Institutional Principles

FESIN defines its perspective on education based on the following principles

It provides education from an international perspective as well as a national one.
The Finnish Approach to Education is a source of inspiration in all educational processes.
It sees the school not only as a ‘learning-teaching centre’ but also as a ‘life centre’.
It sees the learner as a ‘subject’ rather than an ‘object’ of education.
It builds its understanding of education on the concept of ‘learner’ rather than ‘student’.
It sees education not as ‘changing behaviour’ but as ‘revealing potential’.
Organises learning processes in accordance with the developmental level, learning speed and interests of the learner.
Gives special value to the learner’s abilities. It aims to reveal the dominant talents of each learner.
It conducts education with content and methods accepted by scientific and pedagogical principles.
It follows educational processes with data-based methods.
Recognises parents as indispensable stakeholders of education; takes their opinions into consideration; cooperates with them.