Project Meetings

Meeting in Kitee, Finland 30 September - 4 October 2024

Arppe school organized the first meeting of our Nordplus project in Kitee. Students and teachers from all the participating schools attended.

We spent the first day of the visit getting to know Arppe school. The visitors had the opportunity to observe regular classes. The teachers held an official project meeting, which included presentations about the Finnish school system and Kitee. Additionally, we planned project activities for the academic year.

On Tuesday morning we had physical activities. Kitee upper secondary school’s physical education teacher organized a baseball school, which all the guests and host students participated in. After this, we had a joint event with Arppe school and Kitee upper secondary school, where we presented our project to all the students. The students from the partner schools introduced themselves and their schools too.

On Wednesday, we organized a wellness workshop where students brainstormed how schools could better promote well-being and compared the good and bad practices of their schools. The students suggested more effective use of social media to promote well-being – the school could share engaging and activating content on social media.

A local newspaper reporter visited the workshop and interviewed both the students and the teachers. Koti-Karjala will publish an article about our Nordplus meeting in the near future.

On Wednesday, two of our school's teachers and our guests visited Hepovaara horse farm. At the horse farm, they learned how horse care can be used to promote well-being.

Thursday's theme was nature and well-being. We took a day trip to the Muljula wilderness and game trail. There were check points set up in the Muljula forest and by the shore. We enjoyed meals by the campfire outdoors.

On Friday, we visited the local Exhibition Center and the Nightwish Museum. After school lunch, we had a concert and farewell event at the Kitee Hall.

Preparatory meeting in Kitee, Finland autumn 2023