The OPPIVA network is a joint network of learning professionals in Finland’s 35 municipalities, where we develop teaching, learning, in Finnish schools and early childhood education nationwide. The work deepens the ongoing change, where the core of the operating culture of schools and daycare centres is the pupil’s own way of learning, the quality of learning and equality in education.
Our work benefits all teachers and kindergarten teachers, school and daycare centre managers, as well as municipal education and cultural professionals who want to be involved in building the future of learning.
In 2025, our network will include cities and municipalities of Espoo, Heinola, Helsinki, Hämeenlinna, Joensuu, Kangasala, Kangasniemi, Kauniainen, Kerava, Kirkkonummi, Kokkola, Kouvola, Kuhmoinen, Kuopio, Lahti, Lappeenranta, Lempäälä, Lohja, Mikkeli, Mäntsälä, Nokia, Nurmijärvi, Orivesi, Oulu, Pirkkala, Pori, Pudasjärvi, Pälkäne, Raahe, Rovaniemi, Sipoo, Sodankylä, Tampere, Turku, Tuusula, Urjala, Uusikaupunki, Valkeakoski, Vantaa, Vesilahti and Äänekoski.
New municipalities are accepted every six months. The chairmanship of the network changes every two years. In 2024–2025, the City of Tampere will chair the meeting.
We share the best experiences and ideas in the form of blogs, news, videos and podcasts.
Currently OPPIVA Network actively participates in the future vision work of basic education initiated by the Finnish Ministry of Education. The key is the long-term development of education and not too hastily made small partial reforms. And how we can strengthen student-centeredness in the future.
Kristiina Järvelä
Director of Early Childhood and Basic Education at City of Tampere
e-mail: kristiina.jarvela@tampere.fi
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