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04.05.2023, Ellimaija Ahonen

While in Tampere why not to forget the urban nature for an evening? We recommend to get energized in Finnish forest! Our Study Tour visitors enjoy Finnish Nature Experience, which is a guided evening spent in Finnish nature. We provide the experience together with our partner Adventure Apes. Let the fun…

29.08.2022, Ellimaija Ahonen

We kicked off the Autumn season with a Basic Education (K-9) Study Tour last week. This time the group consisted of educators from US and Malta. The program gave visitors an overall view on Finnish basic (K-9) education and it’s core principles. Finnish basic education is based on stress-free “less…

27.08.2021, Ellimaija Ahonen

“The data keep on piling up that there is something about Finland and Education”. We had an honor to be part of The TeachPitch Podcast series. Our Pedagogical Director Johanna Järvinen-Taubert is sharing insight to the cornerstones of Finnish education, child-centered pedagogy and ways to reach our ultimate goal, Sustainable Development Goal #4,…

10.05.2021, Ellimaija Ahonen

Finnish education is famous for its excellent learning outcomes and child-centered, stress-free approach. But what else do you know about the Education in Finland? We gathered some Facts about Finnish Education. Did you know all this 😊? Every child in Finland has a subjective right to attend early childhood education and…

31.03.2021, Ellimaija Ahonen

Why Finland Education Shop? “You should definitely make an online course of this theme!” “Is there a web shop where we can buy these products?” It’s been literally for years that we have heard these comments and questions. While training international education experts around the world and presenting Finnish educational…

02.03.2021, Ellimaija Ahonen

Last week my daughter´s school was having a Survivor week. It means that everyone is encouraged to focus on healthy lifestyle, playing outdoors and spending time with friends and family. The most difficult part is that no screen time is allowed. Smart phones, laptops, play stations and computers are banned for…

07.10.2020, Ellimaija Ahonen

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27.02.2020, Ellimaija Ahonen

This blog is part of blog series ´Developing Steps to Freedom´- Perception of the Finnish Education System written by Janetta Hargreaves. To start with we highly recommend to read article 1/3 and article 2/3.   Final Reflections It proves difficult to return home from an educational study tour of Finland…

06.02.2020, Ellimaija Ahonen

Learning Scoop is happy to launch collaboration with Adventure Apes. It means that our study tour participants can now visit Finland with their kids! Adventure Apes offers tailor-made adventure camps with a focus on connecting learning to the physical world. Nature becomes the classroom promoting exploration, discovery and sparking curiosity…

06.01.2020, Ellimaija Ahonen

It is time to wrap up 2019 and welcome 2020! Not in any particular order we would like to share few highlights from 2019. We started collaboration with Edustudio Helsinki to boost impact through quality education in Romania. Thank you for your hard work and can do attitude! It was…

10.09.2018, Ellimaija Ahonen

Our home town Tampere is situated between two big lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi, which makes the location just perfect. The city itself is a great master piece of Mother Nature. Recreational activities, tranquil coves for swimming, places for barbequing, playgrounds and nature trails are just stone´s throw away from city center. …

04.09.2018, Ellimaija Ahonen

Basic Education (K-9) Study Tour and Principal Study Tour kicked off the Autumn semester 2018. Team Learning Scoop had the privilege to encounter enthusiastic and skilled educators from Abu Dhabi, Australia, Malta, New Zealand and USA. Basic Education group focused on getting to know cornerstones of Finnish education: Finnish Education system…

14.05.2018, Ellimaija Ahonen

Last week we were privileged to have Basic Education (K-9) Study Tour participants in Finland with us to explore the miracle around Finnish education success story. All the talented teachers and educators were passionate about developing their school communities, every day lessons and themselves as teachers. Many of them were…

12.01.2018, Ellimaija Ahonen

Sometimes you end up being part of something bigger you didn´t even know about. We were thrilled and humble to hear that our wise, future-oriented Iranian study tour participants are taking part of LG Global Challenger IRAN competition. They traveled to Finland to deep dive into Finnish Education System, to learn…