“Media plays a significant role in our lives. The world of news has undergone a fundamental change in both scope and content.” (Merkki Museo, Helsinki) Introduction Europe has long navigated complex challenges, but today, the continent faces a climate of growing tension fuelled by issues such as immigration and climate change. This is not just another European situation; it is happening globally. Amplifying these tensions is the pervasive spread of propaganda, which h

We’ve all struggled to recall a foreign word we just learned and wished we had grown up speaking the language instead. Why does learning a second language during childhood seem easier than now? The well-known "critical period hypothesis" theory suggests that children acquire second languages more easily than adults due to their greater neural plasticity (Kuhl, 2010). However, recent research from MIT shows that individuals can still speak like native speakers until early adul

Today we visited Nuuksio National Park during the break between periods 1 and 2. It was really nice to unwind and escape into nature for a while with everyone! Dates of the event: 22.10.2025 Links to the photos of the event: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10j_gSmbRMgpEZmuFuRmRzBtbpkLAXMUf?usp=sharing

About Me My name is Dominga, I am a Chilean Primary School teacher. I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in General Pedagogy from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Over the past several years, I’ve had the privilege of teaching in diverse educational settings. I began my career at an Indigenous school in Southern Chile, spending a year immersed in a rural and culturally rich environment. Later, I taught for five years at CREE Cerro Navia in Santiago, covering core subjects

The blog discusses the insights shared by world renowned Finnish educator Professor Pasi Sahlberg (2025) during his lecture “Finnish Lessons for Change Agents” for the first-year CE students at the University of Helsinki on September 22, 2025. The views expressed here are our interpretations of the talk and as such may or may not reflect the views of Sahlberg himself.

The new semester had begun, and we celebrated our uniqueness by sharing our culture and cuisine. We enjoyed a delightful evening with...