Posts by Ellimaija
Malta calling!
Learning Scoop experts Johanna Järvinen-Taubert and Kaisa Tuomarla are heading to Malta to held workshops for Maltese educators there. Regarding to that they were asked to provide some background information for Maltese media. Here are some of their answers: 1. What is the secret of the success in Finnish education? It is a combination of…
Read MoreCustomers from 35 different countries
Quite often we´ve been asked which countries are your target markets. It is pretty hard to answer; some months you are dealing a lot with customers and potential leads from USA, next month South East Asia is a hot topic on the map. And they all are very important to us. This far we have…
Read MoreDesigning quality lessons
When we have visitors visiting Finnish classes they are very interested in the way lessons are carried out in Finland. Some visitors recognize modern pedagogical practices, while the others tell us that Finnish teaching is very different from what is the practice in their own countries. The classes we visit are also often very different…
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Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny
Read MoreHobbyland
”Finland is a Hobbyland. Everyone has a hobby”, said one of our foreign friends recently. Yes, hobbies are valued by the Ministry of Education, by employers, homes and friends. Also, adults have hobbies. Having hobbies is normal. The Ministry of Education set last year a workgroup to investigate the hobbies and possibilities how every child…
Read MoreWhy Learning Scoop is called as Learning Scoop?
We have got many questions about our company name; where does it come from and what does it represent? When we decided to start running a company which would export Finnish education practices abroad , we faced a number of difficult decisions; company form, stakeholders, partnerships, vision, strategy, mission, graphic expression, font, business cards, budget…
Read MoreStrategic Practices of the Institutional School: Discursive approach
Today we are celebrating our friend´s achievement! Kristiina Engblom-Pelkkala has been researching Strategic Practices of the institutional School in her doctoral dissertation. We are happy to share the abstract of the thesis below: “Education has been a central value for Finnish people ever since its inception. The school has been considered a significant institution, a…
Read MoreBenchmarking Finland – study tour participants taking part of competition
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 about best practices and find…
Read MoreGiving back this Christmas – Season´s Greetings!
Here in Northern Hemisphere we are having Winter Solictice today marking the day with the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year. It means that Christmas and end of year is just around the corner. It´s time to relax and enjoy the days with beloved ones. Well deserved. We wanted to…
Read MoreInnovation Institute: Focusing on the Finnish Line – Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice
The 5th annual Pine Crest School Innovation Institute Conference will be taking place in April 15th – 16th 2018 in Florida, USA. Learning Scoop Experts Elina Harju and Johanna Järvinen-Taubert as Keynote Speakers will be sharing our knowledge regarding The Finnish school system and teaching practices. Participants will learn from Finnish education experts about their…
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