| September 4 – 7 2012 |
| Dinsdag 4 sept. – Woensdag 5 sept. – Donderdag 6 sept. |
| Dinsdag 4 september 2012 – KLM 1167 from AMS to Vantaa Finland. |
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| @Maraonilne… “Me and my Skoda” :-) |
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| Return to Mankaa Koulu after 12 years…. feels good! |
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| First meeting in Mankkaa Koulu with Principal Lasse Utti, Biology teacher Mrs. Helena Rimali and SEN teacher Mrs. Medhin Kebede…2 hours of exploring diversity in main stream learning. |
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| Mrs. Medhin Kebede – SEN teacher @ mankkaankoulu “Skipping a classroom for a bright student almost feels likes discrimination” as learning is also about social responsibility. |
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| Translate.google.com is an absolute must here! |
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| Woensdag 5 september |
| Visits to Zachris Topellus School and Saunalahti School |
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| The Swedish speaking Zachris Topellus School is located in Helsinki city and situated in a 100 year old building. There are 75 students in mainstream and 25 SEN students in 5 small groups. |
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| We were warmly welcomed by principal Mrs. Carlita Glasgow and SEN teacher Catelijne Verschure (Dutch). |
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| A small group homeroom houses 5 SEN students who are taught by one teacher and each student has one individual personal assistant. |
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| With a lot of creativity even the smallest closet spaces are transformed into small yet beautiful and quiet playrooms. |
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| Special sensitivity rooms include scent, soft music, lighting and soft fabrics. |
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| TopMrs. Catelijne Verschure showed us her handycraft room, which included a pottery oven. Mainstream students and small group students collaborate in creating ceramic objects, using pictogram based workforms to offer visual structure in their learning. |
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| Older students are aiding younger students in the library. |
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| The Pictures Exchange Communication System (PECS) helps the SEN students to communicate with their teachers, assistants, classmates and parens and vice versa. |
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| In the afternoon we visited the brand new, one month old Saunalahti School.We were welcomed by Principal Mrs. Hannah Sarakorpi and grade 3 teacher and leadership team member Mrs. Minna Weli. |
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| TopThe beautiful designed building follows the lines in the sloping landscape and is in harmony with the philosophy of the school: “we try to help students find their roots and grow wings” in a rich and safe learning environment in which diversity is perceived as wealth. |
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| Mrs. Minna Weli explains how learning not only takes place around the desks, yet in every corner of the classroom. |
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| Each grade wing contains 2 regular classrooms and small special instruction classroom.The two groups, about 20 students each, are being taught by a team of 3 teachers. |
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| Donderdag 6 september |
| Today a visit to Vantaa, Lumon Lukio School and Hesinki, Teacher Training University – Mr. Timo Tamminen |
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| At Lumo Lukio School we had a fruitfull meeting with Principal Mr. Jari Koivonen. To start he showwed us around in their secundary school in the Center of Vantaa. The school is a real knowledge center and meeting point in the municipality of Vantaa. |
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| Our preparatory visit ended on Friday morning with a meeting at the Keinumäki Hospital School in Espoo.Pricipal Mrs. Riitta Paasivirta was very open for a school visit and explained about the importance of a community of care around each child. To be continued in November 2012 |
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