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After School Learning Arrki School of

Programmes Architecture

Caritas Lok Kan School

Arrki is a school of architecture offering
long-term programmes, workshops and courses
for children and young people. It believes

that architecture is a form of art bridging the
humanities and sciences. As a discipline, it
enables students to develop key competences

in complex problem solving, creativity, critical
thinking, communication and collaboration.

During this visit, we gained firsthand experience

of Arrki. The CEO, Ms. Pihla Meskanen, encouraged
us to play a little game, using gummy candy and
toothpicks to build triangles and quadrilateral

shapes, and test the structures. The game was simple
and fun. We all had a good time and experienced
learning by doing.

In our experience of Arrki, we had the same impression as with our visits to different

educational institutions. The Finnish education system focuses on the participation of students,
learning from play and hands-on learning. There is a strong belief that the foundation of all
learning is one’s own interest and desire to learn. This means that children are encouraged to

make discoveries by themselves, instead of being given answers by adults. The focus of learning
is on actively trying and doing things, and finding the joy of discovery. This led us to think about
the differences between the Hong Kong and Finnish education systems. What is the difference
between Hong Kong’s expectation of education and that of Finland? What we can do to support
our children in becoming life long, happy learners?

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