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Taimon Koulu Primary School Primary

Education

SKH Kei Yan Primary School
SKH Yan Laap Memorial Primary School

Stepping into the campus of Taimon

Koulu Primary School for the first time during
our visit to Finland, we were extremely
impressed by the open campus and the
overall appearance of the school. What

floored us the most was the immediate
realization that Finland had developed an
advanced education system that provides
huge benefits to learners. Even though this school only has around 300 children, we were able to

see the evident successes of Finland’s education system from all the students, teachers and staff
across campus.

The major impression we gleaned from this visit was the positive, trusting, encouraging

environment the school offers its students. In classrooms, students’ personal achievements were
always acknowledged and their work displayed, regardless of its quality. Stepping into classrooms,
we could see posters pasted on all the walls, enabling students to display their work and fostering
an atmosphere in which the students are co-owners and stewards of their environment. Even the

sanitary facilities portrayed a comforting, home-like image. Combined with a Student Activity Room
that served as a playground and meeting place for children, students were always able to support
one another in a loving, motivational context.

During the visit, we learned that this primary school has implemented the “home-based”
system in classes: teachers teach all the subjects
for a particular class and have full control over
the design, layout and atmosphere of the

classroom. We were told that some teachers had
even brought furniture from their own homes to
decorate their classrooms, showing their devotion
towards their students. We also noticed that

the classrooms were extremely clean and tidy,
probably a result of the aforementioned “co-
ownership” mindset which incentivises students to
fulfil their obligations even at a young age.

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