Schools in French-speaking Switzerland are going through a period of profound change: a growing number of pupils are completing their schooling without mastering fundamental knowledge, At the same time, more and more children are dropping out of school. At the same time, more and more children in Switzerland are dropping out of school.

Why do so many students struggle to acquire basic skills? Why are teachers increasingly demotivated? Are educational decision-makers too far removed from the realities on the ground? What concrete solutions can be envisaged to rectify the situation?

Philippe Favre, a historian and teacher since 1981, addresses these issues in his essay School adrift? Focus on solutions . Drawing on his 42 years of experience in public education and his role as a trainer for the introduction of information and communication technologies in Valais classrooms, he proposes some twenty concrete solutions to reconnect with excellence by reappropriating pedagogical engineering.

We invite you to a meeting with Philippe Favre to discuss the current challenges facing our education system and his suggestions for improvement. Parents, teachers, decision-makers and committed citizens are invited to take part in this constructive dialogue aimed at giving schools the means to fulfill their educational mission, which is essential to the proper functioning of our democracy.

The café-philo will take place at the Bains des Pâquis, on the pier, under the yurt, and will be broadcast live on Facebook and streamed on YouTube. Free admission.