Information for teachers
Each box you order from us contains 20 small works of art and is worth 120 francs – this corresponds to a selling price of six francs per piece.
10% of the proceeds go to your class kitty, for you to spend on an excursion, for example. For you as a teacher, participation is risk-free and uncomplicated. Any unsold trinkets will be taken back with no questions asked. The order will be delivered to your school on your chosen date together with exciting lesson materials.
What your students will learn
The experience of selling directly from person to person is valuable for the students and promotes important skills in a playful way. The trinket sale offers your class a great educational experience and benefits them in many other ways too:
- Promotion of social skills: civil courage and solidarity
- Promotion of methodological competencies: money management
- Promotion of personal skills: enjoyment of helping others
- 10% of the proceeds may be kept back for the class kitty
- No financial risk: unsold trinkets are taken back
- A thank-you note for every child
- Accident insurance for children during the sale
- Free teaching material for one lesson
Every class counts!
The trinket sale…
- generates 10% of our donation income
- raises about 1 million francs
- helps 100,000 people in developing countries
And each year, up to 4 classes are welcomed by President of the Swiss Confederation in Bern.
