Finnish teachers are eager to help kids learn outside the classroom. I have encountered this on several occasions during my short time here in Finland. Students go cross-country skiing for several kilometers in the woods. One teacher takes her class out to the forest near her school for 2 hours Read more…
Some days, you just need a little bit of nature. Talk to any Finn, and they’d agree with me. And sometimes, you meet someone, and you know you can have meaningful conversation, brainstorm, and create. Well, today, I met three of those people, and spent the day playing (and learning, Read more…
“We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience.” ― John Dewey With each “Finnish” experience I have had, a great deal of reflection has accompanied it. I think this is why I am so intrigued by Tiina’s photo project. Not only has it allowed me to reflect on Read more…