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Paris St-Denis: New music teacher

Our music lessons at the Collège Pierre-de-Geyter in Paris St-Denis (Principal Stéphane Mercy) are very popular. Classes for the new term will start on september 23rd – with our new music teacher! Putting his focus on guitar and piano lessons, our new teacher Takfarinas Barkou (MSc Mathematics and Musicology) is very much looking forward to the coming school term! … [Read more...]

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Respect, Tolerance, Peace

Violence and discrimination of any kind affect us deeply. Especially these days. The Jonas Foundation is committed to the respect of all people, whatever their origin or condition! In 2017, Sébastien Loyo, a youngster of the Jonas Group in Geneva, wrote his maturité diploma thesis on a civil rights topic: The Social Evolution of African-Americans in the 19th and 20th Centuries - The Civil Rights Movement in the United States with Martin Luther King.The presentation was in form of a … [Read more...]

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Jonas student on tour in Brazil

The orchestra «Harmonie de Genève» was recently on tour in Brazil. Part of it was Carolina (clarinet), one of our senior students! You can see Caroline on the picture, 2nd from left in the back row. … [Read more...]

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News

  • Tbilisi children were invited to a Scotland football game
  • Geneva: JONAS gathering
  • Kyrgyzstan: It starts with gymnastics
  • Paris: As “la rentrée” starts, some new pupils join the JONAS project
  • London: Musical «Joseph and the amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat»

Middle East

Drama workshops in Ramallah (Kathy Bergen, Faten Khoury) – Read more

Milman Center, Haifa

Musictherapy for children suffering from autism at the Milman Center, Haifa. Read more

Armenia: Integration of disabled children

The Jonas Foundation supports the project “Art for Inclusion” in Armenia. Documentary films: "I am a hero", "If you have wings" and "Only love". Read more

Paris-StDenis, France

The Jonas Music Class at Collège Pierre-de-Geyter, StDenis, France. Read more

London Music School

Read more about our music school.

Puzzle «Creation»

«The Creation», a painting in form of a huge puzzle! A piece of art put together by handicapped children and children from the Bernese Oberland (summer 2007). During the International Year 2008 of the Earth, «The Creation» was hosted by the International Airport Geneva at Gate A8. Read more

June 2006: UN Human Rights Council

Jonas Choir UN Geneva
19th June: The «Jonas Singers» sing with the «Petits Chanteurs de la Cathédrale» at the first Session of the Human Rights Council, United Nations, Geneva. Young singers from countries as varied as Iran, Zimbabwe, Angola, Rwanda, Cameroun, Bulgaria, Germany, United Kingdom, France and Switzerland, have been invited to sing at the first Session of the Human Rights Council.

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