The Parents’ Council is committed to supporting our children and the school community through a wide range of projects.
Küngenmatt T-shirt
All pupils at Küngenmatt School receive a T-shirt featuring the school logo – the ‘clever fox’. It is printed as a welcome gift for Year 1 pupils and worn at sporting events. The T-shirts are printed together at the school.
Project team: Jyri Pasanen, Sarah Schöni
Storytelling Night
Every year in November, the Parents’ Council organises Story Night. Under a new theme, the children enjoy exciting readings, stories and activities centred around books.
Project team: Andrea Burkart, Franziska Burg, Anne Temmler, Ariane Koller, Sabine de Castelberg
Küngenblatt
The Küngenblatt is a newspaper for parents, produced by pupils in collaboration with the Parents’ Council. It is published twice a year.
Project team: Michi Koller
Parental education
Together with the Am Üetliberg and Bachtobel schools, the Parents’ Council organises parents’ education evenings twice a year, featuring experts on current topics
Project team:
Involvement of parents
The ‘mentor scheme’ helps parents who speak a foreign language settle into school life, explains key terms and makes it easier to make contacts. There is also an online ‘Parents’ ABC’ containing important school terms.
Küngenmattfest
Every two years, the Parents’ Council organises a big party for children, parents and teachers in collaboration with the school.
Completed projects
- Art studio saved despite cost-cutting measures by the City of Zurich
- Painting the walls at the construction site for the new Heuried sports complex.
- Photo exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of Küngenmatt: old photographs of the school juxtaposed with the children’s visions of the future.
- Zurich New Year’s Eve Run: Participation by a school class
- «A day in the life of a …»: Parents talk about their jobs