Switzerland
Union der Schülerorganisationen CH / FL (USO)
Union of the school student organisations of Switzerland and the Princedom of Liechtenstein
Status
Member organisation
Contact informations
Address: Laupenstrasse 2, 3001 Bern, Switzerland
Phone: +41 31 398 18 78
Fax: +41 31 398 18 76
email: info@uso.ch
Website: www.uso.ch
Facebook: USO
International Officer
Year of foundation
The organisation exists since 1990
Members
USO has about 90 members which all are secondary school student organisations. Nearly every school on the level of secondary II education has it’s own organisation. To become a member of USO they have to fulfill several conditions as being organised democratically.
Main aims
USO is a non-governmental and non-profit organisation which works with basis-democratic structures. The board and the members of the monitoring comittee are elected by the general assembly which is the highest institution of USO. The work of the board is supported by the secretary in general and several working groups.
Examples of activities organised by USO
USO organsises four workshops and a open space conference every year. These weekends are ment to by a platform for our members to meet, share informations and to study further on different topics concerning school student organisations and the educational system in Switzerland. At the same time it’s a possibility for the board to get in touch with the members and find out about their opinions.
USO represents all the school students (even those on the level of primary and secondary I education). We are involved in political processes and try to lobby for the students opinions on education, school and other topics.
The political platform
USO advances and asks for participation of students in school, on regional and on national level.
USO stands up for democratic education.
USO works against federalism in the educational system of Switzerland.
USO fights against belt-tightening in education.
Right now USO is working on an answer to the curriculum 21 which is going to reorder all parts of teaching and learning in school in Switzerland.
