HEAT Teacher’s Summer School – Helsinki Education in Action for Teachers
Elevate your teaching practice with the HEAT Teachers’ Summer School in Helsinki, Finland. This transformative program immerses you in Finland’s innovative educational approaches, offering hands-on experiences that blend history, culture, and natural beauty. From dynamic classroom settings to the historic Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, you’ll gain fresh perspectives and practical strategies to enrich your teaching.
What You’ll Learn:
Aligned with the Finnish national core curriculum, this course emphasizes holistic, student-centered pedagogy. Engage in interactive sessions focusing on phenomenon-based learning, moving beyond traditional subjects to interdisciplinary themes. Experience the Finnish camp school ethos, enhancing cooperation and communication skills through active participation and collaboration with local educators.
- Implement student-centered teaching methods effectively.
- Design and facilitate interdisciplinary, phenomenon-based lessons.
- Foster a collaborative classroom environment.
- Integrate ethically sustainable and culturally sensitive practices.
- Adapt Finnish educational innovations to diverse cultural contexts.
Course Highlights:
- Immersive Learning Sessions: Participate in activities that reflect Finland’s educational philosophy, emphasizing active engagement and real-world connections.
- Collaborative Projects: Work individually or in groups to develop concrete outputs applicable to your school, with ongoing support from trainers.
- Cultural Exploration: Visit significant sites like the UNESCO-listed Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, enriching your understanding of Finnish culture.
- Networking Opportunities: Connect with international educators to share best practices and build lasting professional relationships.
- Expert Guidance: Learn from experienced Finnish educators, gaining insights into successful teaching strategies.
This program combines theoretical knowledge with practical application, empowering you to implement innovative teaching methods in your classroom.
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All tickets includes:
- Event materials
- Certificate of attendance
- School visits
- Admission to all sessions
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Discounted price forgroups of 5 or more
By the end of the course, you will:
- Master student-centered and phenomenon-based teaching techniques.
- Enhance classroom cooperation and communication.
- Develop ethically sustainable and culturally adaptable teaching practices.
- Create actionable plans to integrate new strategies into your curriculum.
- Receive a Certificate of Active Attendance, with competencies validated on the Europass mobility.
Educators, school management, and non-teaching staff in primary, secondary, and vocational education seeking to innovate their teaching practices and integrate technology effectively.
Suvi is an expert in educational psychology with a broad understanding of education and a deep insight into the human mind and learning. She holds a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Helsinki and has taught students in an innovative educational psychology program. Suvi’s teaching experience includes lecturing, supervising pre-service teachers, and facilitating group processes in phenomenon-based learning. Her research has focused on teacher-student interaction, and she has also studied media education as part of her teacher training. With grassroots experience as a classroom teacher, youth worker, and camp supervisor, she brings practical knowledge of working with children and teenagers to her work in teacher education and training.
This is a provisional programme, the finalized program will be shared with participants prior to the course.
Day 1, Monday
08:30 Visit an elementary school.
11:30 Lunch at the school or university.
12:00 Wrap-up walk and university campus tour.
13:30 Presentation on the Finnish education system and a parent interview.
15:00 onwards: Independent cultural experiences.
Day 2, Tuesday
08:30 Visit a Finnish kindergarten.
11:30 Lunch at campus.
12:20 Ferry to Suomenlinna.
13:00 Biology and geography workshop on Baltic Sea studies, led by Juha Kuronen, at Suomenlinna.
15:20 Return ferry and reflections of the day.
Day 3, Wednesday
08:20 Explore a thematic destination (options include an art museum, stone mine, paper factory, zoo/animal park, or vocational school with hands-on studies).
- Includes a shadowing workshop with students at the destination.
12:30 Lunch and history/sports outdoor adventure game (locations such as Suomenlinna or Nuuksio Forest).
15:30 Optional sauna experience (included in course fee).
Day 4, Thursday
09:00 Visit a high school or vocational school.
11:30 Lunch at the school.
12:00 Socratic walk and afternoon coffee.
14:20 Ferry to Suomenlinna, followed by a guided history tour focusing on cannons and tunnels. Return ferry afterward.
Day 5, Friday
09:00 Science workshop at Heureka or outdoor mobile game with students.
- Wrap-up session: Visioning the future.
12:30 onwards: Lunch and time for independent cultural experiences.
