LIFE2025 – The Shadowing Experience

Lapland International Forum for Education™ was chosen in 2019 as one of the winners in the Authentic Finnish Educational Travel Product contest. LIFE2025 offers an exclusive opportunity to visit Finnish kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, and the University of Lapland‘s Teacher Training School. One day you will even get the chance to job shadow Finnish teachers from the students’ perspective during our Be a Student -lesson simulations: Nature pedagogy, Handcrafts, Home economics, Sport (snowshoeing), and Welfare pedagogy. In addition to school visits, lectures, and workshops, you can participate in social programs, such as the city of Rovaniemi reception and farewell dinner.

The essential part of LIFE2025 takes place right near the Arctic Circle in the city of Rovaniemi, also known as the official hometown of Santa Claus. During the event, you have an opportunity to meet him in person and participate in many other exciting and unique winter adventures. The main venue is Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus, and you can stay the last night of the event in a Showhotel or Glass igloo watching the Northern Lights.

During LIFE2025, you will learn concrete examples of how to work as co-teachers, how to group the students, and what kind of means there are to support the wellbeing of pupils and the whole working community. In Rovaniemi, we will also establish our own learning culture together and thus experience what it means in practice. Preparing our students for the unpredictable future is our common challenge. In Finland, we believe that a collaborative learning culture with a safe and warm atmosphere is the best way to enhance students’ well-being and contribute to creating a happy and sustainable future.
In addition to the main event in Rovaniemi, you can extend your visit either at the beginning or at the end: Start the journey in our capital city Helsinki (January 26-27) by listening to the top Finnish education experts at Educa fair, the largest event for Finland’s education and training sector. You can start your Educa experience by joining a special Educa School Visit. In 2020, Educa gathered together over 20 000 educators from Finland and abroad. If Educa and LIFE2025 still leave you hungry for more, don’t worry. On February 1, we organize an optional extra outdoor pedagogies workshop as an AFTERLIFE EXPERIENCE.
If you participated in the previous LIFE2024, LIFE2023, LIFE2022, LIFE2020, LIFE2019 or LIFE2018 events, we warmly welcome you to join us again. Based on your feedback, we have added more days, more interaction with other participants, and made other changes so that the overall experience will be better than ever.
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All tickets includes:

• Free 30-day access to Finnish Education Online Courses
• Visit Santa Claus Village
• Event materials
• Certificate of attendance
• School visits
• Admission to all sessions

Please do note that meal package is obligatory and it includes: Five lunches and coffee/tea with snacks during breaks mentioned in the program, Rovaniemi City Reception, Farewell Dinner

Are you a group of 5 or more? Discounts available. Contact info@visitedufinn.com for more information. 

Applicable VAT will be added to the price (14% for food, 24% tickets)