Thoughts and Plans

Achievements 

  • Significant progress in arising interest towards China among teachers and students
  • Improved level of knowledge of China
  • Introducing the teaching of Chinese language in the school
  • Promoting interest and motivation in language learning
  • High visibility of cooperation in the local area (several articles published in the local newspaper). This also improved the visibility and profile of the school
  • Arising students’ interest in learning Chinese and about China (a student is currently undertaking an exchange year in our partner school)

Room for improvement

  • Making international projects an essential element of regular teaching and learning
  • Naming the wishes and aims of cooperating partners and finding ways of realising them
  • Setting common goals for both partners and working together to reach them
  • Involving more members of staff in international cooperation in the long term
  • Involving more students in the project
  • Establishing bonds between Chinese and Finnish students
  • Maintaining continuity in the cooperation