1. Reasons behind results Visit at Torpparinmäen Peruskoulu Torpparinmäen Peruskoulu is situated in the northern part of Helsinki close to the airport. The neighbourhood consists of wooden family houses. The school is build in 1999 and is now in it’s fifth year. The shape is oval and the overall idea is to ask for coexsistence by the use of transparent walls and open areas. The school square (The Agora) where the school dinner takes place is also an important element. The transparency is the main idea in the building and in this school in general. www.ankermikkelsen.dk

2. Reasons behind results Visit at Torpparinmäen Peruskoulu Situations from the neighborhood www.ankermikkelsen.dk

3. Reasons behind results Visit at Torpparinmäen Peruskoulu www.ankermikkelsen.dk

4. Reasons behind results Visit at Torpparinmäen Peruskoulu From the school presentation The school is a single unit that contains both the lower and upper levels of the comprehensive school Learning is a process; learning is acquiring and developing various skills The AGORA is the central square, which is the centre of the building. Lunch room, library and assembly hall www.ankermikkelsen.dk

5. Reasons behind results Visit at Torpparinmäen Peruskoulu www.ankermikkelsen.dk The Agora

6. Reasons behind results Visit at Torpparinmäen Peruskoulu In the finnish schools everybody has a hot meal at noon. It might be one of the reasons why the pupils do so well in the Pisa tests. Food is important to the learning process www.ankermikkelsen.dk

7. Reasons behind results Visit at Torpparinmäen Peruskoulu Meet the staf Headmaster Osmo korhonen and Deputy Principal Karoliina Koivujuuri www.ankermikkelsen.dk

8. Reasons behind results Visit at Torpparinmäen Peruskoulu The pupils tell about their school as a place with a great deal of flexibility and enjoyable lessons. The pupils love their school and they talk about their teachers with great respect and do see them as friends. www.ankermikkelsen.dk

9. Reasons behind results Visit at Torpparinmäen Peruskoulu www.ankermikkelsen.dk Situations from the classroom. The engagement is great.

10. Reasons behind results Visit at Torpparinmäen Peruskoulu www.ankermikkelsen.dk

11. Reasons behind results Visit at Torpparinmäen Peruskoulu www.ankermikkelsen.dk Transparency - the overall idea of this school.

12. Reasons behind results Visit at Torpparinmäen Peruskoulu www.ankermikkelsen.dk

13. Reasons behind results Visit at Torpparinmäen Peruskoulu Learning process Eight important features in the learning process at Torpparinmäen Peruskoulu Social skills Learning skills Creativity Ethical skills Communication skills Skills of healthy life Craft skills Thinking skills www.ankermikkelsen.dk