Kinderdorf Pestalozzi
Non-profit organization to provide the Kinderdorf village for war-affected children | |
Legal status | active |
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Headquarters | Trogen, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland |
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Region served | Worldwide |
Website | www |
Kinderdorf Pestalozzi (lit. 'Pestalozzi Children’s Village') is a non-profit organization located in Trogen, Canton Appenzell. It was named after the Swiss education pioneer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi. Established in 1945, the Stiftung Kinderdorf Pestalozzi provides the Kinderdorf village for war-affected children from all over the world.
History and objectives
In August 1944
The aim was to provide the children with education and a friendly atmosphere
The villages own school closed in 1993 and since, the children attend schools in the surrounding municipalities.[15] The aims of the village were reformed and its focus laid on education and intercultural communication.[15] The fundraising is carried out mainly through fundraisers, sponsorships and legacies: In the 2000s the Foundation has invested CHF 18 million annually into the fields of integration, intercultural exchange and development cooperation. As of 2012, the projects of the foundation benefited 321,000 children and adolescents in Switzerland and abroad.[5]
Arthur Bill
Arthur Bill began to teach at the village in 1947,[16] assuming as its director in 1949.[17] In 1961 he took a year off and was involved in the Swiss delegation to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea.[16] Following he returned to the Pestalozzi village, where he was its director until 1972.[17] Arthur Bill and his wife hired teachers from each nation to teach children in their native language and also act as a parent over the children.[13]
Facilities
In 2005 the Trogen village consisted of twelve semi-detached houses for some 120 children and families as well as economy and administrative buildings.[5][18] As of 2015, throughout the year around 1,500 children and young people from Switzerland and abroad hold reunions for a short time, inter alia with Swiss school classes. Worldwide, the foundation claims to support more than 400,000 children, young people and their teachers, parents and (educational) authorities in approximately 40 projects. The facilities also include a museum.[6]
Kinderdorf in popular culture
- The Village (1953 film)
- The Silver Sword (US: Escape from Warsaw) by Ian Serraillier ends with an unnamed 'international children's village' in Appenzell. In an Afterword to the 2003 edition Jane Serraillier Grossfeld, the author's daughter, identifies a Picture Post article about the Pestalozzi village as a source for the book.[19]
Literature
- Arthur Bill: Helfer unterwegs. Geschichten eines Landschulmeisters, Kinderdorfleiters und Katastrophenhelfers. Stämpfli, Bern 2002, ISBN 3-7272-1323-X
- Walter Robert Corti, Guido Schmidlin (Hrsg.). Ein Dorf für die leidenden Kinder. Das Kinderdorf Pestalozzi in den Jahren 1949 bis 1972 mit Arthur Bill als Dorfleiter. Verlag Haupt, Bern 2002, ISBN 3-258-06470-9
- Argyris Sfountouris: Das Kinderdorf Pestalozzi in Trogen und sein griechischer Dichter. Bilder aus der Zeit der ersten 25 Jahre. 16 Gedichte von Nikiforos Vrettakos. Verlag Haupt, Bern 1996, ASIN B004HYWO2C.
- Walter Robert Corti: Der Weg zum Kinderdorf Pestalozzi. Haupt Verlag, Bern 1955/2002, ISBN 978-3-258-06468-0.
References
- ^ Ruchat, Martine. "Walter CORTI (1910-1990)". L'internationale des Républiques d'enfants (1939-1955) (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ from the original on 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ Heinz, Christian (2010). ""... nichts Totes : keine blosse Sache, kein Hochgebirge von Buchstaben und Papier, sondern ein Feuer, ein Leben, ein Projekt " : das Archiv für genetische Philosophie von Walter Robert Corti". Librarium. 53: 165. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-08 – via E-Periodica.
- ^ a b c "The Pestalozzi Children's Village – The Swiss Spectator". www.swiss-spectator.ch. Archived from the original on 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ a b c d Andrea Weibel (2015-03-26). "Kinderdorf Pestalozzi" (in German). HDS. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ a b c "Ein Kinderdorf für die Welt" (in German). Stiftung Kinderdorf Pestalozzi. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ "Eine Reise durch Geschichte, Gegenwart und Zukunft" (in German). Stiftung Kinderdorf Pestalozzi. Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ .
- ^ "Marie Meierhofer". Turgi online (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- from the original on 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ a b c "Kriegswaisen im Kinderdorf Pestalozzi" (in German). Swiss television SRF, SRF WISSEN, 04.06.1948. 1948-06-04. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- from the original on 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ a b c d Ben Hamida, Amor. "Idee und Wirklichkeit im Dorf" (PDF). Saiten: 38. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ Simmons, Brian. "My Early Years in Hayes". Hillingdon Council. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ Swissinfo (in German). Archivedfrom the original on 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ .
- ^ a b Jeannerat, Roland (2011-04-19). "Dasein für Andere | Journal21". www.journal21.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "Kontakt" (in German). Stiftung Kinderdorf Pestalozzi. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ISBN 9780099439493.
External links
- Official website (in German, French, and Italian)
- Andrea Weibel: Kinderdorf Pestalozzi in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 26 March 2015.
- Publications by and about Kinderdorf Pestalozzi in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library