Education

The Finnish Education System

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MODULE  LASTS 4 DAYS.

"LEARNING BY DOING - DIFFERENT IS INTERESTING"

* HOUSE BUILDING
* PAINTING
* CARPENTERY
* FIND SCIENTIST IN YOU: EXTREME TEMPERATURES AND MATERIALS
* WONDER OF THE STARS OF THE SKY: PLANETARIUM
* LEGO ROBOT WORKSHOP
* DIBLOMAS

Examples:

"BUILDING A LEGO ROBOT"

The children will plan and implement a 

moving Lego robot in smaller groups and
solve given problems.

Learning objectives:

- learn the basics of mechanics
- learn the basics of visual programming
- learn how to connect a motor to the
mechanical construction

- enhance teamworking and
problem solving skills

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"GAME DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP"

The children will learn about making

games, and will develop their own game

as a group task during the day.

Learning objectives:

- Analytical thinking – what makes a good game?
- Learn basics about game design
- Designing your own game
- Game development in a nutshell

- Working with graphics, coding and animations

- Developing a game as part of a team

- Task oriented group work skills

Finland is renowned throughout the world for high quality education. Key words in Finnish education policy are quality, efficiency, equality and internationalisation.

The Finnish education system consists of

municipally provided daycare for every child, plus a pre-school year for 6-year-olds
9 years of compulsory comprehensive school (ages 7–16).
further general academic or vocational education
higher education consisting of two complementary sectors: universities and universities of applied sciences
lifelong adult education.
A nation of high quality learning

Finland’s education system was named best in the world by education firm Pearson in 2012.
The UN’s Education Index lists Finland among the best education systems in the world.
Finland received top results in all of the OECD’s PISA surveys held between 2000 and 2009.
Finland has a literacy rate of 100 %.
75 % of Finns speak a foreign language, 50 % speak two or more foreign languages.
40 % of Finns have a degree from a university or university of applied sciences.