HOW WE AVOID DROPOUTS IN SCHOOLS - THE WAY OF FINLAND

Drop out rate in Finland is really low. About 99,4 % of our pupils will go through the basic compulsory education starting their school in age of 7.
Thematic field of the training:
* Finnish and European education system and ways to support drop out kids
* Co-operation with social services
* special support for families and children
* Employment services and ways to get in the schools
* vocational education ways to avoid drop outs
* Safe network
Education sector of the training participants:
- preprimary, primary, general secondary, upper secondary, vocational
Target audience: NORMAL teachers, headteachers/principles, teacher-trainers, Councilors/elected members, special teachers, vocational teachers, curators, psychologists, experts, politicians, voluntary workers

Programme of the training activities (day by day):
Day nro 1: (starting 19:00)
- Welcome to Joensuu. Finnish education system, education in Joensuu. Joensuu as a city of education. Finland as a country and its results in PISA.
Special education in country of participants. Getting to know city of Joensuu, museum of North Karelia.
Day nro 2:
- Early support, Different ways to support early school leaving.
Day nro 3:
- Co-operation with social services. How to avoid drop outs together with other public services (unemployment office etc.)
Day nro 4:
- Presentations of participant projects. Ideas for you and your schools.
Day nro 5:
- Outdoor education day and visiting countryside school.
Day nro. 6: (starting 9:30 AM, closing 13:00 o´clock)
Making international relationships - project ideas together. Course evaluation, certificates, good bye.
(Officially course is over 13.00 PM)
If you take only five days, course fee is 420€.