Helsinki International (HEI) Schools, a licensing model that teaches early years professionals to implement Finland’s educational ideology and curriculum, has established new settings in China, Australia and Finland.
HEI Emerald near Melbourne will open later this month after three months of collaboration between local teachers and their HEI mentors. The school is a remodel of an existing early childhood learning centre and will have capacity for 60 children.
The HEI Schools approach focuses on 'phenomenon-based learning' and the belief that the most intensive learning happens through free play. With the University of Helsinki as a shareholder, the company is able to develop and test its pedagogical model with the support of education academics.
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