Presentation about youth work at schools in Finland. (Uusiutuva koulu ja nuorisotyö hanke, Renewable school and youth work -project)

1. Youth work at school
Uusiutuva koulu ja nuorisotyö –hanke
“Renewable School and Youth Work –project”

2. About the project
- Developing youth work and expertise in school environment.
- Managed by Humak University of Applied Sciences and financed by
Ministry of Education and Culture.
Action
• Support to the youth workers working at schools and Humak
students
• Network cooperation with youth work educators and working life
• Youth worker experiment in school and free time
environments/activities
• Seminars and education
• Publishing and research

3. Why to school?
• Bringing preventive work to school,
instead of ”repairing” and solving
problems
• Increasing youth work’s availability
• Reaching the whole age group at
schools
-> young people feel that their
participation is relatively low in
international comparison.
-> some young people don’t like school

4. Youth workers at schools are…
Adults who…
…support young people in their living
environments
…meet, hear and listen
…inspire, encourage and motivate
…support and promote young people’s active
citizenship and participation
…support in hobbies, social skills and life
management…

5. …promote social welfare and developing
communal school
…enable nonformal learning environments
for practising social skills
…promote educational partnership at
schools

6. Some youth workers tasks…
• Participation groups
• After school activities
and clubs
• Recess/ ”between lessons”
activities
• Presence at schools (conversations, interaction
with young people)
• Supporting life management and learning
Also; media education, drug abuse prevention,
promoting equality and human rights issues

7. A Youth Worker in a school community is…
…an educator …an inspirer …an instructor … a coordinator
Contact information:
Project manager
Pauliina Lahtinen
+358 400349339
pauliina.lahtinen@humak.fi
More info in english: ”Youth work in
Finland” by Sari Höylä (Humak)