Free Teaching Materials on Switzerland in English - Available Through Embassy

"Switzerland in Sight" is a new 95-page text published by Presence Switzerland which features Switzerland in all its diversity, both in its traditions and as a modern state. Abundantly illustrated, it provides a comprehensive overview of Switzerland's geographical and social texture, its political structure, economic achievements, and its scientific, educational and cultural aspects. It is designed primarily for high school when ordered in English and can be ordered in classroom sets of 10 plus a teacher manual which provides ideas for use or lesson plans in the classroom. The set of 10 texts normally includes all the items below as well.

The following materials can also be ordered separately:

• "Switzerland in its Diversity" Poster: one side of this fold-out poster is a scenic view of Switzerland, the other has statistical information and a time line.
• Set of 5 Swissworld.org postcards featuring images of Swiss products, the Matterhorn, and Swiss cows.
• "Switzerland in its Diversity" map: small map features Switzerland on one side and a population and cantonal and language maps on the other side
• "Folkmusic of Switzerland" CD: presents natural sounds as well as Swiss-French, Swiss-German, and Romansh folksongs
• Switzerland Update DVD: a 20-minute introduction to Switzerland

Additional DVDs available on request (in English):

• Customs and Traditions: Dressing up as trees, watching cow fights, Fastnacht (Swiss Mardi Gras), Swiss National Day, and St. Nicholas Day, are just a few of the holidays and traditions from various cantons or throughout Switzerland that are presented in this series of shorts.
• Environmental Protection in Switzerland: Pollution and climate change put the envrironment under pressure. Learn how Switzerland faces up to the challenge.
• Water: A Swiss Perspective: Switzerland is Europe's reservoir, but making use of this precious resource while protecting the environment is not easy sailing.
• Direct Democracy in Switzerland: Switzerland's unique system of government gives its people rights scarcely dreamed of even in many other democratic countries.
• Education, Research and Innovation in Switzerland: The brain power of the Swiss people is one of the country's most vital raw materials. This DVD shows how it is nurtured and what it has produced.
• Switzerland in Pictures: a database with over 1000 high-resolution pictures divided into 17 categories.

To order any of these free items, please contact the Cultural and Communications Section at the Embassy of Switzerland by email: info@was.rep.admin.ch or write to them at:
Embassy of Switzerland, Communications and Cultural Section
2900 Cathedral Avenue, NW
Washington D.C., 20008