Offerings for schools in the canton of Glarus
Experience nature, deepen school subjects – including group accommodation
Are you planning an unforgettable project week or excursion with your class? The canton of Glarus offers school classes or youth groups a huge, active learning environment in a very small area. Discover the fascination of the UNESCO World Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona first-hand and deepen the curriculum in a practical way – with the perfect infrastructure:
- Numerous group accommodation options: Find the ideal, affordable accommodation for a stay of several days
- Extra-curricular learning environments: Use the knowledge of local experts for exciting excursions
- Digital materials: Access ready-made learning units and documents
Extra-curricular learning sites
The Glarus region is a treasure trove for discovery tours. Its unique geology, its deeply rooted industrial history and its fascinating culture offer a huge range of topics that are ideal for the curriculum and at the same time very exciting. The UNESCO World Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona offers a deep insight into the history of the Earth, the ELMER Citro Quellenweg (spring trail) allows you to follow the traces of water, and the Freiberg Kärpf game reserve shows an impressive variety of living creatures – to name just a few examples of the possibilities.
The extra-curricular learning sites in the Glarus region are designed to enable action- and experience-based learning.
- Documents for teachers: ready-made PDF documents with site plans, tasks and copy templates can be downloaded.
- High motivation for the students: direct encounters with complex topics make the school material tangible and unforgettable.
- The added value: simplicity and depth
Extra-curricular learning sites with GeoGuide Sardona
The UNESCO World Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona offers the opportunity to visit extra-curricular learning sites with a trained GeoGuide. They are trained experts for the World Heritage region who accompany the classes to the extra-curricular learning site, convey the knowledge in a way appropriate to the age group and link it to activities. Thanks to funding from the foundation, financial support can be provided.
Thematic teaching materials in the Glarus region
Various topics in the canton of Glarus lend themselves as teaching material – various supporting teaching aids and lesson units are available to provide a practical approach to complex topics such as geology, politics or Glarus history.
- Amphibian box for use in the classroom/group accommodation
- Loan set ‘Dry stone wall set’ (for outdoor use)
- Bat bag (for outdoor use)
- Soil explorer bag (for outdoor use)
- Tree explorer bag (for outdoor use)
- Class sets of binoculars or hand-held magnifying glasses
- Various excursion tips and nature trail leaflets
- Digital tools and other teaching aids,e.g. Biofotoquiz ‘Amphibians’ and ‘Reptiles’
- ‘Geology’ companion set for the Welterbe Sardona out-of-school learning sites
The UNESCO World Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona offers various teaching materials and documents for teachers. The teaching materials help to provide access to the topics of geology, tectonics, mountain formation, nature and the environment.
- Digital material on the data platform
- Teaching material '‘Mountains Tell Stories’ from 5th grade onwards
- Teaching material ’Discovery Tour along the MAGIC LINE’ for secondary school II
- Project weeks «AlpenLernen» in the Leglerhütte
- Learning arrangement «‘UNESCO World Heritage’»
The UNESCO World Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona website also provides input for project weeks, thematic modules, school trips and further training for teachers..
The Office for Economic Affairs and Employment of the Canton of Glarus presents on its website smartbleiben.com learning content on digital skills, political education and based on the Glarus local history book:
- Learning content ‘Digital skills’
- Learning content ‘Glarus local history book’
- Learning content ‘Political education’
GlarnerlandPass for groups
From the first night in the Glarus region, you and your group can benefit from the Glarus Region Pass. Use our guest card with free public transport for overnight guests, discounts, travel companions and an event calendar for everyone and make the most of your stay in the Glarus region.