Internationalization of Education in Pyhäjoki
Internationalization of Education in Pyhäjoki
The integration process of international and intercultural dimensions in teaching and learning is seen important in Pyhäjoki which is gradually becoming more and more international because of the current changes in society facing globalisation. The internationalization of education does not only refer to the sensitivity of the relations between different nations and cultures but is related to the diversity of cultures that exist within countries, cities and towns, companies and institutions.
Internationalization in early childhood and school education implies a significant change that is accepted by students and their parents who see it as a way of enrichment. The integration process involves the implementation of international and intercultural dimensions into existing policies and programs in early childhood and all school education offered in Pyhäjoki. The education board and school principals are responsible for the support for students, teaching and non-teaching staff involved in the internationalization of education.
One of the objectives of internationalization of education in Pyhäjoki is to provide people moving to the area with opportunities to function as equal members of Finnish society and guarantee them the same child care and educational opportunities as other people living in the area. Young immigrants of compulsory school age residing in Finland have the right to the same basic education as Finns and the objective is to ensure that also upper secondary studies needed will be organized. Immigrants are also encouraged to maintain their own mother tongue and cultural identity.
With Erasmus+ and other educational programs, there are opportunities for students and teachers from around the world to visit our day-care centers and schools, learn and teach or observe teaching in any school and day-care center in Pyhäjoki. These opportunities are available not only to students and staff working in the education sector but also to individuals working outside the sector invited to share their knowledge and experience.
The national core curriculum defines the objectives and core contents of the different subjects, subject groups, thematic subject modules and student counselling for general upper secondary education and on the allocation of the time to be used for instruction in different subjects and subject groups and for student counselling. After compulsory basic education school-leavers opt Read More …
Education providers in Pyhäjoki have drawn up their own local curriculum based on the national core curriculum, which includes the objectives and core contents of different subjects. The objective is to support pupils’ growth towards humanity and ethically responsible membership of society and to provide them with the knowledge and skills needed in life. Basic Read More …
National Core Curriculum for Early Childhood Education and Care is a national regulation issued by the Finnish National Agency for Education and is used as the common basis for the local curriculum for early childhood education and care in Pyhäjoki. All children under school-age have a subjective right to early childhood education and care.The core Read More …