PROGRAM
Sunday
Venue: Restaurant Juttutupa, Helsinki
Moderator: Heikki
16.00
Meet at the Helsinki Central Railway station. Walk together through city center
sights to Juttutupa
18.00 Joint dinner (at your own cost) at a Juttutupa Restaurant – join for a common dinner and/or drink
Monday
Venue: Oodi Central Library (Töölönlahdenkatu 4, 00100 Helsinki)
Moderator: Heikki
09.00-11.30: Welcoming to course, introducing organizers and course program.
Visit to Oodi Makerspace. Presentation about finnish Educational system
Lunch 11.30
Venue: Kulosaari Secondary School (Ståhlberginkuja 1, 00570 Helsinki)
Moderator: Heikki
13.00-16.00: School Visit Kulosaari Secondary School. STEAMLab visit and
introduction to course tools
Dinner time
Commute from Helsinki to Salo by train (book your ticket: https://www.vr.fi/en)
20.00 Salo train station – Teijo Iron works villages organized taxi or
Venue: Aalto FabLAb, Aalto University Magneettitalo, Otakaari 7,
02150 Espoo
13.00-16.00: visit to Aalto Fablab. Technology education in
Finland universities
Dinner time (suggestion Fat Lizard Otaniemi – local artisan
pizza and brewery)
Commute to Salo by train (book your ticket: https://www.vr.fi/en)
20.00 Salo train station – Teijo Iron works villages organized taxi
Tuesday
Venue: Teijo Makerspace (Merikulmantie 1498, 25570 Teijo)
Moderator: Heikki and Iiro
Public transportation bus (PAIKKU) to Kirjakkala village
09.00-10.00: Introduction to Teijo Makerspace (Heikki)
10.00-11.00: STEAM education in Finland and makerspaces in
finnish schools (Heikki)
11.00.-12.00 Team STEAM-project kick-off (Heikki, Iiro Lunch buffet at the workshop (included to Catering Fee)
13.00-14.00: How to plan a STEAM education project (Heikki)
14.00-15.00: Design & prototyping methods, Art in STEAM
education (Iiro)
15.00-1630: Teamwork with project design
Public transportation bus (PAIKKU) to Mathildedal village
Wednesday
Venue: Teijo Makerspace (Merikulmantie 1498, 25570 Teijo)
Moderator: Heikki and Iiro
Public transportation bus (PAIKKU) to Kirjakkala village
09.00-10.00: Technology reading skills in practise (Heikki)
10.00-11.00: Digital modeling in classroom: best practises (Heikki,
Iiro)
11.00-12.00: Free software-options to use (Iiro)
Lunch buffet at the workshop (included to Catering Fee)
13.00-14.00:Digital manufacturing workflow at school (Heikki)
14.00-15.00: Hand tools and materials with laser cutting /3D printing (Heikki, Iiro)
15.00-16.30: Teamwork on manufacturing own STEAM-project
(Heikki, Iiro)
Public transportation bus (PAIKKU) to Mathildedal village
Optional spare time activity: Teijo Village
Sauna 17.00-19.00
Thursday
Venue: Teijo Makerspace (Merikulmantie 1498, 25570 Teijo)
Moderator: Heikki and Iiro
Public transportation bus (PAIKKU) to Kirjakkala village
0900-10.00: Basic electronics in school: good practices (Iiro)
10.00-11.00: Art education as a way to learn electronics (media
arts) (Iiro)
11.00-12.00: Wiring teams STEAM projects (Heikki, Iiro)
Lunch buffet at the workshop (included to Catering Fee)
13.00-14.30: Microcontrollers in STEAM projects, Micro:bit
Classroom-website (Hekki)
14.30-16.30: Coding teams STEAM projects
Optinal spare time activity National park 19.00-21.00
Guided fishing or hiking
Friday
Venue: Teijo Makerspace (Merikulmantie 1498, 25570 Teijo)
Moderator: Heikki and Iiro
Public transportation bus (PAIKKU) to Kirjakkala village
09.00-12.00: Team work time on Steam project(Heikki, Iiro)
Lunch buffet at the workshop (included to Catering Fee)
13.00-16.00: Finishing team projects and documenting or
Venue: Kirkonkylän koulu, Perniö
13.-00-16.00: Lower primary school visit and Tech shop class visit
Venue: Lake Mathilda, Teijo National Park
18.00-21.00
Course ending festival
Campfire & blaze salmon dinner (included in Catering Fee)
Presenting team projects
Certificates
Saturday
Vantaa
08.30 Taxi from Mathildedal to Salo Train station
Commute from Salo to Tikkurila, Vantaa by train
(book your ticket: https://www.vr.fi/en)
Venue: Vantaa Center of Robotics (Kirjasola, 01300 Vantaa)
11.00-12.00: AI in STEAM education Antti Luoto, city of Vantaa
12.00-13.00: : Final Q&A, Conclusion of the week, ending of the course
Wednesday
At 17.00-19.00
Teijo Village Sauna
Join for a traditional public swimsuit sauna at the heart of the village. You can
also have a dip in cooling river.
More info: https://www.teijo.fi/sauna/
Activity Fee is 10EUR / person and includes:
– sauna ticket
– little snack and beverage at the sauna
– taxi to Mathilda village after sauna
Sign up for this activity in advance!
Thursday
At 19.00-21.00
Guided Fishing at Lake Mathilda, Teijo National Park
Come and try fishing with different equipment, suiting your skill level.
Professional fishing guide will make trip memorable.
Activity Fee is 30EUR / person and includes:
– Fishing license
– Fishing equipment
– Guiding
Minimum 10 persons. Sign up for this activity in advance!
Small hike in the Teijo National Park
Join for a small guided (3km) walk in the paths around Lake Mathilda, Teijo
National Park. See Finnish nature at its best!
This activity is FREE. Sign up at the beginning of the course!
REGISTRATION AND PRICES
How can I participate?
All registrations must be done using the online registration form.
Discounts available for groups of 5 or more participants! Contact courses@euneos.eu for more information.
The course will be confirmed later. For the moment, we take binding pre-registrations. If you want to send a group, but you don’t know yet all participants’ names, it is possible to add them to the registration form like this:
participant 1, participant 2, etc.
If you have problems or questions about completing the online form, please contact courses@euneos.eu.
REGISTER (Registration takes place on our sister company, Euneos’ website)
Prices
(Read more about grants and other options for financial support.)
If you have Erasmus+ KA1 funding, it should cover the fees. For those who come from outside the EU countries, there are other professional development grants for teachers. We have tried to keep the costs so low that self-funded participation is also a real option.
The price excludes Finnish VAT 25,5%. For VAT exemption, you need to register as a representative/employee of a company, school or other organization, and during the registration, provide a VAT-number or Erasmus-related OID (Organization ID) number. If you don’t have those, please send a tax certificate, trade register extract, or similar from your country to courses@euneos.eu
Course fee 660€
Price includes
The meal package (110€ excl. VAT) is obligatory, and it includes:
- Tuesday-Friday lunch at the Teijo Makerspace * 4 times
- Tuesday-Friday afternoon coffee, beverage and snack at the Teijo Makerspace * 4 times
- Friday open fire dinner dinner at the ending festival
Other expenses
Airline tickets, accommodation, and local travel tickets to be bought separately.
Payments
When we confirm the course we send a link to pay with a credit card or an invoice to make a bank transfer. The participant should assume all the bank transaction fees.
Please note that all payments must be made in advance and in euros (€).
Cancellation policy
Pre-registration
We can confirm this course once we have received 10 registrations. Note that also pre-registration is binding; as there is a minimum and maximum number of participants, every registration counts.
Cancellation by participant
All cancellations must be made by email to courses@euneos.eu at least a month before the course starts. If you do not cancel your participation at all, you will be charged the full fee. Please note that a processing fee of 50€ (excl. VAT) will be deducted from all refunds. If unable to attend, the registered person may substitute someone else from the same organization by sending a notification to courses@euneos.eu.
Cancellation by VisitEDUfinn
If the documents attached during the registration process are not valid, and the participant does not deliver proper documents immediately after requested, VisitEDUfinn has the right to cancel the participation without any refund. However, participation is always possible, paying the normal fee (or the price difference).
In case the event is canceled due to COVID-19 or a similar situation, all the payments will be refunded without any processing fee. VisitEDUfinn is not responsible for any damage caused by the cancellation and strongly recommends purchasing flexible flight tickets and accommodation.
Invitation letters
VisitEDUfinn will write invitation letters only after the full payment. If the participant cannot get a visa and sends evidence about the rejected visa application, VisitEDUfinn will refund the paid amount. However, 100€ (excl. VAT) will be deducted as an administrative fee.
Frequently Asked Questions about Registration and Fees
Heikki Pullo
Technology-educator and a maker
- Founder and Entrepreneur Makerspaceman Ltd
- Founder Teijo Makerspace
- MAT in Technology education (UTU)
- Former Tech & Craft subject teacher at primary school (K12)
Heikki did master of technology education-studies at Turku University and got really excited about Maker culture. His thesis in 2015 was the first study ever on a finnish Maker culture Ever since Heikki has been interested in the mixing of finnish technology education and international maker education. He started working as a technology & craft teacher in primary school and now he also runs Makerspaceman Ltd, a company that provides teacher education, makerspace-planning and product development for technology education. Today Heikki is working from Teijo makerspace – co-workshop & education center in the countryside. He is constantly looking for possibilities where he can bring technology and creative ideas/people together.
ERASMUS+
VisitEDUfinn (OID CODE: E10020922 / PIC CODE: 899855324) and Euneos Corporation (OID CODE:E10124150 / PIC CODE 950782555) organise ERASMUS+ Staff Mobility job shadowing and professional courses designed for teachers at all levels. Our programs are organized in different parts of Finland in cooperation with other stakeholders in the field of education (schools, universities, municipalities).
All the courses are designed following the Quality Standards for courses under Key Action 1 and participants are provided with certificates that meet the Europass criteria.
Course title: Innovative teaching and learning methods
Audience
- Kindergarten, primary, and secondary school teachers
- Special education teachers
- School management and leadership
- All other non-teaching experts
Working methods
- Workshops
- Facilitated discussions
- Distance Learning
- Teamwork and Presentations
- Field visits
Course outcomes
After the course, you will be able to
- Gain insight into Finnish schools and education
- Facilitate team-building activities
- Implement teaching sessions by utilizing participatory methods
- Apply design process to teaching and learning
- Combine your curriculum outcomes with Phenomenon-based Learning and Design Thinking
- Co-design multidisciplinary projects
- Use digital collaboration tools
European/ International dimension
We wait participants from many European countries as well as from outside Europe. Sharing ideas together with colleagues from different countries offers a broader perspective on the topic. The course is also a great opportunity for networking for future collaboration.
ACCOMODATION
Helsinki
If not in the Helsinki area, please mofidy: The participants can freely choose their accommodation. However, we highly recommend being located close to Senate Square as the most interesting sights are within walking distance from the Square. We have negotiated special rates or discounts for our clients with the companies below. After your purchase, we will give you the necessary codes.
Scandic Hotels (12% discount)
Omena Hotels (special rate)
Hotel Arthur (10% discount)
Forenom apartments (10% discount)
20 Rooms Hostel (special rate)
Tell us what kind of accommodation you prefer, and we can help to find a place for your stay!
TEIJO
Euneos recommend taking accommodation at the Mathildedal village since there are multiple restaurants and leisure time activities. You can choose hotelroom or cabin.
Book desired accommodation at:
https://www.visitmathildedal.fi/en/accommodation
Hotel Mathildedal and Mathildan Marina have a discount for Euneos course participants. Please contact courses@euneos.eu.
Hotel Mathildedal – 1-4 person rooms with breakfast
Mathildan Marina 1-4 person rooms with breakfast
HELSINKI
Is Helsinki the coolest city in the world?
Probably yes! In the capital of Finland, you can find the influence of both our neighbors, Sweden and Russia, but still the city is unique. It’s a modern metropole with over 650, 000 inhabitants (1,5 million in the larger metropolitan area) and yet you are never more than a 10-minute walk from nature. On the same day, you can pick berries in a forest and go to the Opera. Helsinki is a lively big city that never sleeps, but so safe that you can see 7-year-old first graders the take the tram to school on their own.
Feeling the fresh breeze of the Baltic Sea while wandering around the picturesque streets of this easy-going city, it is not so difficult to imagine why Finns are the happiest nation in the world. After the walk, warm yourself up with a cup of coffee and a cinnamon bun. These coffee breaks with friends and colleagues are almost sacred moments to Finns.
While in Helsinki, check out the libraries as a social innovation in Finnish education, interactive museums, the islands around Helsinki and the sauna. There are many more attractions that promise unforgettable experience in Helsinki such as Alvar Aalto’s studio, Helsinki Cathedral by Carl Ludvig Engel, Senate Square, Old Market Hall, Löyly sauna and restaurant, and much more.
Check out What’s up in Helsinki during your study visit!
TEIJO
The iron works villages of Teijo next to Teijo National Park radiates an upbeat village atmosphere: red ochre houses, ironworks buildings, history, shops, unique delicacies, artisan products unlike any other, as well as spectacular nature.
The Mathildedal Iron Village life is filled with presence, nature, the joy of movement, local food, handicrafts, and fascinating stories of entrepreneurship and life. In Teijo National Park you can see Finnish nature on a mini scale. It has a variety of trails to choose from (2km– 50 km). There is a 18 –hole golf course by the seaside, 2 km from Mathildedal. Meri-Teijo Bike Park offers one of the best mountain biking experiences in Southern Finland. Bike Park with large variety of trails that focus on downhill biking. In Teijo National Park, one can rent rowing boats, kayaks, canoes & sup-boards and fatbikes. While in Finland, make the best of this unique opportunity and take a bite of the Finnish delicacies such as smoked salmon soup lohikeitto and dried reindeer meet kuivaliha. Do not forget to learn more about the famous Finnish culture of drinking coffee with a soft, toasty and aromatic pulla cardamom bread. Tervetuloa!
EDUCATION IN FINLAND
How is education in Finland?
During our events and courses, you will get familiar with all the characteristics of Finnish education:
- One of the basic principles is that everyone must have equal access to high-quality education and training.
- Each student has the right to educational support.
- Special needs education is generally provided within mainstream education.
- The Finnish education system is based on the philosophy of inclusion.
- Educational support and guidance covers support for learning according to the individual capacity of the learners, school attendance, pupil welfare, and guidance and counseling. The learning of gifted pupils and students is supported.
- The education system is based on trust and responsibility.
- Educational autonomy is high at all levels.
- Most education is publicly funded.
- National core curriculum gives space for local variations.
- Learning outside the classroom is common.
- The first national examination is at the end of general upper secondary education.
- Teaching continues to be an attractive profession.
- Finnish schools have highly educated teaching personnel.
- Continuing teacher education is widely encouraged
Read more about Finnish Education.
