Finland

Principal Study Tour

Finnish schools are not among the best in the World by chance. They are also led and managed exceptionally well. It is the principals and headmasters who lay the foundation for equality and trust in Finnish schools.

Target Groups: 

• Principals

• Headmasters

• School leaders

• School owners

• Education officials

• Early childhood education directors and managers.

Objectives:

• Gives visitors an overview of the Finnish education system and role of pedagogical leadership.

• Themed Study Tour introduces the founding principles in Finnish Education management and leadership and how it is implemented in action.

• The program also offers an up-close and personal view of daily life of principals in the Finnish schools.

Early Childhood Education Study Tour

Early childhood has very different goals in Finland compared to many other countries: in Finland early childhood education supports children’s balanced growth, development and learning, not just academic objectives.

Target Groups: 

• Headmasters / principals

• Teachers

• Administrative representatives

• Decision makers

• Investors

• Newspapers

Objectives:

• The program gives visitors an overview of the Finnish education system and early childhood education as an integral part of it.

• Themed Study Tour introduces the founding principles in Finnish Early Childhood Education and how it is implemented in action.

• The program also offers an up-close and personal view of daily life in the Finnish day care centers.

Basic Education (K-9) Study Tour

Finnish basic education is exceptional in worldwide perspective: it is public and free for all students, it has a wide variety of academic as well as practical and artistic subjects, and it is based on stress-free “less is more” approach.

Target Groups:

• Teachers

• Principals

• School owners

• Anyone interested in Finnish K-9 basic education and Finland’s excellent learning results

Objectives:

• The program gives visitors an overall view on Finnish basic (K-9) education, it’s core principles and factors influencing Finland’s success in international learning comparisons.

• The program also offers participants first-hand experiences about everyday life in Finnish schools and classrooms and a chance to witness educational innovations in Finnish basic education.