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    • Camps for children with special needs in Armenia
    • Puppet workshop for the children of Gaza-City
    • Drama Workshops towards a nonviolent culture, Ramallah
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    • Music therapy for children with autism, Haïfa
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April 2012, Scotland: Choral Easter Workshop

April 10-15th 2012 – Ardoch Centre, Ardoch, Loch Lomond Eighteen choristers from London enjoyed a wonderful Choral Easter Workshop in the beautiful surroundings of Loch Lomond. Singing and hiking kept the participants busy and happy. Towards the end of the week, the choir gave a concert. Local farmers and residents of Loch Lomond listenend with great pleasure to the young people who have been singing with all their hearts. A contribution has been offered to a local project. It has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Camp, Concert, UK · Tagged With: Scotland

Looking back to our camps, musicals and trips: 1997–2011

Wonderful events took place. Camps, trips, tours, …: 1997: «A project week» in Frankfurt-Friedrichsdorf, Germany: «Noah One» 1998: The Swiss Church Music School at the Vatten Festival, Stockholm. «Noah Two», a musical. With the support of the French Protestant Church in Stockholm (Pasteur J.L.Martin). 1999: «Jonas», a musical, in Bioley-Magnoux (La Sarraz, StPrex, Gryon). 2000: «Joseph and his brothers», a musical, with children from England and Bosnia-Herzegovina (Gorazde and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Camp, Concert, Special project, Switzerland, UK ·

September 2007: «The Creation» in 12’000 pieces

Jonas Puzzle The Creation

Social integration through the arts: a project took place in September at the Ferienheim Aeschiried, Bernese Oberland/Switzerland. Under the guidance of their teachers, Valentin Leibundgut and Kuno von Känel, children from a school in the mountains and from a home for children with special needs came to Aeschiried to spend a week together. The aim was to create a giant puzzle: the Creation. First, it had to be painted under the guidance of the artist anf former TV-producer Pierre-André … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Camp, Geneva, Switzerland ·

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News

  • 20 Years Jonas Foundation
  • Kyrgyzstan: Review of the last years
  • Geneva: Palm Sunday service
  • Enrique: 1st price at the the Swiss Youth Music Competition
  • Charlie: 1st price at the the Swiss Youth Music Competition

Special piano concerts – CD available


The CD of a concert of Rati Skhirtladze’s (13 years) and his teachers Natia Beraia Taktakishvlili and Dachi Taktakishvili is available – order here: info@jonasfoundation.org
The concerts took place in Switzerland (Berne, Bioley-Magnoux, Geneva) from 12th to 15th March 2015.
On the program: Liszt, Chopin, Ravel, Lagidze.

Donations

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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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