Children need to be children, even in airports
By: Jennifer Botzojorns En route to Helsinki, during our layover in Stockholm, I walked around the airport watching the parents and children. Two very different play structures were embedded in the...
View ArticleEdutopia’s Global #PennFinn13 gHangout on Finnish Education (Video Archive)
Special thanks to Edutopia for providing the online forum for this global conversation. On Wednesday, March 28, 2013 a Google Hangout took place at the University of Helsinki’s Teacher Education Center...
View ArticleIt’s the Coat Racks!
The Baltic Sea winter climate of Helsinki necessitates hats, mittens, gloves and warm coats, every day — even at the end of March. At breakfast my first morning, I noticed the coat racks. In...
View ArticleWhat Might a Finnish-Philosophy Classroom Look Like in America?
A 2nd grade classroom at Innokas Koulumestari By: Paul Solarz Completely realizing and understanding that one cannot just take the Finnish model of education and place it in an American classroom, I...
View ArticleInspired by Finland – 5 Goals I’m Setting Now
The #PennFInn13′s team waits for the morning bus en route to Finnish schools By Joe Mazza Last week on my the flight out to Finland, I was lucky enough to sit next to a higher up in the Swedish...
View ArticleCaring for youngsters – A Visit to Science Leadership Academy (SLA)
Our school, Koulumestari is a normal Finnish elementary school, where we focus on child-centered teaching strategies, inquiry, project-based learning and the use of technology. It was wonderful to...
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