To keep school relevant and motivating for students, learning goals should be connected to real life. In programming teaching we see too many “piggy trains” where one just happily follows instructions. Coding should be taught for real life, meaning that teaching should be connected to the students’ interests, projects, and phenomena.
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Code School Finland expanding to after-school education across China
Private sector education companies, teachers, and students across mainland China will leverage Code School Finland’s coding, robotics and AI teaching materials and teacher training.
Code School Finland delivers a complete solution for K-9 AI education in China
We are joining forces with STEM Research Center of Ministry of Education to bring AI to Chinese public schools. More details: Education Management Information Centre and Chinese Education Information website.
Code School Finland awarded for Authentic Finnish Educational Travel Product
Visit Finland organized an “Authentic Finnish Educational Travel Product” contest during the summer months and the top products have now been selected among 26 participants. The selection was made by a jury consisting of experts from Visit Finland and Finnish National Agency for Education. The products were evaluated based on their attractiveness, authenticity, uniqueness, adaptability […]
Code School Finland becomes Google’s Education Partner
4.9.2019 Code School Finland becomes Google’s Education Partner in Finland Google has opened learning space Google Digital Garage in Helsinki at Kluuvikatu 5. Digital Garage is open and free to everyone. The focus is in teaching digital skills to job seekers, students, entrepreneurs, children and families. The newly opened learning space is part of the […]
Code School Finland supports China’s Ministry of Education in launching AI curriculum for basic education
30.9.2019 Ministry of Education of China is putting AI Education in primary schools onto the agenda. Different organizations within MoE are looking to launch curriculum related to AI education service children starting in primary school grades 1-6. Code School Finland has published an AI curriculum for basic education, that emphasizes transversal competences (skills and attitude) […]
Chinese children learn coding in Finland
August 9, 2019 PINO NETWORK NEWSLETTER On a beautiful August morning Code School Finland’s teacher Sirkku hopped on a train in Oulu and travelled to Tampere to teach Chinese children coding and robotics. This coding camp was organized by Sumino Oy which helps to build cross-cultural business activities between European countries and China. There were […]