The document discusses Me and MyCity, a teaching method used in Finland where over 52,000 sixth graders and 1,000 teachers visit a learning environment each year. The method involves 10 hours of teaching pupils about entrepreneurship and careers through experiential activities. Evaluations found that pupils enjoyed learning about different professions in this way and nearly all would like to participate again or choose the same or a different profession.

1. Me and MyCity
as a teaching method
PhD. Auli Ojala

2. Me and MyCity
as a learning modul
Economic Information Office Finland
Helsinki, founded 1947
• 10 hours teaching pupils in schools
• Teaching material based on Finnish Curriculum
• Visit learning enviroment (Me and MyCity)
• About 52 000 of sixthgraders and over 1000 teacher
in Finland have visited Me and MyCity-learning
environment
• Investors, sponsors
Auli 2 Ojala PhD. Lic of Ed.

3. What is Me and MyCity?
Auli 3 Ojala PhD. Lic of Ed.

4. Me and My City
as a learning method
Viewpoint
Theme interview:, principals, teachers, pupils (over
200 pupils, 13,5 % of 1526 sixthgraders in Tampere)
37 schools and five municipalities, Tampere region
Curriculum regional (Tampere)
Connection to Finnish curriculum 2016 (Draft)
- for instance: corporate culture at school, school as a
learning organization, manysided teaching
methods, working connections, pupils wide ”know
how”
Auli 4 Ojala PhD. Lic of Ed.

5. Pupil’s needs –
entrepreneurship
education
Pupil’s spontaneus entrepreneurship education
Pupil’s experiences: she/he can influence on his own
life and ability
Possibilities: creative and entrepreneurial action in
creative learning enviroment
Learning and involvement together
( Finnish Curricululm 2016)
Reference:
(Himanen 2005, 2010 and Lehkonen &Lehtonen 2006)
Auli 5 Ojala PhD. Lic of Ed.

6. Curriculum 2016 (Draf)
Pupils grow in the world, where they are working
more and more with knowledge.
Working based on working together and networks.
Using more and more new technology.
In the future all-round know-how.
Auli 6 Ojala PhD. Lic of Ed.

7. Pupil’s work experience
Me and MyCity experience learns working life
The best in the work was responsibility
Finance matters and social network were the best
It was a fine day
I get very well along with my employees
It was nice to work in these professions
My employees did not just follow my directions
It was nice to be a boss..
Auli 7 Ojala PhD. Lic of Ed.

8. Pupil´s work experience
I liked to deal with others
You must be nice to people and you have to know
what you are selling
The best of the day was the teaching method
I got just the profession I wanted
I liked my work
Employees did what I hoped for…
Too much debt.. I did not realized.. I bought a house..
Auli 8 Ojala PhD. Lic of Ed.

9. Curriculum 2016
Knowledge- and communication technology
Working in the network environment has changed
thinking and learning (methods)
New technology gives pupils a more active role in
learning … more interactive way
Auli 9 Ojala PhD. Lic of Ed.

10. Pupils’s learning
The mentor adviced us to use new technology
Internet crashed down
Computers (laptops) did not always work
I had to write invoice on the paper (old-fashioned)
Bluffs with virtual money and useless invoices
I-Pad crashed down
Computers doesn’t work (mentor repaired)
Virtual money was not good to use - we didn’t know
how much money there really was?
Auli 10 Ojala PhD. Lic of Ed.

11. Summary
Me and MyCity as teaching method
The National Board of Education (Kesy-modul)
1. Pupil’s learning
2. Personal’s kow-how
3. Sustainable wellbeing
4. Management
Pupils’ learning:
Nearly 100 % of pupils would like to visit again Me
and Mycity and they would choose the same
profession or some of them change. They learned
to do their work!
Auli 11 Ojala PhD. Lic of Ed.

12. REFERENCES
Bernelius, V. (2013)
Eriytyvät kaupunkikoulut: Helsingin peruskoulujen oppilaspohjan erot,
perheiden kouluvalinnat ja oppimistuloksiin liittyvät aluevaikutukset osana kaupungin
eriytymiskehitystä. Väitöskirja./Helsingin yliopisto.
Davinson,P. & Honig. B. (2003)
The role of social and human capital among nascent
entrepreneurs.
Journal of Business Venturing 18 ( 301 - 332)
Norrena, J. (2013)
Tulevaisuuden taitojen opettaminen vaatii muutosta koululta ja opettajilta.
Väitöskirja/Jyväskylän yliopisto.
Opetussuunnitelmaluonnos 2016. OPH (Finnish curriculum 2016)
Polayi. M. (1967)
The tacit dimenssion Lontoo: Routledge and Kegan.
Schultz, T.W (1961)
Investment in human capital . The American Economic Review, 51 (1), 1 -17.
Auli 12 Ojala PhD. Lic of Ed.

13. Summit for Education
Julkaistu: 15.9.2014 • News
Me & MyCity is proud to announce that it has today been named as a 2014
WISE Awards Winner. Me & MyCity is one of six projects chosen by World
Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) for providing a compelling, innovative
solution to one of today’s most pressing challenges in education.
For further information:
Executive Director Tomi Alakoski, Me & MyCity
Economic Information Office
www.memycity.org
Auli 13 Ojala PhD. Lic of Ed.

14. Thank you!
auli.ojala@tampere.fi or
auli.ojala@kolumbus.fi