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Hello welcome to study the course Finnish Basic Education: ...

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Equal opportunities for all.

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My name is Liisa Kytölä and I'm your teacher for this MOOC.

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I work as a university teacher of special education at the ...

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open University of the University of Jyväskylä.

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Beside me ...

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is my colleague Pasi Ikonen.

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My name is Pasi Ikonen.

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I'm a university teacher from the University of Jyväskylä.

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I have designed this course for you with Liisa.

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This MOOC focuses on Finnish basic education ...

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grades 1 to 9, children from 7 to 16 years.

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The course content describes the fundamental basics of Finnish ...

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basic education.

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the philosophical cornerstones ...

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values and ...

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structural features.

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You will also learn something about learning environments ...

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and pedagogical principles of Finnish shool.

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Important part of the course is that you can also have a short glimpse ...

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to Finnish school’s daily life.

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Part of the course is teachers' and pupils' authentic voices ...

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when they tell you how they see Finnish basic education.

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It is important that you reflect everything what you see and ...

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read during the course.

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There are also some extra materials if you want to ...

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explore this topic more deeply.

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If you have studied the Early childhood education and pedagogy ...

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MOOC before this course ...

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and if you continue to the upper secondary cause afterwards ...

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you see how Finnish educational.

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system forms a seamless continuum.

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Welcome to the course.

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We hope you enjoy and find this useful.