10 Lesson on 28.11.2016

Topics of Monday 28.11.2016

Finnish History wrap up, with quiz 

What benefits are part of Finnish Social Policy?
What does gender equality mean in Finnish Society?

We will look into these topics through your pitches on Monday 28.11.2106. Please introduce your slide and lead a discussion where we all try to understand what social benefits looks like, from a few angles.

Social benefits: What kind of benefits does the person have? What obligations?

1. Finnish University student?
2. Parent of an underaged child?
3. A long-term unemployed person?
4. A person working full-time?
5. A disabled person?

Source: KELA http://www.kela.fi/web/en

Gender equality: What similarities and differences are there between men and women in these areas:

1. As a finnish University student?
2. As a parent of an underaged child?
3. As a long-term unemployed person?
4. As a person working full-time?
5. As a disabled person?
6. Source: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. http://stm.fi/en/frontpage

Business in Finland presentation

Company visit 5.12.2016 at 8:00-10.30

See you in class at 8:00.

Linda Krokfors

Kokkola Tour

Welcome to Kokkola Tour!

Finnish Society and Culture class have made 10 educational videos about Finnish History from a national and local perspective. The first clip is about prehistoric time and the last is about Finland today. 

1. Past - 1000
2. 1100-1722
3. 1729-1803
4. 1800-1849
5. 1849-WW1
6. WW1-Independence
7. 1917-1938
8. 1939-1940, 1941-1944
9. 1944-1980
10. 1980-now

The videos are inserted into QR codes that can be found in 10 different places in Kokkola. You need a QR code reader in order to see the videos. Please download beforehand. Remember to also bring your head phones.

The QR codes are now in place and the tour is open from 24.11 until 27.11.
 Here is a link to the map:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xk4d4DNKapMGqZ4CHWfND3M-RR0&usp=sharing

The places are marked with numbers.
Here are the places written out:

1. Park between Halpa Halli and Suntti

2. Tourist office, Chydenia

3. Chydenia, main entrance

4. Train station

5. Conservatory, Pitkänsillankatu 16

6. Theater of Kokkola (kokkolan kaupungin teatteri)

7. Library

8. Kokkolan kirkko, Läntinen kirkkokatu 12

9. Chydenia, by Purje.

10. Anttila

Video makers: take a picture of where the QR code is, after you have put it there. Add a separate blog post with the picture.

Enjoy the tour!

Linda Krokfors 

Lesson 5 on 24 October 2016

Howdy,

I hope you had a good holiday!

We will catch up on the last groups reserach findings on Education in our class on Monday.
I'll present the new National Core Curriculum.

We'll move into our most interesting assignment towards the end of our class. I'll introduce the assignment and you will start working on the reserach part at the end. It is important that everyone is there to get started!

See you on Monday at 8:00 - class room 285!

Linda Krokfors

Lesson on 24102016

Facts about Finland FINNFO publication