Visiting Finnish Schools on the Move

Lecture package: An overview of the Schools on the Move programme

Two lectures from our programme directors in the meeting room with coffee, tea and refreshments:

• A lecture introducing the Finnish Schools on the Move programme: The programme is one of the government’s key projects. How is it operated and what kind of activities do schools do during lessons? (A 45-minute lecture and 15 minutes for discussion.)
• A research and follow-up lecture: What kind of follow-up and research do we have in the programme and what are the effects of the programme according to research? (A 45-minutes lecture and 15 minutes for discussion.)

School visit package

A practical visit to municipalities and schools package includes:

• One school visit to a municipality in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area
• A programme expert hosting the visits
• Municipalities’ giving introductions about their operations in the Schools on the Move programme and the activities done during lessons
• School personnel’s giving introductions to their actions in Schools on the Move activities, e.g. decreasing sedentary time during lessons; the principal’s comment on leading the operations, and visits to classrooms and other facilities

The maximum group size per visit is 20 persons.

Two-day training package

Day 1, 9–15.00

• Lecture package: An overview of the Schools on the Move programme
• Lunch in a Finnish school
• School visit package: One school visit in one municipality

Day 2, 9–16.00

• A visit to another school with a different theme (of your preference) (2–3 hours)
• Lunch at the school
• A workshop/training for your group on a chosen subject (an active classroom for a certain class, break exercises, a nature classroom, active school transportation etc.) (3–5 hours)