Educational visit in the Finnish Youth Centres

Behind the scenes: The Finnish camp schools and outdoor education

The Finnish Youth Centres welcome visitors to learn about our activity-based learning methods, adventure education and environmental issues. We are the hot spots of outdoor education, where schoolchildren, families, education professionals, government and municipal education officials can explore Finnish nature and enjoy our educational services in a safe and positive atmosphere.

The visit includes introduction to the Finnish camp school system and introduction to the Youth Centres’ pedagogical approach as well as the operations. The Finnish Youth Centres are experts in non-formal learning, and we have for decades witnessed the success of our non-formal learning methods. Visitors will see and take part in camp school activities of their selection. Visitors will learn about experiential learning, which is the process of learning through experience, more specifically defined as “learning through reflection on doing”. In addition, they will learn about outdoor education methods and how sustainability and environmental values are included in our activities.

Reservations and information:

info@snk.fi
+358 40 162 5453
www.snk.fi

Ask about the possibility of an online lecturing!

The Finnish Youth Centres are the biggest camps school organizers in Finland. We are supervised and subsidised by the Ministry of Education and Culture. The development of youth work in the Youth Centre Network is carried out by following the current Youth Act and The National Youth work and Youth Policy Programme.

Full day visit to a Youth Centre

Fee: 900,00 € + VAT 24 %.
Additional fees: lunch 10,00 € / person
(accommodation and other service fees set by each Centre)
Duration: 7 hours
Season: Year round
Group size: Maximum 15 persons
Language: English
Target groups: Educational, youth work professionals or those with influential status in the field.

Half-day visit to a Youth Centre

Fee: 500,00 € + VAT 24 %
Additional fees: lunch 10,00 € / person
(accommodation and other service fees set by each Centre)
Duration: 4 hours + lunch
Season: Year round
Group size: Maximum 15 persons
Language: English
Target groups: Educational, youth work professionals or those with influential status in the field.

Additional programme:

Visit to a local primary and secondary school

can be arranged in connection with the visit to the Youth Centre.
Fee: TBA, depending on the group size, starting from 400€
Duration: 2-3 hours
Season: During school year.
School visit is not possible on during school holidays.
Visiting time: Between 08:00 – 15:00 on working days.
Group size: Maximum 15 persons
Language: English

School camp in Marttinen

In school camps of Marttinen the participants’ and group’s aims play an important role. It is worth participants’ while to take part in planning the programme and aims from the start. It is possible to include nature in the programme by having adventures in the surrounding area, exercise by finding one’s own limits, handicraft skills by developing creativity, cultural heritage by going on scavenger hunts back in time or group work skills by deciding to contribute to the common good together. Check out the programme service pages to see what aims can be achieved with various programmes and everything you can do at a school camp.

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