Support of curricular & extra curricular student development

Students imagine future selves, create postcards from 20 years ahead and reflect on growth in head, heart and hands.

Students reflect on ambitions, achievements and values to plan futures and explore Pestalozzi’s belief in independence.

Helps students think critically about work, values, and empathy while learning to listen, reason, and respect others.

Helps young individuals understand the balance of education, character, and practical skills needed for future careers.

Students map out realistic and ideal futures, exploring goals, obstacles, and the steps needed to achieve balance between both.

This activity helps students explore careers that help others, building empathy, curiosity and responsibility every day.

Students explore their head, heart and hands strengths and work preferences to build confidence and self-awareness now.

Students explore meaningful careers, build confidence and connect their learning with real-world purpose and direction.

Students picture future circles of people, goals, and places and outline steps to turn their ideal visions into reality

Students explore the circles of people and communities in Pestalozzi’s life, deepening their understanding of his humanist values.

Students research and present careers focused on helping others, exploring skills, and real-world opportunities.

Students explore how their practical skills connect to future careers, linking “Head, Heart, and Hands”

Students link Pestalozzi’s approach to independence with practical skills that benefit their future, families, and communities.

Students connect local culture to learning by exploring traditional crafts, researching their significance, and presenting findings.

Students map their realistic and ideal futures, identifying goals, people, and actions needed to bring their imagined futures to life.

Students explore basic human rights, ranking their importance and linking them to Pestalozzi’s mission to uplift and empower the poor.

Learners connect rights with moral responsibilities, developing empathy, accountability, and social awareness in discussion.

Learners connect rights with moral responsibilities, developing empathy, accountability, and social awareness in discussion.

Students reflect on their growth by drawing a “Tree,” showing influences (roots), actions (branches), and positive outcomes (fruit).

This activity deepens students empathy and awareness of literacy’s importance in daily life.

Explore and prioritise Pestalozzi’s educational aims through discussion and teamwork to inspire balanced, values-based teaching.

Engage in collaborative dialogue to prioritise educational aims that inspire holistic, human-centred teaching and learning.

Students explore local needs, reflect on community strengths, and learn skills to take action, fostering empathy and social responsibility.

Encourage learners to connect art and action by designing calendars that raise awareness of local issues and inspire solutions.

Guide learners in analysing poverty’s layers to spark reflection, empathy, and awareness of global and local inequality.

Students explore poverty’s causes and effects while learning empathy, problem-solving and self-reliance through Pestalozzi’s values.

Guide students to teach younger or disabled children using real objects, focusing on empathy, patience, and sensory learning.

Students build empathy and creativity by teaching younger or disabled children through drawing, measuring, and language games.

Encourage learners to apply Pestalozzi’s methods by designing inclusive, sensory-rich lessons that teach through real experiences.

Help students understand cooperation through a fun challenge that shows success comes from working together, not alone.

Encourage critical thinking and respect for diverse viewpoints through a reflective activity based on the elephant fable.

Through drama and reflection, students discover how bias shapes perception and learn Pestalozzi’s lesson on non-judgement

Children learn through touch, sight, and sound—describing and comparing everyday objects to build curiosity and language skills.

Students connect Pestalozzi’s analogy of child and tree, learning how care, patience, and environment shape human growth.

Students connect teaching to gardening, discovering Pestalozzi’s belief in guidance, growth, and education through gentle cultivation.

Learners collaborate to design Pestalozzi-themed board games, combining creativity, comprehension, and cooperative learning.

A reflective circle where students practise empathy, express gratitude, and explore Pestalozzi’s idea of goodness spreading outward.

Learners connect with Pestalozzi’s philosophy by completing phrase puzzles and reflecting on the meaning of “life educates.

Learners review and express actions of the head, heart, and hands, reinforcing Pestalozzi’s holistic approach to balanced education.

An interactive revision activity where students embody Pestalozzi, deepening understanding of his life and teaching approach.

Children learn about Pestalozzi’s life by solving word puzzles, building spelling, focus, and memory in a fun, interactive way.

A collaborative word activity using clues from Pestalozzi’s life to strengthen vocabulary, comprehension, and historical understanding.

A fact-finding activity where learners connect Pestalozzi’s life events with dates, strengthening reading and chronological reasoning.

Students explore Pestalozzi’s philosophy through clues, enhancing literacy, reflection, and cooperative learning.

A practical empathy exercise encouraging discussion about fairness, discrimination, and inclusion through reflective gameplay.

A creative drama where children act out Pestalozzi’s life, building confidence, teamwork, and understanding of empathy.

A fun crossword helping children learn about Pestalozzi’s life, values, and words while building empathy and curiosity.

A hands-on group task linking geography and history as students map Pestalozzi’s journey, illustrating his life and educational impact.

Children bring history to life through drama, exploring Pestalozzi’s compassion, creativity, and lasting educational impact.

An interactive revision activity combining physical movement and literacy to energize lessons and strengthen recall collaboratively.

An engaging movement game where children learn teamwork and communication while recalling knowledge in a fun, musical way.

A practical activity linking art and language, fostering careful observation and precise written and visual expression.

A creative outdoor activity linking geography and language—students describe, draw, and reflect on local areas collaboratively.

A collaborative wall activity to help children understand and display Pestalozzi's key educational principles

Helps children slow down, notice everyday details, and appreciate the beauty in ordinary things through careful observation.

A visual learning project where students create and present cartoon biographies, linking art, literacy, and Pestalozzi’s ideals.

An engaging project where students illustrate and explain Pestalozzi’s life events, building teamwork and comprehension skills.

A creative classroom tree where children add leaves showing acts of kindness, learning, and care through the week.

Students act as journalists, interviewing Pestalozzi figures and writing articles that develop observation and communication skills.

Students write to Pestalozzi peers worldwide, practising English, empathy, and cultural understanding through real-world connection.

A sensory learning series helping students observe, describe, and reflect through hands-on, multi-sensory exploration.

Students extend role-play by writing as their characters, practising empathy, perspective-taking, and expressive communication.

Encourages discussion on Pestalozzi’s educational reforms, comparing traditional and modern teaching to inspire reflective practice.

Encourages discussion on Pestalozzi’s educational reforms, comparing traditional and modern teaching to inspire reflective practice

Children explore kindness and empathy by linking thoughts, feelings, and actions through a creative drawing activity.

Children reflect on emotions and values, learning to strengthen empathy and kindness by focusing on positive feelings.

Students explore key human values like empathy and honesty through teamwork and role-play, inspired by Pestalozzi’s ideals.

A group-based reflection on the values central to education, comparing Pestalozzi’s human qualities with modern ideals.

Students explore local crafts and traditions, learning independence, research, and appreciation for their community.

Facilitates discussion on Pestalozzi’s educational principles, linking his ideas to modern teaching and social understanding.

A historical overview showing how Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment ideas led to Pestalozzi’s educational philosophy.

A group activity using role-play and reasoning to explore job importance, fostering empathy, teamwork, and moral judgment.

Students explore the skills, morals, and knowledge different careers require, helping them value education’s real-world purpose.

Students explore real-world careers, researching jobs and their social impact to understand how people contribute to society.

A reflective task connecting aspirations to learning, encouraging confidence, communication, and realistic goal-setting.

Students map Pestalozzi’s life circles to understand community interdependence and how helping others builds better citizens.

Encourages research and reflection by linking admired individuals’ service to Pestalozzi’s belief in learning through kindness.

Encourages critical thinking and compassion through reflection on bias, prejudice, and Pestalozzi’s fight for equality.

Students research local crafts, linking learning to real life while developing independence and appreciation for community skills.

Encourages research and reflection on how social and political movements influenced education in Pestalozzi’s time and beyond.

Students explore the meaning of philanthropy and learn how helping others locally builds empathy, awareness, and leadership.

Learners investigate their home area’s needs, reflecting on how they can apply Pestalozzi’s values to local community growth.

Students investigate their home communities, identifying needs and planning ways to contribute positive, lasting change.

Students explore how Pestalozzi’s ideas shaped modern education by researching key figures like Montessori, Dewey, and Froebel.

Students research local educational movements, comparing them to Pestalozzi’s ideas to explore his lasting global influence.

Students explore causes and effects of poverty and how Pestalozzi’s Head, Heart, and Hands education can help overcome them.

Students explore global inequality through a quiz, discussing wealth distribution and social justice in line with Pestalozzi’s ideals.

Students explore local crafts or industries, deepening understanding through research and presentations on community learning.

Students turn Pestalozzi’s life into a cartoon book, simplifying his story and ideas for younger learners through creative teamwork.

Students act as journalists, interviewing Pestalozzi’s characters and writing articles to explore empathy, curiosity, and clear expression.

Students observe, describe, and draw local scenes to build attention to detail, communication, and appreciation of their surroundings.

Students reflect on role-played events from Pestalozzi’s life, analysing character choices, empathy, and moral reasoning.

Students imagine and depict the “worst school,” discussing poor practices to understand Pestalozzi’s vision for better education.

Students imagine and illustrate the “best school,” linking their ideas to Pestalozzi’s educational reforms and values in learning.

Students explore Pestalozzi’s school reforms by comparing old and new systems, creating group displays to show educational change.

Students explore nature using all senses but sight, enhancing awareness, observation, and appreciation of the natural world.

Students explore nature through hearing, touch, smell, and taste, deepening sensory awareness and inspiring creative expression.

Students map key places from Pestalozzi’s life, illustrating his journey and impact through creative, collaborative visual learning.

Students dramatise key moments from Pestalozzi’s life, exploring his values and educational philosophy through creative performance.

Students explore non-judgement through a fable, learning to see multiple perspectives and value open-minded understanding.

Students reimagine Pestalozzi’s life events through role play, exploring empathy, perspective, and moral understanding.

Students pause mid-role-play to reflect on their character’s thoughts and emotions, deepening empathy and understanding.

Students question ‘Pestalozzi’ in role, deepening historical understanding and empathy through inquiry-based learning.

Students explore discrimination through role play, fostering empathy and reflection on fairness using Pestalozzi’s values.

Students act out key moments from Pestalozzi’s life to explore empathy, character, and moral understanding through drama.

Students imagine and illustrate the “worst school,” sparking discussion on reform and linking to Pestalozzi’s vision for better education.

Students imagine and present “the best school,” connecting their ideas to Pestalozzi’s educational reforms and vision for improvement.

Students transform Pestalozzi’s biography into a play, exploring key events, dialogue, and stagecraft inspired by his life and ideas..

Students explore Pestalozzi’s thoughts and feelings through creative drama and visual mapping, deepening empathy and reflection.

Students write as characters from Pestalozzi’s life, expressing emotions and perspectives through letters, diaries, or reports.

Students design and sell cards to fundraise for local projects, linking creativity with Pestalozzi’s values of independence and action.

Students explore and document their home community’s needs, learning to identify ways they can contribute to positive change.

Students create themed calendars about local issues, raising awareness and funds while connecting learning to community impact.

Students create welcome packs and letters for new peers, building empathy, confidence, and leadership through peer-to-peer learning.

Students reflect on hands-on teaching with young or disabled children, exploring empathy, patience, and Pestalozzi’s sensory learning.

Students design picture books for young children, learning empathy, creativity, and Pestalozzi’s belief in learning through familiarity.

Students teach each other new skills, promoting confidence, cooperation, and Pestalozzi’s belief in shared, active learning.