The Kirkonkylä school construction project has now progressed from plans to completion and now the school is in full operation. The discussions we had with the school staff showed that they are very satisfied with the result. From FCLab’s point of view, the most interesting feature of the project is that it is Finland’s first school based on learning zones. The whole school is based on the zone model of the learning environment and a different operating culture, which includes co-teaching and comprehensive cooperation. The result is stylish and functional; the premises are mainly light and spacious, thoughtfully demarcated/demarcatable and furnished suitable for their users. In the cooperation between FCLab and Kirkonkylä School, we have managed to achieve the beginning of what the FCLab project aimed for in the early stages – to support school planning and as an executive sparring partner for change processes.
Kirkonkylä school is a school based entirely on Finland’s learning zones (FCLab.fi). The school has been designed under the leadership of principal Mikko Salkinoja and with the participation of teachers in accordance with its own well-thought-out operating culture…