Project days

TEC has a long tradition of project days. They take place twice a year at the end of the period.

The aims of project days are:

• Finding connections and implementing knowledge in real life situations
• Strengthening integration between subjects and collaboration between teachers
• Increasing and maintaining student motivation
• Developing students’ self-awareness and social skills (interests, choices, responsibility, independence)
• Developing students’ creative skills
• Broadening learning environment
• Preparatory work
• Project day descriptions:
• Target group and activities
• Activities outside school
• Agreements with parents (if extra cost is involved)

Registration:

Forms 1-4: Activities organised by class teacher, no registration
Forms 5-6 registration with class teacher or subject teacher
Forms 7-12 registration online

Activities

Day 1: activities in and outside schoolhouse
Day 2: Preparing the presentations, making summaries, presenting the outcomes of the project day to fellow students, giving feedback
Some of the sample themes for project days: Water, Games, Time, Trip, Alumni