Educational visit in Youth Centre Piispala

Youth Centre Piispala welcomes visitors to learn about our activity-based learning methods, adventure education and environmental issues. We are the hot spot of outdoor education, where schoolchildren, families, education professionals, government and municipal education officials can explore Finnish nature and enjoy our educational services in a safe and positive atmosphere.

The Finnish Youth Centres are experts in non-formal learning, and we have for decades witnessed the success of our non-formal learning methods.

The educational visit includes introduction to the Finnish camp school system and introduction to the Youth Centres’ pedagogical approach as well as the operations. You will see and take part in 1-2 camp school activities of your selection. You will learn about experiential learning, which is the process of learning through experience, more specifically defined as “learning through reflection on doing”. In addition, you will learn about outdoor education methods and how sustainability and environmental values are included in our activities.

 

Five young people are doing winter activities such as ice fishing and sliding snow shoeing on the snowy lake

Fee: 900 € + VAT 24 % for a full-day visit; 500 € + VAT 24 % for a half-day visit
Additional fees: lunch 12€/person (accommodation and other services also available)
Duration: 7 hours for a full-day visit; 4 hours for a half-day visit
Season: Year round
Group size: Maximum 15 persons
Language: English
Status of visitors: Educational, youth work professional background or with influential status in the field.

Additional programme: Local school visit

Visit to a local primary and secondary school can be arranged with the introduction to Finnish education system.

Fee: TBA, depending on the group size, starting from 400€
Duration: 2-3 hours
Season: During school year. School visit is not possible on during school holidays.
Visiting time: Between 08:00 – 15:00 on working days.
Group size: Maximum 15 persons
Language: English
Status of visitors: Educational, youth work professional background or with influential status in the field.