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
