Erasmus+ TCA thematic seminar
Flexible Basic Education
– new methods to tackle early school leaving
Lahti, Finland, 23 - 25 September 2019
Seminar Programme
Moderator for the days: Mr. Miika Kekki
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Monday, 23 September
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​Individual arrivals of participants (hotel check-in earliest at 15:00)
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11:00 - 12:00 Registration of participants
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 13:30 Welcoming words
Mr Olli-Pekka Heinonen, Director General, Finnish National Agency for Education
Mr Lassi Kilponen, Head of Local Education Department, City of Lahti
13:30 - 14:00 Panel discussion: What is Flexible Basic Education (JOPO)?
Ms Riia Palmqvist, Counsellor of Education, EDUFI
Mr Arttu Rousi, JOPO-teacher, City of Keuruu
14:00 - 14:30 Coffee break
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14:30 - 16:00 Keynote: "Working peace in the classroom - ways to raise the sense of peace and
security in the classroom", Ms Tiina Röning, psychologist and psychotherapist
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16:15 - 17:15 Group work: How to promote your own well-being (5 groups)
17:15 - 18:00 Checking in at the hotel
18:00 - 18:30 Walking to the Ski Museum
18:30 - 21:00 Visit to the Ski Museum and dinner ​
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Tuesday, 24 September
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6.30 - 7.45 Breakfast at the hotel
7.45 Meeting at the hotel lobby
8:00 Bus transportation to Lehmonkärki in Asikkala
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9:00 - 10:30 Keynote: "Beyond resilience to inclusive systems for prevention of early
school leaving in Europe: A spatial-relational approach"
Dr Paul Downes, Associate Professor of Education (Psychology)
Director of the Educational Disadvantage Centre, Dublin City University
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10:30 - 11:00 Information on workshops and coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 Workshops on different themes:​​​
Multiprofessional cooperation in transitions from comprehensive school to vocational education and upper secondary school.
Mr Jussi Pasanen, School social worker
Ms Nina Rauhala, Special education teacher
Ms Kristiina Voutilainen, Special education teacher
Multiprofessional cooperation in transitions from comprehensive school to vocational education and upper secondary school.
Mr Jussi Pasanen, School social worker
Ms Nina Rauhala, Special education teacher
Ms Kristiina Voutilainen, Special education teacher
Classroom learning not for everyone - Flexible Basic Education (JOPO) in practice
Ms Rebekah Rousi, Postdoctoral Researcher, Cognitive Science
University of Jyväskylä
Classroom learning not for everyone - Flexible Basic Education (JOPO) in practice
Ms Rebekah Rousi, Postdoctoral Researcher, Cognitive Science
University of Jyväskylä
Learning through work practice – Getting to know working life and entrepreneurship. How to overcome obstacles? Presenting Green care –project
Ms Pauliina Enqvist-Brännbacka, Jopo-teacher, City of Kokkola
https://lahti.matkalladuuniin.fi/#/lahti/jobsTiitus.fi
Mr Matti Saarela, Guidance counselor, City of Lahti
Learning while working – Getting to know working life and entrepreneurship. Sharing good practices and discussions on how to overcome obstacles. Presenting project “LUODE – Nature and the arts as a learning environment for skills young people need in working life
Mr Paavo Heinonen, Project Manager, Vierumäki
Supporting newly arrived pupils' integration into education
Ms Katri Kuukka, Counsellor of education, EDUFI
Mr Pasi Salmi, Coordinator of multicultural education, City of Lahti
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Youth involvement and engagement for well-being - presenting a national campaign sekasin (meaning messed-up) and the Icelandic model. Discussions on paths and ways to improve youth well-being by engagement.
Ms Anna-Maria Talvio, Producer, Yle Youth Media
Ms Sonja Drofn Helgadottir, Principal, Thingeyri Elementary School
Mr Sigurbjorn Arni Arngrimsson, Principal, Framhaldsskolinn a Laugum secondary school
12:30 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 14:15 Introduction to the Erasmus+ programme, Ms Katariina Petäjäniemi, Programme Coordinator, EDUFI
14:15 - 14:25 European Toolkit for schools is a repository of good practices for preventing early school leaving and providing a more
inclusive education. It was developed in 2015 from the Working Group which worked on early school leaving.
Ms Aristea Politi, European Commission - DG Education and Culture (EAC), Schools and educators; multilingualism
14:25 - 16:00 Wrapping up the results of the day
16:15 - 20:30 Dinner and evening programme
Possibility to experience the Lehmonkärki Sauna World
20:30 Bus transportation back to the hotel
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Wednesday, 25 September
Checking out of the hotel
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6.30 - 8.45 Breakfast at the hotel
8.45 Meeting at the hotel lobby
9:00 - 12:00 Study visits to different locations at the Lahti region (possibility to choose 1 location of 5 options)
Ohjaamo and Domino (employment, studies, everyday life) I Administrator: Lahti City Youth Services
One-stop guidance center and a place for new opportunities for all 17-29 year old Lahti citizens. The services are free of charge for the people who use them. The aim is to bring together different service providers (for example youth services, Public Employment specialist, Study counsellor) so young people can access a wide range of professional support in one place. Just walk in, or make an appointment, no registration needed. Less bureaucracy - quick and creative solutions.
JOPO-class
Flexible basic education in Salpausselkä school holds 10 8th and 9th graders (14-15 year-olds). In the classroom students work with a teacher and an instructor. Much of the curriculum contains studying in a work place. The students apply for a training job with the help of the instructor. Students go to work for 8 weeks per school year. Other studies contain normal studies plus different types of camp schools, field trips and meetings.
Working in a small group aims to raise the study motivation. The main focus in flexible basic education is to prevent students from dropping out of school and finishing basic education and hopefully find a future ”career”.
Anchor work
Meaning: Early intervention in criminal behavior of minors I Preventive child welfare action I Preventing radicalization and violent extremism
Goal: The wholesome assessment of youngsters life situations I Preventing social exclusion of the young
Finding out the need for help and providing it if needed I Adding inner security with multiprofessional co-operation Adding the feeling of security for the young and their families
Working: Multi agency approach I Working with the young (and family) I Individual assessment I Field work
Motor forge activity
Youth workshops
Provide work trials and salary-subsidised jobs for periods 5-6 months. Workshops are communities in which young people learn by doing. During a workshop, young people get information about education, training and job opportunities and guidance for making their own plans for the future and on how to put them into practice.
Car workshop: car maintenance work and repairs
Arts and crafts & interior workshop: variety of services, ranging from clothes repairs, producing interior textiles, and furniture upholstery to making stage props
Catering workshop: a lunch cafe for both in-house and external customers
Media workshop: designing and producing different types of print work and websites.
Carpentry workshop: renovating and repairing wood furniture and carrying out small carpentry works. The workshop also provides transport services.
Environment workshop: providing services that help improve Lahti environment and make it more appealing to its inhabitants.
Drama workshop: young people learn about art and culture
New workshop: employs young adults to work in a project oriented cultural, societal and creative contexts. The realised projects range in the terms of themes and modes of execution depending on the interests, circumstances and future plans of the young adult.
Icehearts
Icehearts uses team sports as a tool for engaging children with social work. The model provides consistent long-term support for vulnerable children at a time where children with special needs, and their families are often met by numerous professionals. Each team is led by a mentor who supports the selected children at school, after school and at home for 12 years.
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12:00 - 13:00 Lunch at the hotel
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Individual departures of the participants.
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The programme may be subject to change without prior notice.
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