”Living together, learning from each other”

The aim of School Camps in Finland is to learn more about co-operation and interpersonal skills and to increase environmental awareness.

Media skills and Finnish Nature - school camp

Hosted by Riitta Juusenaho, PhD, Tampere Adult Education Center
location: Ahlman Education and Service center

day 1.

• Arrival and accommodation
• Lunch
• City tour by bus
  Visiting the Finnish museum of the century, Vapriikki
• Finnish sauna and swimming
• Dinner

day 2.

• Breakfast
• Basics of Finnish education:
  Learn what we do in our schools and why
• Lunch
• Särkänniemi Amusement Park

day 3.

• Breakfast
• Visit to a local school
• School lunch
• Visit continues
• Visit to Youth Center Monitoimitalo 13
• See how Finnish youth spend their leisure time
• Dinner

days 4.

• Breakfast
• Visit to Mediapolis (Tampere University of Applied Sciences)
• YLE, The Finnish National Television Broadcasting Company
  Museum and studios, News Room
• Introduction to Fine Art Photography (4-5 hours workshop)
  Alternatively (only one can be chosen for a group):
• Introduction to Painting - workshop,  Introduction to Video Game - workshop, Introduction to Animation - workshop
• Lunch in Mediapolis
• Workshop continues
• Dinner at a local restaurant

day 5.

• Breakfast
• Visit to Mediapolis, workshops continues
• Lunch in Mediapolis
• Workshop continues
• Dinner

day 6.

• Breakfast
• Bus tour to Vehoniemi, Kangasala (a small city beside Tampere)
• Nature trail in Vehoniemi Ridge
  Picking berries in the forest and studying Finnish plants and tree spieces
• Lunch in Alamaja, Vehoniemi
• Lets bake Finnish pastries!
  Enjoying them with hot chocolate or juice
• Dinner in a local restaurant

 day 7.

• Departure back home

All camps are all inclusive camps (accommodation, transportation, breakfast, lunch,dinner, evening snacks etc.)

A cruise to Stockholm or Tallinn can be added to all camps if wanted.

A visit to Lapland can be added to all camps if wanted. It will extend the camp by a few days.

All camps can be designed for different age groups!

The language of all camps is English!