First day of school in Winterthur – on a flying visit to learners

– On a flying visit to learners

On the first day of school, the Winterthur vocational training school received important visitors – from Education Director Silvia Steiner and City President Michael Künzle.

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Elisabetta Antonelli

Published: 8/23/2021, 8:01 PM—

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There is a lot going on in the classroom of the carpenter apprentices. In small groups, the young people discuss their self-designed wooden models. A piece of furniture should be made up of two bodies. Nina Koller designed a desk with two elements. She discusses with colleagues whether her model is feasible or whether she should adapt it.

Koller also shows her design to the government councilor and director of education Silvia Steiner (center), who visited the vocational training school in Winterthur (BBW) on the first day of school. The 16-year-old is in her second year of training. “Because of Corona, we had less group work at the vocational school,” she says. But even if the pandemic affected her everyday school and work life in teaching, she is enthusiastic about her apprenticeship: “It’s still fun!”

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