Education

SISKA spe­cia­lists give courses and lec­tures for the ge­ne­ral pu­blic and schools (in­tro­duc­tion to karst and spe­leo­lo­gy). Other courses on spe­ci­fic to­pics are gi­ven to pro­fes­sio­nals (of­fices and ad­mi­nis­tra­tions) and at uni­ver­si­ty le­vel.

The Ins­ti­tute al­so pro­vides edu­ca­tio­nal ma­te­rial (pu­bli­ca­tions, vi­deos, tea­ching kits) on the themes of wa­ter, karst and caves.

SISKA or­ga­nises the­med ex­cur­sions ex­plai­ning the evo­lu­tion of the land­scape, un­der­ground wa­ter flows, geo­lo­gy and karst bio­topes. As part of these ex­cur­sions, small groups can vi­sit a cave. Some ex­cur­sions are or­ga­ni­sed re­gu­lar­ly, others oca­sion­nal­ly.

We can or­ga­nise ex­cur­sions on re­quest to suit your wishes. Don't he­si­tate to contact us!

Some examples of ex­cur­sions:

• Ground­wa­ter in La Chaux-de-Fonds,
• the kars­tic land­scapes of the Vaud Ju­ra,
• Gorges de l'Areuses,
• the Gou­mois Cluse,
• the oa­sis of Le Locle,
• the Mi­landre un­der­ground la­bo­ra­to­ry,
• la Gla­cière de Mon­lé­si,
• dis­co­ver the un­der­ground en­vi­ron­ment at Mô­tiers,
• bet­ween ice and karst at Ro­chers de Naye,
• ex­cur­sions to other parts of Swit­zer­land are al­so pos­sible (GR, SG, BE, BL, etc.)

The SISKA pu­blishes va­rious books and bro­chures on karst and spe­leo­lo­gy:

Consult the informational brochures of the SISKA and the Swiss Speleological Society.

• Do­lines. For­ma­tion pro­cess, func­tions and conser­va­tion, prac­ti­cal ad­vice
• Wind tur­bines in kars­tic re­gions
• Be­neath our feet ... karst
• Safe Spe­leo: Prac­tice ca­ving sa­fe­ly

You can or­der prin­ted ver­sions of our bro­chures, free of charge, by e-mail. On­ly the "wind tur­bines" bro­chure is sold for CHF 9.

Order our karst excursion guides

• Au fil du Doubs, an ex­cur­sion guide from Les Bre­nets to Saint-Ur­sanne
• Tau­ben­loch Gorge and Reu­che­nette Gorge
• Along the Orbe, dis­co­ve­ring an ex­cep­tio­nal ri­ver
• The Le Locle val­ley, a guide to un­ders­tan­ding the land­scape
• Gorges de l'Areuse, guide to hy­dro­geo­lo­gi­cal ex­cur­sions
• From the Areuse to the Doubs, fol­lo­wing in the foots­teps of the wa­ter of La Chaux-de-Fonds

Our guides are sold for CHF 9.- (+ pos­tage). You can or­der them by e-mail.

Discover our books on the underground world

In the caves of Swit­zer­land. From ex­plo­ra­tion to science

At the source of Swit­zer­land. Dis­co­ve­ring Switzerland's blue gold

Our vi­deos are on You­Tube :

• What is karst?
• Ground­wa­ter
• The world of caves
• Li­mes­tone land­scapes

SISKA has de­si­gned an ori­gi­nal tea­ching kit "Un­der­ground wa­ter, karst and caves.This rea­dy-to-use guide is sui­table for all school le­vels from 5th grade (8-9 years old) up­wards. The ma­te­rial en­ables tea­chers (even those who know no­thing about caves and karst) to give their stu­dents a fun, in-depth in­tro­duc­tion to un­der­ground wa­ter, karst and spe­leo­lo­gy, as well as re­la­ted themes.

The Po­wer­point pre­sen­ta­tions, games and ex­pe­ri­ments contai­ned in the case can ea­si­ly be adap­ted to the le­vel of the pu­pils, de­pen­ding on the teacher's wishes and me­thods.

Some of the themes de­ve­lo­ped

• Geo­lo­gy (concepts)
• Cave for­ma­tion
• Cave fau­na
• Wa­ter flow un­der­ground
• Li­mes­tone land­scapes
• Concre­tions, crys­tals
• Ar­chaeo­lo­gy
• Pro­tec­ting the un­der­ground en­vi­ron­ment

Price : CHF 1500 + VAT and pos­tage. Or­der from the SISKA

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