A company teaching early years professionals to implement Finland’s educational ideology and curriculum is looking to expand its model across the world.
Helsinki International (HEI) Schools opened its first setting based on the Finnish pre-school approach in Baotou, China (see Case study) in September 2017. Further settings are to follow later this year in Guangzhou, China and Sydney, Australia, with potential expansion into the USA, Europe and the Gulf in 2019.
HEI Schools was co-founded by former Finnish state secretary for education Pilvi Torsti and University of Helsinki professor of education Lasse Lipponen, alongside brand and marketing strategist Milla Kokko and design specialist Anne Rusanen, who wanted to capitalise on international recognition of the results achieved by the Finnish early years education system.
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