STEaM as a Finnish Pisa secret in basic education
| Time/Period | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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| 8-9 | Transport from hotel to location | ||||
| 9-10 | Welcome to Joensuu | STEaM in Joensuu schools – K16 | Mathematics | Media Center, Joensuu city Technology supporting STEaM education |
Thematic workshop: How to execute STEaM content in your own school system |
| 10-11 | Finnish Education System | ||||
| 11-12 | Lunch – transport to Koli natural park | ||||
| 12-13 | Lunch | Lunch | Arts (music, drama, arts, crafts), education outdoors
Teacher education |
Lunch | Lunch |
| 13-14 | STEaM in Joensuu city schools – K12
STEaM in learning – lecture |
Science and Science Centre Hands-on science workshop |
Technology and engineering Crafts and Technology education Hands-on workshop (Laser + 3D printing, small crafts etc.) |
Evaluation Certificates |
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| 14-15 | |||||
| 15-16 | |||||
| 16-17 | Dinner + Koli spa – relaxation | ||||
| 17-18 | |||||
| 18-20 | Cultural / nature event (season related) | Transport to Joensuu | Dinner | ||
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Stem (science, technology, engineering and maths) is enriched with arts in Finnish education. Result is STEaM education. The phenomenon-based learning challenges subject boundaries and encourages learners to achieve versatile understanding about our technological complexed world. Part of Finnish Pisa-success is arts (arts, music, drama, crafts), that increases and strengthens creativeness, self awareness, social skills etc. and supports learning also in so called academic subjects. Visit reveals how STEaM-content occurs in Finnish basic education. Visit includes professional lectures, visits to schools to observe and participate in STEaM-teaching and hands-on workshops, where participants can learn Finnish experimental methods to learn STEaM contents (science, coding, robotics, drama, music etc.).
Links:
The City of Joensuu
University of Eastern Finland
Taitola Crafts Center – University of Eastern Finland – Instagram
Ministry of Education
Finnish National Agency for Education
Description of the education system
Education system as a PDF file
Finnish education system in a nutshell PDF
About teachers and principals in Finland
Finnish path from cradle to profession
| Time/Period | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-9 | Transport from hotel to location | ||||
| 9-10 | Welcome to Joensuu | Basic education classes 1-6 Visit |
General upper secondary education Visit |
University of Applied Sciences Karelia Visit |
“Inno-session” |
| 10-11 | Finnish Education System | ||||
| 11-12 | |||||
| 12-13 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 13-14 | Early education and care + pre-school Visit to day care center, 24/7 care |
Basic education classes 7-9 Visit |
Vocational education and training VET Visit |
University of Eastern Finland Visit |
Evaluation Certificates |
| 14-15 | |||||
| 15-16 | |||||
| 16-17 | Cultural activity | Departure from Joensuu | |||
| 17-18 | |||||
| 18-20 | Evening activity (season related) | Dinner | |||
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
A cross-cutting review to Finnish education system which opens the individuals path from early education to profession. Finnish education system is highly valued around the world. In Finland society gives equal opportunities to each and every individual to achieve their personal goals in education. Education system does not create dead ends in education path regarding individuals choices or social background. Finnish education system is also geographically equal, teachers profession is valued and teachers has high level education. Visit helps to understand why Finland has so high end education system which is based on equality. Results of Finnish education system can be recognized from Pisa-success, overall happyness and standard of living, gross domestic product and various meters of education level of people, equality of society etc.
Links:
The City of Joensuu
Riveria Vocational Education and Training Consortium
Karelia University of Applied Sciences
University of Eastern Finland
Ministry of Education
Finnish National Agency for Education
Early childhood education and care
Description of the education system
Education system as a PDF file
Finnish education system in a nutshell PDF
About teachers and principals in Finland
School pupils wellbeing in Finland
| Time/Period | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-9 | Transport from hotel to location | ||||
| 9-10 | Welcome to Joensuu | School as a heart of a village – concept | Digitality in teaching: Joensuu city Media Center | Competitive sports hobby and school JYK General upper secondary education |
Workshop Increasing wellbeing in own school system |
| 10-11 | Finnish Education System | ||||
| 11-12 | Lunch (introduction to free school lunch) | Lunch | |||
| 12-13 | Lunch | Visit to Nepenmäki school Finnish Schools on the Move, arts, drama, clubs, pre- and after school activities etc. |
Lunch | Educational equality Flexible learning environments Visit to rural Heinävaara school |
Lunch |
| 13-14 | Support systems in Finnish school system (inclusion, special needs, healt care etc.) | Visit to Lyseo school Advanced classes: sports, music, English Wellbeing techniques in learning |
Evaluation Certificates |
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| 14-15 | |||||
| 15-16 | |||||
| 16-17 | Transport to Koli natural park Nature activity Transport to Joensuu |
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| 17-18 | |||||
| 18-20 | Evening activity (season related) | Dinner | |||
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
A cross-cutting review to Finnish general education system and how the system supports different kind of learners equally. A part of Finland´s Pisa-secret is the support systems which help individuals to achieve their personal maximum from pre-school to general upper secondary education ignoring individuals socio-economical background. The program describes also Finnish society and families every day functions, which draws a background for Finnish education system as a whole. In the course of the visit the principles of inclusion, general support, intensified support, special support, advanced classes, local support methods to learning and student welfare are discussed. The program consists of lectures, discussions and visits to different kinds of education environments where support actions takes place. The visit is closed in a workshop in which the participants reflect what they have seen and experienced and consider if some of the themes could be used as a starting point for the development work in their own education system.
Useful resources:
The City of Joensuu
Ministry of Education
Finnish National Agency for Education
Description of the education system
Support system for pupils and students
Education system as a PDF file
Finnish education system in a nutshell PDF
About teachers and principals in Finland
Pupil and student welfare
Mining and quarrying
| Time/Period | arrival | day 1 | day 2 | day 3 | day 4 | day 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.30-11.30 | Arrival in Joensuu | Riveria – Vocational education System
Competence-based National |
Study visits: -Local mining companies -Talk with managers |
Simulations in training of the operators
Work organizer and managers can instruct via online by using |
Best solutions in blasting, loading and Hauling
Companies and manufacturers |
Good practices in Maintenance |
| Presentation / discussion of the results of workshop
NEXT STEPS |
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| 11.30-12.30 | Lunch | |||||
| 12.30-16.00 | Welcome, overview programme, expectations of the participants
Icebreaking event |
The Quality and Safety in Mining
First Aid exercises |
Study visit continues | Mining measurement
Technology as a tool |
WORKSHOP TO GET IMPACTS | CONCLUSIONS: Future challenges of the mining as an answer to society demands: integration, sustainability, employment, diversity, political situation, technology CERTIFICATES |
| Using the company as learning environment in new ways | ||||||
| Agreed schedule | Cultural JOENSUU experience | Free evening | Cultural SEASONAL experience | Official dinner | Free evening / cultural fun / Deparure to Helsinki | |
Nursing and care
| Time/Period | arrival | day 1 | day 2 | day 3 | day 4 | day 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.30-11.30 | Arrival in Joensuu | Riveria – Vocational education System
Competence-based |
Study visits: -Local public and private companies -Talk with managers |
Simulations pedagogy training workshop | Visit at Companies Cleaning and Safety |
Good practices to take with you |
| Presentation / discussion of the results of workshop
NEXT STEPS |
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| 11.30-12.30 | Lunch | |||||
| 12.30-16.00 | Welcome, overview programme, expectations of the participants
Icebreaking event |
The Quality and Safety at Health Care in Finland
First Aid exercises at private residental care unit |
Study visit continues, SiunSote health and social care consortium | Technology as a tool | WORKSHOP TO GET IMPACTS | CONCLUSIONS: Future challenges of nursing as an answer to society demands: integration, sustainability, employment, diversity, political situation, technologyCERTIFICATES |
| Nursing and caring environment | ||||||
| Agreed schedule | Cultural JOENSUU experience | Free evening | Cultural SEASONAL experience | Official dinner | Free evening / cultural fun / Deparure to Helsinki | |
Study tour: Ageing Knowledge and Competence in Finland – North Karelian Approach to Active Ageing
| day 1 | day 2 | day 3 | day 4 | day 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.00-12.00 Welcoming words and Karelia UAS introduction Outlines of the joint programme |
10.30-14.00 Introduction to SIUN SOTE (regional health care provider) services for elderly; meeting with SIUN SOTE specialists |
9.00-10:30 Visit to North Karelia Regional Council, introduction into regional policy and strategyVisit to the city of Joensuu |
10.00-12.00 Mapping the need analyses:Reflections with current practice and needs |
10.00-12:00 Introduction to Tikkarinne campus and learning environments, SIMULA learning lab |
| 12.00-13.00 Welcoming lunch |
Lunch in between of the programme | 12.00-13.00 Lunch |
12.00-13.00 Lunch |
Lunch in the city |
| 13.00-16.00 Active aging in Finland: policy, actions, education and RDI |
16.00-17.00 SIUN SOTE Senior Garden concept |
13.00-16.00 Ageing and health promotion – how could active and good ageing be supported |
13.00-18.00 Afternoon in the Finnish nature! -trip to Koli National Park |
Afternoon walking tour in Joensuu city, closing event, coffee and cake |
Note: programme will be tailored based on needs and interest, length can also vary; this example gives an idea of the study tour potential
More information: Dr. Liisa Timonen, Head of Internationalisation, Karelia University of Applied Sciences; liisa.timonen@karelia.fi
Clinical Study Visit
| day 1 | day 2 | day 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 hours > Introduction to elderly care service, social and healthcare education in Finland > Visiting a local company with the special excellence in elderly care (e.g. housing services, home rehabilitation, home care services) |
8 hours > Visiting 1–2 local companies with the special excellence in elderly care (e.g. health promotion, assistive devices, informal caregiver services) |
6 hours > Visiting a local company with the special excellence in elderly care (e.g. multiprofessional competencies)> Feedback and reflecting session |
Population ageing is a global phenomenon. People are living longer than before and this demographic fact challenges, among other things, the traditional and costly hospital-centered system in elderly care. For decades Finland has developed innovative and effective solutions aiming to improve quality of life for the elderly and at the same time prevent the costs of health care rising. Clinical Study Visit offers participants a very special opportunity to learn from a variety of best practices of Finnish elderly care.
Target group
International welfare and healthcare experts, innovators, educators, entrepreneurs who are interested in Finnish elderly care service system, practices and education.
Benefits for participants
- Capacity building by benchmarking Finnish elderly care service system – the Finnish quality recommendations, acts and European Core Competences for working with older people will be introduced
- Getting to know the highly qualified Finnish elderly care organisations and understand how they operate in practice
- Authentic learning experiences, inspiring participatory methods
- Networking and partnerships with Finnish organisations and companies in elderly care and lifelong learning
Instructors
Experts of Karelia University of Applied Sciences
Interpretation
Interpreter service available if needed.
Group size
Preferable group of 10 participants.