- Havukoski School is undergoing renovations from 2018-2019 with a budget of 9.5 million euros to update its 30 year old building. - The renovations aim to create a more extensive learning environment with open and flexible learning areas to support new pedagogical approaches. - Teachers, students, and parents have provided input into the planning process through workshops and meetings with architects. - The renovated school will feature both open learning spaces and traditional classrooms, with an emphasis on technology, well-being, and security.

1. School´s renovation
Pedagogigal point of view
(case Havukoski School)
18.4.2018

2. • Digital practice
• eSafety practice
• Innovative and creative
approaches to pedagogy
• Promoting continuous professional
development of staff
• Promoting collaborative learning
practices with staff and students
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3. Havukoski School
Secondary School
• 370 students, grades 6-9
• 2 special education classes
• 23 different languages, 25% finnish as a second
language
• intensified support 20% , special support 4%
• Staff: Principal, vice-principal, 35 teachers, 4 special
needs assistants, school psychologist, school social
worker and school nurse, secretary and housekeeper
• Subject teachers
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4. Developing our school
• Moving School
• Jopa2 – from basic education to profession
• The Programme to address child and family services (LAPE)
Developing student welfare
• Nova Schola3 Finlandia
• International school projects *ICT World and *How can I
improve my education system and help others access it
• Taidetestaajat (Culture and Arts to students)
• Innovative learning environments in crafts teaching
• Nuori näyttämö – Young Theater
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5. Why renovation?
• Need for more extensive learning environment
• Need for open and flexible learning areas
• School building should support and promote learning, creating versatile
learning paths for students, allowing multidisciplinary learning modules
and team teaching
• Need for new pedagogigal approach
• Problem with ventilation  health problems
• 30 years old
 Renovation 2018-2019
 Budget appr. 9,5 million euros
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8. Is it possible to create new learning
environment using old school´s frame?
2016 Planning starts
• What do we want?
• Completely new school-building not possible, but huge
renovation
• Simulations (both timetable and facilities)
2017-2018 Planning and getting ideas
• Planning the new building (teachers, students, parents
etc.)
• Planning the new pedagogy (incl. team-teaching)
• Visiting schools and getting ideas (Nova Schola Finlandia 3 in
Finland, Belgium and UK)
• Planning the move to temporary school building in Tikkurila
• Timetable simulations
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9. Spring and summer 2018 Saying goodbye and moving
• Moving to temporary school building (May-June)
School year 2018-2019 Building something new
• Whole school year at Tikkurila
• Building 6/2018-7/2019
• School desks or not…
• Pedagogigal planning completed. Teacher training,
pedagogigal discussions etc…
• Planning the move back to our own school
May-August 2019
• Moving back #uusihavis
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10. What kind of school are we
creating?
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• Pedagogigal framework of the new building
• No shoes
• Open learning space –concept or not?
• Open learning areas and (traditional) classrooms (mixed
model)
• Subject teaching, supports also interdisciplinary teaching
• Latest technology
• Safe school (well-being, health and security)

11. Teacher´s participation
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• Teachers have had lots of chances to say their opinion
during the planning
• Teachers meetings, discussions with architects, workshops,
pedagogigal planning –group
• Teachers have met architects and designers several times
• Teachers have drawn their own sketches
• Teachers had a chance to say what school yard should be
• Teachers have had a chance to comment all the drafts
• School desks or not…

12. Student´s participation
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• ”My dream schoolyard” workshop 8/2017
• Questionary made by Vantaa City´s ”Moving School” –team.
What do you want in your school yard?
• Student´s participation in planning the furniture
• Students made (most of) the schoolyard sketches
• Representatives of students have had a possibility to take
part in meetings with principals, architects and designers.

13. Parent´s participation
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• Not an easy task
• We have arranged two workshops, but hardly none of the
parents toom part in them.
• ”My dream schoolyard” 8/2017
• Parent´s forums held 12/2017 and 4/2018

14. Schoolyard
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• Safe (secure, lights)
• Allows various kinds of doing during breaks
(activities,swings, sports, chatting and sitting)
• Classroom for physical education (gym, basketball, football,
parkour etc.)
• Serves as learning environment
• Activity park for people living near to the school
• Tempting and safe playground for kids living near to the
school
• Nice place for families to spend time with their kids and
each others

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16. Auditorium
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Dining area/stage Stage. Curtain between stage and
dining area.
Auditorium
300 spectators  200/400 spectators
New voice and light-technology

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21. Havukoski School
arto.martikainen@vantaa.fi
@MartikainenArto@Haviksenkoulu
havukoskenkoulu
https://havukoskenkoulu.wordpress.com/
http://artomartikainen.blogspot.fi/