GLACIER GARDEN FOR SCHOOLS
The Glacier Garden is a classic among Swiss school trips. Swap the classroom for the ice-age glacier pots or the mystical world of rocks.
Discounted school rates
The Glacier Garden offers school classes a unique place to learn. Schools and youth groups can only visit the Glacier Garden under the guidance of a teacher or group leader.
How school classes benefit:
- Admission for children (6-15 years): CHF 10 per person
- 15 % RailAway discount if traveling by public transport
- Advice on putting together your excursion
- Picnic areas: Schweizerhaus terrace & Sommerau (both outside)
- Special rates for guided tours: CHF 150 per group
Learning on the object - close to nature & exciting
Theory comes to life in the glacier garden. Pupils explore witnesses of the earth's history and experience how climate, ice ages and rocks have shaped our landscape.
This includes:
- Witnesses of the earth's history and terrain phenomena to touch
- Geological reliefs to visualize the formation of the Alps
- A mirror labyrinth for playful entertainment
Guided into amazement
A walk to the highlights of the Glacier Garden - educational, lively and at eye level. Our guided tours combine the lion monument, glacier potholes, Alpine relief and the history of the earth into one big picture.
Information about the guided tours:
- Duration: 45-60 minutes
- Special rate: CHF 150 / + CHF 20 foreign language surcharge
- Participation only with teacher or group leader
- Maximum 20 children per tour
- Level adapted to the respective level: kindergarten, primary, secondary or grammar school
- Possible thematic focus: Ice Age & Climate Change or Rocks & Earth History.
Free teaching materials for the classroom
Climate change, melting glaciers and the future of mankind on our planet are topics that move us - also in the classroom. In collaboration with the Lucerne University of Teacher Education and with the generous support of the P. Herzog Foundation, school materials have been produced that are tailored to Curriculum 21.
Your advantages:
- Free download for teachers
- Adapted to the Curriculum 21
- For teachers: One presentation each for preparation and follow-up work
- Ready-made dossier for the students
Register for school attendance
Regardless of whether you are planning your visit to the Glacier Garden with or without a guided tour and with or without our educational material, we ask you to make a reservation in advance.
FAQ on school attendance
School classes benefit from reduced rates. Children from 6 to 15 years pay CHF 10 per person.
No, 1 teacherper group of 10 pupils is free of charge.
School classes traveling by public transport benefit from a 15% discount on admission. The RailAway combined offer is available at all staffed ticket counters and from the SBB Contact Center on 0848 44 66 88 (CHF 0.08/min.).
Yes, regardless of whether you are planning a visit to the Glacier Garden with or without a guided tour and/or teaching materials, please registerin advance at using the form.
Yes, schools and youth groups can only visit the Glacier Garden under the guidance of a teacher or group leader.
Yes, you can also visit the Glacier Garden without a guided tour. However, we recommend a guided tour for a more in-depth immersion in the world of the Glacier Garden. Either way, please register your school class inadvance using the following form.
The guided tours in the Lucerne Glacier Garden shed light on the most important attractions and their interrelationships. The Lion Monument, the glacier pots, the history of the earth and climate, geology, the formation of the Alps and the effects of the ice ages are covered. In addition, in-depth topics such as "Ice Age and Climate Change" or "Rocks and Earth History" can be selected.
A guided tour of the Glacier Garden usually lasts 45 to 60 minutes and costs CHF 150.
The guided tours in the Glacier Garden are suitablefor all school levels: from kindergarten to primary and secondary school to high school. The content and focus can be adapted to the respective school level.
As an extracurricular learning venue, the Glacier Garden offers direct encounters with real natural and cultural artefacts. This allows pupils to directly experience and understand developments in the Earth's history.
The glacier garden uses real objects such as palm leaves, glacier pots, mussel beds, boulders and human artifacts to addresscurrent topics such as climate change and glacier melt. Global developments are brought to life at first hand.
Yes, a visit to the Lucerne Glacier Garden can be easily combined with Curriculum 21. Topics such as geology, the history of the earth and climate, natural phenomena and sustainability are part of the "Nature, Man, Society" skills area and are vividly conveyed in the museum. Guided tours are structured in an age-appropriate way and support the in-depth study of this content at school.
Yes, in collaboration with the Lucerne University of Teacher Education and with the generous support of the P. Herzog Foundation, we have produced school materials tailored to Curriculum 21, which we make available toteachers free of charge. Click here to download.
Yes, we will be happy to help you plan your school trip by telephone (041 410 43 40) or e-mail (info@gletschergarten.ch).
Yes, picnic areas for self-catering are available in the Glacier Garden and are located on the terrace of the Schweizerhaus or on the Sommerau.
If you have any questions about guided tours and teaching materials, please contact us by phone (041 410 43 40) or e-mail (info@gletschergarten.ch).
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