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Episode 9 - Experimental Finland

The Clock and the Cat

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Integrating Subjects and Transversal Competencies in Finnish Education

The chapter explores how Finnish education integrates subjects like maths, English, and Finnish through transversal competencies, emphasizing the importance of connecting various viewpoints from different scientific disciplines. It discusses problem-based, project-based, and phenomena-based learning in Finland, highlighting how students gain a holistic understanding by exploring topics and integrating subjects. Furthermore, it delves into the transformation of teaching approaches in Finnish schools towards collaborative work among teachers to enhance student engagement.

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