The Finnish curriculum provides students with opportunities
for individual choices by allowing many creative classes to be offered. This is shown through the many art and
creative classes indicated in pink on the floor plans.
The children learn primarily through playing at a young age
as well as how to observe and analyze the environment. Physical Activity is very common in Finnish
school and occurs very frequently. This
allows them to enjoy the beauty and diversity of the environment. This is displayed in the architecture by the
façade of glass that allows students to study while being enriched in the
environment. With the preschool and
daycare located on the ground level, they can easily be immersed in the
environment and physical activity.
In the upper levels of the school is where the lower and
upper level grades study. In Finnish
schools, it is common for children to learn in a variety to situations, which
is also shown in the floor plan. The
library allows for the very individual and secluded study area while classrooms
allow for a more collaborated way to study. The main foyer space, which is
enriched in the façade of all glass, enables the students to take advantage of
the nature while being contained. This
creates a sense of domain by allowing them to explore but keeping them in a
secluded area.
The use of wood and
concrete create an interesting contrast to allow nature to be brought into the
space but allowing there not to be to many distracting factors when in the
learning environment. The use of very
natural materials goes back to how the Finnish curriculum emphasizes the
impacts of nature on their students. The
ground level is very colorful because the preschool is housed here and there
needs to be an inviting atmosphere for the students.
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| First Floor |
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| 2nd Floor |
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| Ground Floor |
Key:
Blue: group study areas/social areas
Pink: Creative and active spaces
Green: Classrooms/homerooms
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