Move · Pause · Make · Belong
The Embreier Method
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This sequence aligns with how regulation, attention, and social intelligence develop.
In Move, children learn to regulate their energy and return to a steady state.
In Pause, they build awareness of their internal state and transition with greater ease.
In Make, they strengthen attention, problem-solving, and the ability to stay with challenge, while developing a sense of agency.
In Belong, they deepen connection, reflect on their experience, and understand their impact on others.The sequence remains consistent while the activities change. This consistency allows patterns to stabilise and habits to form.
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Within this structure, the educator holds two positions: the adult who observes with psychological precision and meets the child with caring empathy, and the equal participant who can step into any scenario and show a better way. The way that leaves everyone happier: the joy of sharing, the contentment of teaching a trick to a younger peer and bringing them in.
Inside a 90-Minute Session À l’intérieur d’une séance de 90 minutes
Move Mouvement
They arrive with the day still in their body. They move, and something clears. However they come in, they learn they can shift how they feel. Ils arrivent avec la journée encore dans le corps. Ils bougent, et quelque chose se libère. Peu importe comment ils arrivent, ils apprennent qu’ils peuvent transformer ce qu’ils ressentent.
Pause Pause
They slow down. They breathe more deeply. Between activities, they prepare the space together. Over time, they learn to prepare themselves. Ils ralentissent. Ils respirent plus profondément. Entre les activités, ils préparent l’espace ensemble. Avec le temps, ils apprennent à se préparer eux-mêmes.
Make Création
They work with their hands, mind engaged. Something to make, to organise, to figure out. They stay with it until it’s done, or done enough. Ils travaillent avec leurs mains, l’esprit engagé. Quelque chose à faire, à organiser, à comprendre. Ils s’y engagent jusqu’à ce que ce soit terminé, ou suffisamment avancé.
Belong Appartenance
They share. They listen. They try to understand. They recognise each other, and feel recognised. With parents sometimes present, it extends beyond the session. Ils partagent. Ils écoutent. Ils cherchent à comprendre. Ils se reconnaissent, et se sentent reconnus. Avec les parents parfois présents, cela dépasse la séance.
What Builds,
Week by Week
1. Body regulation
They return to calm more quickly. After frustration, you see the shift. At the end of a long day, they come back to themselves with more ease.
2. Emotional steadiness
They begin to find their own way back, in more than one way.
3. Creative agency
They stay with what they start. When something needs another go, they begin again with pride.What they choose, they feel proud of.
4. Social intelligence
They listen to understand, and share to contribute. They relate in the group with ease, creating connection that supports both themselves and others.
A steady structure, new experiences each week Une structure stable, des expériences nouvelles chaque semaine
The arc stays the same. Move and Make evolve over four weeks. L’arc reste le même. Mouvement et Création évoluent sur quatre semaines.
Move Mouvement
Week 1 Semaine 1
World Rhythms Rythmes du monde
Pop, hip hop, classical, global dance, freestyle Pop, hip-hop, classique, danse du monde, freestyle
Week 2 Semaine 2
Grounded Power Ancrage corporel
Martial arts, tai chi, body control Arts martiaux, tai-chi, maîtrise du corps
Week 3 Semaine 3
Body Awareness Conscience corporelle
Yoga-inspired movement, breath Mouvement inspiré du yoga, respiration
Week 4 Semaine 4
Team Games Jeux d’équipe
Cooperative play, coordination Jeu coopératif, coordination
Make Création
Week 1 Semaine 1
Creative Studio Studio créatif
Visual arts, sensory exploration Arts visuels, exploration sensorielle
Week 2 Semaine 2
Build Lab Laboratoire de construction
Construction, spatial reasoning Construction, raisonnement spatial
Week 3 Semaine 3
Story Studio Studio d’histoires
Storytelling, dramatic play Récits, jeux dramatiques
Week 4 Semaine 4
Group Creation Création collective
Collaborative projects Projets collaboratifs
Educator Standards
Many of our educators are trained at leading Swiss institutions such as EPFL and UNIL.
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Our Embreier educators are local to each country. In Switzerland, they hold Master’s-level training in psychology, early education, and related fields, and speak both French and English fluently.
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They observe before intervening and guide by demonstrating the prosocial and steady way.
Selected from leading universities for both training and empathy, each educator completes mandatory co-teaching hours before leading sessions and joins regular team assemblies to share observations and grow together. Our team embodies the Embreier philosophy: children and adults grow in reciprocity. -
Every week, your educator shares a private observation on your child’s growth. A small window into the way they are finding calm, building confidence, and meeting the world.
Educators are available after each session for questions.
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The childhood years are a powerful window for shaping emotional regulation, executive function, and prosocial behaviour. When children practise these capacities consistently, in the same trusted environment, they begin to shape how the child responds, relates, and grows.
Embreier is currently developing its research pathway with academic partners in the Canton of Vaud, with the aim of better understanding how consistent environments support children’s development over time.
What You Begin to Notice
More
Cooperation
Calmer
Evenings
Smoother
Drop-Offs
More
Listening
Stronger
Connection
Higher
confidence
Lausanne · Vaud · Geneva Lausanne · Vaud · Genève
A Place They
Grow Within.
Une place dans
laquelle ils grandissent.
Small group. The same children and educator each week. It settles in, week after week.
You know who they’re with.
Petit groupe. Les mêmes enfants et éducateur chaque semaine.
Cela s’installe, semaine après semaine.
Vous savez avec qui ils sont.