In the first period-Xinzhuang period (1768 ~ 1798), in Newhall (Newhall means "Xinzhuang"), he organized a demonstration farm with the help of his friends, which he called "Xinzhuang". From 65438 to 0774, he set up an orphanage in Xinzhuang, and took in about 50 orphans, with what little money he had left and donations from his friends. He organized children to be self-sufficient, working in the fields in summer and spinning and weaving in winter. He also personally taught children to read, write and calculate, and hired several craftsmen to teach labor skills, trying to cultivate children's ability to live independently through education. He wrote: "I have lived among more than 50 poor children for many years, and I share joys and sorrows with them;" I live like a beggar myself, in order to teach beggars to live like individuals. "Later, due to economic difficulties, it had to be closed at 1780.

The orphanage was dissolved, but his confidence in improving society and helping farmers through education did not waver. In the next eighteen years, Pestalozzi's life was very poor, but he devoted himself to writing activities and published a lot of works on social and educational issues, trying to attract Swiss social people to solve the still urgent problem: how to improve the moral and intellectual level of working people. 1780 Completed the first educational book "The Hermit's Dusk". 178 1 year, the novel "Lianhard and Godud" was published, which made him gain a great reputation. Many famous people came to visit Xinzhuang in an endless stream, and the Austrian Prime Minister and the Queen of Prussia also praised him. 1792, the Legislative Assembly after the French Revolution awarded him the honorary title of "Citizen of the French Republic".