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The Finnish
Education System
An Education System That Nurtures
Creativity
In the field trip, we could see that Finnish
education provides many hands-on subjects,
such as Visual Arts, Music, Home Economics and
Fashion Design. Other parts of the curriculum,
like Forest Education and Life Skills, are
implemented in order to help students live their
own meaningful lives. Students in Finland finish
school at two o’clock and can then make use
of the time to explore their surroundings and
read. Learning in Finland is stress-free as there
is only one examination each year for students
below the age of fifteen. Students feel safe in
trying to put what they have learnt into practice.
All in all, it is clear to us that Finnish education
helps students prepare for the world. With this as a goal, the Ministry of Education in Finland has
created an educational system that develops everyone’s potential by teaching them life-long skills,
community skills and creativity. Students can therefore
be more active and confident in the future.
To take a broad view of education in Hong Kong
and Finland, the humanistic culture, geographic settings,
social lives, and educational atmospheres are different.
This field trip provided us a valuable opportunity to
rethink and re-evaluate what education is.
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