Who We Are
About us
How We Started
Foundations for Learning was established by Sylvia Leck in 2009 as a fully registered non-profit foundation in memory of her late husband, David.
Sylvia is a learning support teacher with over 30 years experience of teaching and had noticed that international families based in Zürich often struggled to find a full range of support services in English. The aim was to match the excellent support provided locally in German for English speaking families. From humble beginnings in a single room at the top of a pre-school, we have grown year on-year to offer services across Switzerland.
Where We Are Now
We have now worked with over 30 schools and have supported more than 600 students. We provide support to students and families across Switzerland with practitioners in the Zürich, Basel, Geneva and Lausanne areas. We also provide consultation to families and schools and run workshops and training for teachers and parents. We have a wide range of highly qualified practitioners working in disciplines such as teaching, psychology, behavioural analysis and speech and language
Values and Philosophy
Our guiding principle is to always work in a respectful, collaborative and professional manner to meet the needs of each individual.
We have seen time after time that when a student’s particular learning needs are not met their confidence and self esteem can be impacted.
As a team we are:
Dedicated to helping students reach their full potential by tailoring our programs to meet the individual needs of each student.
Our Team

Sylvia Leck
Founder

Paul Decker
CEO and Service Director