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03.07.2017, Ellimaija Ahonen

July means holiday month in Finland. Like we tend to say “the whole country is closed“. Kids are enjoying the longest as schools are closed for over 2 months in a row. Time to recharge the batteries and relax the way one feels most convenient for him or her. We…

30.06.2017, Ellimaija Ahonen

Finnish schools are not among the best in the World by chance. They are also led and managed exceptionally well. It is the principals and headmasters who lay the foundation for equality and trust in Finnish schools. It is they who make sure that teachers and students can perform at…

15.06.2017, Ellimaija Ahonen

Learning Scoop is proud to announce the co-operation with Tampere Adult Education Centre TAKK in arranging Finnish Educational School Camps in Tampere region. TAKK is organizing four different theme camps for young people: 1) Adventure Activities in the Wild, 2) Science, Technology and Sustainability, 3) Wilderness skills and Adventure and…

02.05.2017, Ellimaija Ahonen

I had a pleasure to attend Polar Camp last week together with other brilliant minds. There are 29 Finnish organizations involved with Polar Partners network at the moment and we all are committed to deliver Finnish Education Excellence. Instead of staying in a tent we enjoyed the great surroundings of…

24.04.2017, Ellimaija Ahonen

In the last week of March Learnign Scoop took part in St.Petersburg International Education Forum. It is annual event comprehensively covering various areas in nowadays education. This year’s agenda included the topic of Healthy school. The actuality of it grows year by year not only in Russia but all over the…

10.04.2017, Ellimaija Ahonen

Education is life per se

13.03.2017, Ellimaija Ahonen

Learning Scoop is very happy to announce official partnership with Polar Partners which is specialised in delivering Finnish Education. Together with over 20 other service providers we form a great network with high expertise. The portfolio contains all necessary parts starting from Management coaching to Teacher Training and from Pedagogical…

06.03.2017, Ellimaija Ahonen

Finnish education is famous for its “Less is More” principle. In Finland pupils have less schooldays a year, less lessons in a school day, spend less hours at school, get far less homework (but they do get some, don’t belive the staggering headlines!) etc. than pupils in most other countries.…

17.02.2017, Ellimaija Ahonen

We have some delighful news to share with our global network. Learning Scoop is starting official collaboration with Tampere University of Applied Sciences, TAMK, in particular with the branches of TAMK Vocational Teacher Training and Pedagogical R&D. TAMK is a multidisciplinary and international higher education institution located in the Tampere…

11.01.2017, Ellimaija Ahonen

Sustainable Development Goals – does it ring a bell? If you’re a development worker, campaigner or a hard-core follower of international affairs this might not be news to you. Most of the world hasn’t got a clue. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seem like a continuation of the United Nations Millennium…

14.12.2016, Ellimaija Ahonen

Education gives children information and skills and improves the income of families. An educated child is likely as an adult to ensure that their own children receive an education. In our work, we improve day care centres, schools, teaching material and the quality of teaching and early childhood education. We…

15.12.2016, Ellimaija Ahonen

Lapland International Forum for Education – LIFE 2017 – will be organised in January 18-21th 2017 in Rovaniemi, Finland. During the event you have a change to participate a free workshop by Learning Scoop. If you are eager to find answers to questions below, you are in a right place!…

16.11.2016, Ellimaija Ahonen

Ease of use and the joy of accomplishment! Learning Scoop is happy to announce partnership with peda.net personal learning platform. Peda.net offers tools for educational institutions and teachers.   Portal is a platform for collecting and distributing materials, maintained by the teacher or other admin and used by the learner. Peda.net is…

11.11.2016, Ellimaija Ahonen

I had a chance to spend some full but fruitful days in New York and New Jersey are in USA few weeks ago. Visiting many private schools, universities and institutions gave more understanding of current situation and challenges schools, principals and teachers are facing in USA. I also had an…

26.10.2016, Ellimaija Ahonen

This summer, one Study Tour participant decided to take a field trip to a faraway place to learn about the most successful and efficient school system in the world.  Mr. Rickbeil from Maryland, USA wanted to see how a different culture educates their kids.  This time he reflects how he…