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Helsinki Education Division

Helsinki Education Division and HundrED are working together to identify and test innovations that will support student wellbeing in Helsinki schools and kindergartens. Together, we aim to take a view of the whole child and help students to have more opportunities to exercise their agency, leading to a greater sense of student well-being. This project is based on the Spotlight conducted in 2019.

In collaboration with the Helsinki Education Division

Spotlight on City of Helsinki

The challenge

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on student wellbeing in Helsinki Schools. In this project, the Helsinki Education Division and HundrED took a holistic view of education, in order to create an environment where students have greater opportunities to make choices, develop motivation, self-efficacy, identity and belonging thereby exercising their (co)agency, leading to greater sense of student well-being.

The solution

Through this project, HundrED aimed to identify impactful and scaleable innovations that support holistic student wellbeing and positive social interaction. HundrED worked with experts at Helsinki Education Division and teachers in Helsinki Schools to co-develop ways in which the innovations can be adapted to meet the needs of the schools.

Important dates

Keep up-to-date on this project and its key dates

Alignment with the Helsinki Education Division experts on the needs of students in Helsinki Schools

1.4.2022

HundrED selects impactful and scalable innovations that address the needs of Helsinki Schools

31.5.2022

Innovators meet Helsinki Experts to discuss and decide how the innovations will be adapted and tested.

1.8.2022

Innovators and teachers from Helsinki Schools co-create together to adapt the innovation for the context.

1.12.2022

Teachers test the innovations with the schools while integrating ongoing adaptation and learning approaches to ensure robust implementation.

1.2.2023

HundrED will use qualitative methodologies to document the impact of the innovations within each of the schools.

1.3.2023

HundrED will celebrate the teachers and innovators working together to impact student wellbeing within Helsinki Schools.

30.11.2023

Report

Forerunner: Improving Education in Helsinki

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Experimenting with Wellbeing Innovations

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Selected innovations

These innovations have been selected to be tested in the city of Helsinki.

Arts Integration Poetry

Slam Out Loud (SOL) is a non-profit that uses the artforms of poetry, storytelling, theatre, and visual arts to help children from under-resourced communities find their voice through creative express

Curriculum Dance

imoves is a teacher-led digital platform designed to promote, encourage and assist teachers to integrate active learning into everyday lessons. Whether it's PE, Maths, Science, English or even improv

Implemented

Implementation of imoves

This daycare has approximately 130 children aged 1-6. Staff at Pacius Daycare believe in using positive pedagogy and value play, joy and ensuring a safe atmosphere in the everyday life of the children

Päiväkoti Pacius

Implementation of Slam Out Loud

Karviaistie School

Karviaistie School is a special school for 70 students ranging from grades 1-9. They trialled Slam Out Loud as a part of the Helsinki Education Division Tailor Made project.

Karviaistie School