In our upper secondary school, there are a ongoing projects in the school year that improve well-being and provide additional support for pedagogical solutions.

Finest Future

Janakkala Upper Secondary School is participating in the Finest Future program, where foreign students complete a three-year upper secondary school education in Finnish. The second group started their studies in the school year 23-24. All students from last year’s group are going to continue their studies.

The Bridge to Upper Secondary School in Janakkala

The goal of the Bridge to Upper Secondary School project is to build a stable bridge for young people in need of support from the spring of the ninth grade through upper secondary school studies to further education.

At Janakkala Upper Secondary School, a clear and effective model of enhanced guidance is implemented, which helps more students achieve their goals in completing upper secondary school studies and transitioning to higher education.

Letting skills flourish

We strive to increase the accessibility of upper secondary school education among young people with immigrant backgrounds and to seek new ways to enhance educational guidance.

We are developing a sufficiently supported upper secondary school path for young people with immigrant backgrounds who are completing their upper secondary school studies in developing Finnish.

Everybody’s home

The project allows upper secondary school students to develop their international skills. Skills are strengthened in the school’s own operational culture, in broad-based competency implementations, and in the studies of all subjects. These include, for example, interaction skills, and global and cultural competence.

Internationality broadens young people’s worldview and experience. Attention is paid to deepening cultural understanding. By utilizing internationalization at home, students are guided towards active international engagement.

The project develops a global citizen’s attitude, language skills, and collaboration and teamwork skills. It provides opportunities for encounters, lifelong learning, and creates interest in new possibilities.

Towards more language-conscious pedagogy and operational culture

The goal is to increase staff understanding of language-conscious culture and teaching. After the training, each teacher understands that they are also a language teacher in the context of their own subject. The training enhances teachers’ understanding of the importance of multiculturalism in the educational community. Through the training, educational institutions will recognize cultural differences better than before. Participants will comprehensively and actively create a diverse and anti-racist learning environment.

Coaching project at the Tervakoski unit

The Learning Coach for Upper Secondary School training organized by Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences challenges upper secondary school teachers to abandon the culture of solitary learning and find new motivational methods for traditional upper secondary school teaching.