Tornio, Finland 19-24 February 2017

Sunday 19 February 2017

Arrival in Tornio and first contacts with partners and schools. Warm-up activities and sightseeing, getting to know each other and the surroundings, accommodation in host families

Monday 20 February 2017

• 8.45 Meeting each other at school
• 9.00 Welcoming ceremony in the assembly hall music
• Opening remarks (head teacher Marko Kaarlela)
• 9.15 -10.00 Cooperation across the border Petri Suopanki
• 10.00 – 10.15 An exchange student’s view on Finland (Auguste Caby)
• 10.15-11.00 Business and livelihoods in TornioHaparanda region (CEO Jukka Kujala)
• 11.15 – 11.45 Introducing the school building to guest teachers and students: eight groups (one group for each country hosted by their Finnish students)
• 11.45 – 12.45 Lunch
• 13.00-15.00 Getting to know each other, group icebreakers for students
• 12.45 – 15.00 Teachers visiting lessons and having tea and coffee at the staff room
• 19.00 Teachers’ dinner at the Restaurant Ofelia

Tuesday 21 February 2017 KEMI

• 8.45 Gathering at school
• 8.50 – 9.15 Tornio church
• 9.30 Departure from school to Kemi
• 10.00 – 11.30 SnowCastle
• 12.00 – 13.00 Lunch at Senior secondary school in Kemi, Restaurant Melissa
• 13.00 Departure from Kemi back to Tornio
• 13.30 Winter swimming, Green Line
• 14.00-16.00 Outdoor activities

Wednesday 22 February 2017 ROVANIEMI

• 7.30 Departure from school
• 9.30 Arctic Centre
• International studies at University of Lapland, Liisa Ansala
• Studying at university of Lapland, Maija Törmänen
• Guiding around Arctic Centre, Raija Kivilahti
• Multivision “Under the Northern Lights”
• Exhibitions in Arktikum
• 12.00 Lunch
• 13.30 the Arctic Circle, reindeer safari and Santa Claus
• 17.30 ski jumping rehearsal, trip back to Tornio

Thursday 23 February 2017

• 9.00 Gathering at school
• 9.30 – 10.45 Lappia
• International studies
• Guiding around the premises
• 11.00 – 11.30 Reception by the City of Tornio,9th floor the city hall, Sampo Kangastalo
• 12.15 – 13.15 Lunch at the Restaurant Minttu
• 13.30 Departure from school
• 14.00 – 16.00 Outokumpu
• 19.00 Students’ visit to Music house Lappia
• 19.00 Teachers’ dinner at the Stadshotell in Haparanda

Friday 24 February 2017

• 8.45 Auditorium
• 9.00-9.30 The Finnish school system: lower level and upper level of comprehensive school, senior secondary school/vocational school, further education
• 9.30-9.45 How to get to study in Finland
• 10.00 – 11.00 Varamiespalvelu (VMP), Anu Grönlund
• 11.00 Lunch
• Feedback