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SAFE AND ACTIVE SCHOOLDAY Estonian-Finnish cooperation. The aim of SAS. Encourage students’ well-being and positive orientation toward school in Turku and Tallinn. via. Turku: 40 schools. Tallinn: 45 schools. Promoting activity, safety, and cooperation at schools. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SAFE AND ACTIVE SCHOOLDAY
Estonian-Finnish cooperation
The aim of SAS
Encourage students’ well-being and positive orientation toward school in Turku and Tallinn
Promoting activity, safety, and cooperation at schools
via Tallinn: 45 schoolsTurku: 40 schools
Research and practice hand in hand
• Which aspects are related to positive school-orientation the most?
• What is similar and what is different in Turku’s and Tallinn’s school-life? What have we learned from each other?
• How could schools sustainably support students’ „school- joy“?
• What does really work in practice?• How has the SAS project contributed to the better school
life?
Research
• Research groups• Tallinn University & Psience – The Center of Applied
Psychology• University of Turku
• Studies in Tallinn• Students’ break-time study (n = 3324)• Survey on students’ activity, well-being, and safety (n = 2412)• 2-step study among schools’ personnel on culture and values (n =
422)• Feedback focus-group interviews among teachers and students
Aspects related to school-satisfaction
I ♥ school
I ♥ school
High self-esteem
High self-esteem
Not feeling lonely
Not feeling lonely
High social activity
High social activity
Positive relations with
teachers
Positive relations with
teachers
High empathyHigh empathy
Not being bullied
Not being bullied
Supporting self-esteem
Students’ possibility to take responsibility for organizing activities and be active agencies;
Continuous practice of social skills which leads to positive feedback from peers and teachers, and feel of safety
Experience of supervising and coaching for game-leaders. Different kind of environments for different students during
break-times Noticing lonely children and playing with them Performances etc in a supportive and positive atmosphere Positive feedback from teachers
Promoting activity and emphaty
Game-leaders / play-masters – older students take care of youngers, playing with them, reading, talking etc to them
More fun during break-times School-events Directing young childrens’ energy into socially accepted
activities Older students’ caring attitude toward younger kids Moving break times outside which is a great step (esp
for large city schools) that students value a lot
Better relations between students and teachers
More joint activities Teachers and students as partners in organizing events
etc Teacher’s initiativeness and modeling Trusting students’ and giving them more responsibility Giving positive feedback and express warm feelings
Ongoing value...• Value fit. SAS project supported nicely schools’ values and matched
well with other projects which enhance active and caring school life• Equipments. Teachers are happy with break time equipment
provided by SAS project. • Sustainability. Furthermore, the change in social and psychological
meaning has even greater value: new ways of organizing break-times are based on better social skills, cooperation and thus support childrens’ self-esteem and sense of responsibility.
• Better climate and relations. • Less noisy and more enjoyable environment thanks to well-organized initiatives
at break-times. • Improved relationships between children – both peers and older-younger • More trustful relations between students and teachers.
• Outdoor activities. Breaktimes have moved clearly more outside in Tallinn.
Value of cross-boarder cooperation
• Learning from each other experiences• Teachers-directors level• Students level
• Notice the similarities of basic issues• Tallinn schools started to move breaktimes outside, some
Finnish schools vice-versa
Looking into the future
The effect of SAS is sustainable
Future cross-boarder projects’ emphases: students’ social skills (communication, cooperation, empathy) school motivation (esp teenagers) core values in action healthy lifestyle (eating, physical activity) ...