Your partner for national education development

Strong impact on education with high-quality pedagogical development

Global challenges have pushed schools to transform and develop their operations faster than ever to deliver high-quality education. Current curriculum development does not keep up with the transformation, nor do the majority of school buildings serve the needs of student-centered pedagogical practices.

The focus of 21^st century education should be on student-centered learning and wellbeing. We know from research that quality pedagogical practices and school infrastructure have a major impact on learning outcomes, school culture, and wellbeing. Sustainable educational development requires a comprehensive approach. Early inclusion of pedagogical expertise will help achieve the vision you have for your educational development and infrastructure.

We help you create a vision, identify key education development areas, and craft a concrete pilot project plan that will ensure smooth collaboration and generate valuable learnings for a large-scale development project. We have a large network of carefully selected Finnish and international partners for implementing the best educational practices from Finland in the project. With Polar Partners, you’ll gain an experienced pedagogical team to support your long-term development.  

Value through collaboration with pedagogical experts

An inspiring pedagogical vision and objectives for learning and teaching lay the foundation for creating schools for the future. Analysis of your current situation will help identify all development needs for the future: how to pivot the curriculum towards 21st century requirements, or what skills do teachers need in the new learning environment? A comprehensive approach to education development and strong pedagogical expertise should be at the core of all education development projects to ensure that the main focus is on improving education, increasing student-centered learning and learning outcomes. 

School architecture innovations to support student-centered learning

Recent studies underscore the profound positive impact that physical learning environments have on educational outcomes. Aspects such as functionality, flexibility, acoustics, lightning, aesthetics, and ownership of spaces significantly influence student wellbeing, motivation, health, and learning efficiency. Flexible learning environments can accommodate innovative pedagogical approaches, different group sizes and teaching styles such as student-centered learning, collaboration, and project-based learning. They also support the development of 21st century skills and the use of modern technology. 

Knowledge transfer builds up new capabilities

Knowledge transfer is at the core of many national development projects. The objective is to transfer international best practices to improve national capabilities and leave an effective legacy for the future.

Knowledge transfer is a holistic way of working, collaborative planning and sharing knowledge – everyone has the responsibility and opportunity to learn. Our team features certified Knowledge Managers who can identify learning gaps and create a knowledge transfer program strategy with a training plan for closing those gaps and building up the needed capabilities.

Multi-stakeholder collaboration creates more impact

Multi-stakeholder collaboration and user-centered design is essential for education development. Mapping out key stakeholders and including them e.g., in the design of learning environment or brainstorming ideas to include the community and cultural aspects to the school practice will add value to the project and make it more impactful. Our team has experience of stakeholder management from the pedagogical perspective – we know how to bring together the required people in educational development.

Tell us about your development needs

Try out our school development survey – choose the school development areas that you are interested in and answer some questions regarding your development. This will help us understand your needs and provide service that supports your development goals. Filling the survey only takes a few minutes, and we will get back to you with the results as soon as possible.