Posts by Ellimaija
150 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…
Read More7 simple steps to transform your classroom and teaching
Are you struggling with classroom management and looking for new ideas in your lesson planning? Do you want to grow into being a teacher with tools and energy to motivate your students into developing a sustainability mindset? You are not alone! Teachers all over the world share the same challenges, struggles and dreams and need…
Read MoreSustainable development in education Webinar Oct 13th 2022
Title and theme: How to transform education through Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)? Finland as a leading example – EduGems Finland case studies and best practices. Target audience: This webinar is especially relevant to all school principals and teachers needing concrete action steps on how to incorporate it to teaching and school curricula. You will…
Read MoreTeacher training program for teachers from Lagos, Nigeria
Last Spring a group of educators from Lagos state, Nigeria attended an in-service teacher training program by Learning Scoop in Tampere, Finland. The main objective of this 2-week program was to get to know Finnish upper secondary and high school education and pedagogical practices as well as how competence-based multidisciplinary training in conducted. The program…
Read MoreBasic Education Study Tour kicking off the season
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 is more” approach and our…
Read MoreEducation Outside Classroom – The secret ingredient of Finnish education excellence
Education outside classroom (EOC) is often characterized by curriculum-based educational activities practiced outside the school buildings, in natural (e.g., a park or forest) or cultural (e.g., a museum or library) settings. EOC includes for example versatile field trips, visits to museums, and various ways of outdoor learning. In addition, EOC is often considered as ‘experiential’…
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