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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...

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Edutopia’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...

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It’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...

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What 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...

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Inspired 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...

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Caring 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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