Educational  Route for schools visiting Pyhäjoki Upper Secondary School:

Day1: The school and community

8:30 Meeting at school - words of welcome, introductions and warm-up

9:00 Finnish Education system, Pyhäjoki Upper Secondary School

9:30 Learning Cafe: Entrepreneurial learning tools in Pyhäjoki (JE, newspaper, the Fair)

11.00 Lunch

12:00 Biking to the seaside, SUP, barbecue at seaside

17.00 Return to accommodation

 

Day2: Energy

8:30 Meeting at Pyhäjoki school, assignments

8:45 Visits to Nuclear power plant, windmill park and hydropower in Pyhäjoki (bus)

11.00 Lunch at school

12.00 Lessons and group work at school

• Nuclear experts (Fennovoima)

• Windpower experts (SmartWindPower)

15:00 Student outcome: Presentations and videos comparing different energy sources

 

Day3: Kalajoki

8:30 Meeting at school, 

9.00 We will leave to Kalajoki on a bus
On our way to Kalajoki,  info about the Gulf of Bothnia
(Perämeri) and other nearby areas.

9:30 Marine and nature center , guided tour,

          A walk at duckboards at beach (1.5km - 2km)

11.30 lunch at Sandy Kelt.

13.00 An adventure park visit.

Trekking routes(alternative)

17.00 Return to Pyhäjoki

 

 

Day4: River 

8:30 Meeting at Pyhäjoki school, assignments, a bus upriver 

10.00 launch the canoes 
11-12.30 break at Helaakoski, lunch
14.00 coffee break at Halunen
15.00 Finish at Pyhäjoki riverside

 

Day5: Raahe

 

 

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Day6: Walk around the Pyhäjoki island, leaving for Rovaniemi 

8:30 Meeting at school

A walk on riverside

11.00 Lunch

12:00 Making a video and a newspaper about the visit

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16: 00 A dinner in Pyhäjoki before leaving.    

Leaving from Pyhäjoki at 5 PM.

Lessons on the bus on Lapland

Accommodation in Rovaniemi

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Day7: Rovaniemi

8.00 Breakfast 

9.30  Leaving to the town at visiting museum Arktikum.

12.00 Lunch in the university

13.00 Arctic Circle and Santa Claus village

16:00 Picnic at Kuninkaanlaavu

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Leaving for home

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