Posts by Ellimaija
What Principals can learn from Finnish education? And vice versa
We are happy to share a great summary by one of the Principal Study Tour in Finland participants, Principal Shanthan Naidu from Orakei School. He attended our program in Tampere in April together with other 18 experts from New Zealand and Australia. “I have recently returned from a principal leadership tour in Finland! Embracing their…
Read MoreStudents are risk takers, let them explore!
What a wonderful group by Tours for Teachers we had last week! Teachers, educators and principals from Australia were really active and made some great reflection of the similarities and differences between these two education systems and approaches. Thank you everyone for a memorable week together exploring Finnish Education, we enjoyed every minute with you!…
Read MorePrincipals in Finland
In March we had principals in Finland, a bunch of wonderful visitors from US and Thailand – such an active and enthusiastic group and it was our joy to exchange ideas and experiences with you during the Principal Study Tour! We are happy to share some insights by the US cohort Chaminade College Preparatory: “The…
Read MoreEarly Childhood Education and Care Study Tour takeaways
Last week provided rays of sunlight and many insights into Early childhood education and care. Our lovely guests from Pakistan enjoyed five different visits to daycare centers and schools. What were the key early childhood education and care takeways to implement back home? More time to be spent outdoors daily More free play More pictures…
Read MoreLearning about Sustainable Education during a study tour
Study Tour season is on! During one of the coldest weeks of the Winter in Finland we welcomed a group from the tropical Bahamas. Sustainable education was one of the most important topics that resonated with our visitors. Our experts introduced them many topics such as Versatile learning environments, Curriculum & Assessment, Educational Support and…
Read More150 times thank you to our study tour participants!
This year we welcomed 150 brave educators all around the world to Tampere, Finland! We had the honor to meet these curious, open-minded and skilled teachers and principals from several different countries from all continents! Learning Scoop is renowned for its quality study tours, which have also been awarded as the Best Authentic Finnish Travel…
Read MoreFinnish Nature Experience
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 Seventen Tours. Let the fun begin! Team building and making…
Read MoreOutdoor Exercises and Art in STEAM projects Webinar April 27th 2023
Free Webinar Outdoor Exercises and Art in STEAM projects on 27th April at 17.00 (CET) Using outdoors as a learning environment in STEAM projects has many benefits. It increases students’ motivation and engagement to study phenomena in real-life environments. Exploring things outdoors strengthens students’ relationship to nature and thus gives them more…
Read MoreFinnish education meets early language teaching in groundbreaking online course
Playvation and Learning scoop have joined forces to create a brand-new course on early language teaching. The course “Teaching languages to young children” will help early educators to teach foreign language to the children in their care. Two major players in Finnish education come together as Learning Scoop and Playvation partner up to create an…
Read MoreEU for Inclusive Teaching
EU for Inclusive Teaching project is now officially launched! EU 4 Inclusive Teaching is an EU-funded project which aims at introducing an inclusive teaching model and a competence-based curricula in the pre-university education system in Albania. The project will address the clearly stated need to modernize the teaching profession (competence-based teaching). Our Pedagogical Director Johanna…
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