, which she will complete in 2024.
LAURENT NAEGELEN
Hailing from Alsace, where currently lives and works as a secondary school teacher, Laurent is a certified engineer and a highly esteemed expert in robotics with an affinity for 3-D design. Recipient of the prestigious «Olympiades de Sciences de l’Ingénieur» award, Laurent is also a member of the TechLabs team.
DOMINIK SULSER
Dominik Sulser has been an employee at TechLabs since 2020 and a webmaster at the Woniya Nature School for several years. Dominik has been fascinated by robotics since his childhood.
OUR MUSIC WORKSHOP TEAM
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SEBASTIAN BRAUN
Sebastian Braun is a cellist and the first recipient of the Dominick Cello Award sponsored by the University of Music and Performing Arts in Stuttgart. A member of the globetrotting chamber-music formations Kaleidoscope String Quartet and Trio Eclipse, Sebastian hails from Winterthur and currently lives in Basel.
INEZ ELLMANN
Inez Ellmann is a classical percussionist with a focus on marimba and baroque timpani. In addition to her solo work, she regularly plays in numerous orchestral and chamber music projects and gives lessons. She also composes and arranges classical works, including for the Duo Carman, of which she is a member.
OUR PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIETY WORKSHOP TEAM
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DR. BARBARA BLEISCH
Having studied philosophy, German studies, and theology, Barbara received her doctoral degree at the University of Zurich’s Center for Ethics. Since 2010, Barbara has worked as a moderator of «Philosophy Forum» at Swiss Radio and Television (SRF). She is also a newspaper columnist and author. Her latest publications include: «Wanting to Have Children» (written together with Andrea Büchler), «Why We Don’t Owe Our Parents Anything», «Family Obligations» and «Ethical Decision-Making».
OLIVIA RÖLLIN
Olivia studied theology and philosophy in Zurich, Munich, and Vienna and has been a moderator and editor of «Religion Forum» at Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) since the beginning of 2019.
DR. YVES BOSSART
Yves Bossart studied philosophy, musicology, and history at the Universities of Luzern, Zurich, and Heidelberg. He received his doctoral degree from Humboldt University in Berlin in 2012. Yves has worked as a secondary school teacher and has been a moderator of «Philosophy Forum» at Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) since 2017. In addition to writing books, Yves played a key role in the realisation of the animated film series «Filosofix – Animated Philosophy».
OUR EDUCATION THEORY & PRACTICE WORKSHOP TEAM
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PROF. ILIAS PARASKEVOPOULOS
Ilias Paraskevopoulos has been head of the elementary school authority of the canton AI since 2022. Before that, he headed the Institute for further education and counseling at the University of Education in St.Gallen for several years. He advises and supports schools in various development projects and has extensive experience in the further training of teachers and managers. In his work he campaigns intensively for privilege-free access to diverse education.