Polar Partners

21/04/2026

✨Next podcast episode is now published
🗣️3 steps to start planning your school learning environment

Our CEO and Learning Environment Expert Maria Haapaniemi is challenged by our Advisor Hanna-Maria Ahonen, together they take a deep dive into what learning environments truly mean in Finnish education and what are the three steps school owners should analyse before starting to create new learning environments.

Listen & watch from our Youtube, let us know what you think!

Maria and Hanna-Maria will continue with the topic in the next episode..stay tuned 💙

3 Steps to Start Planning Your School Learning Environment episode,...

17/03/2026

⚡️Breaking news! We are launching The School Development Podcast in Youtube today! ⚡️

Our team has over two decades of experience in supporting schools in development with the practises from the globally recognized Finnish education model and now it is time to share our expertise to the world! 🎤

In the video podcast we talk about different perspectives of school development, share real examples and our insights grounded in both research and hands on experience. This podcast is for educators, school leaders, policymakers and anyone passionate about developing better schools. 💙

▶️Watch our first episode about How to build a vision that gives your school a clear direction by Kimmo Kumpulainen, Co-Founder.

Next episode will be about Learning environment analysis...stay tuned!

Enjoy, and let us know what else you want to hear from us? 🗣

Most schools have a vision statement gathering dust on a wall. But ...

16/03/2026

Someone said that we do not learn only by doing, that we need to also reflect the things we have done. 💫

During our Professional Study Visits to Finland, we explore schools, observe classrooms and learn from the experts, but we also discuss and share our thoughts on the experiences. By reflecting, our participants will understand the connections effecting to education and how to apply the new ideas into their own environment 🎯

Our next Professional Study Visits to Finland 🇫🇮 are in May and September - Register now with EB price, link in the comments.

Watch also Pamela's comments on the experience! 💙 (turn on English subtitles)

Pamela Lopez from Colegio Euro Hispanoamericano shares her feedback...

02/03/2026

Do you want to experience Finnish student-centered education, observe authentic classroom practises, talk to Principals and have a plan to develop your school?

If it is ✅, now is your opportunity to join our Professional 5-day Study Visit to Finland in May or September! 🇫🇮✨

Read more about the visit https://www.polarpartners.fi/professional-study-visit-to-finland/ and join our free webinar with your questions (link in comments)!🗣

19/02/2026

Highlights of the study visit: ✨discovering how Finnish schools prepare students for the future. At Me & My City, Primary school students learn about society, finances, customer service and work life through hands-on roleplay.

Ylöjärven lukio Secondary School, we saw how robotics, AI, and entrepreneurship are embedded in everyday learning and students appreciate how they can learn working life skills in their own established companies. 🤖💻 Finland isn’t talking about future skills — they’re teaching them today.

06/02/2026

From the classroom to the forest! 🌳❄️ Our Study visit group experienced eye-opening morning in Vuores Forest Pre-primary school which integrates outdoor learning year-round. Nature is used as a learning environment; boosting creativity, resilience, and wellbeing. A powerful reminder that children can learn math, social skills, science and problem-solving surrounded by nature, even in winter!

After the morning circle in the hut, children explored how animals survive during winter and what birds can eat. After that, was time for play and sledding! 🛷All activies are pedagogical planned to enhance various skills.🛠️📚

04/02/2026

It is always exciting to kick off a Study visit in Finland, this time leaders and teachers from Mexico embarked on an visit to Finland exploring one of the world’s most admired education systems. During five days, our group discovered play-based Early childhood education, participated to co-teaching lessons in Primary school, experienced innovative learning environments, and engaged in deep dialogues on leadership, student wellbeing, and future skills. 👥💡

From forest Pre-primary school to AI and robotics in Secondary education, every stop offers practical examples, new ideas and inspiration for creating more student-centered, and future-ready schools back home. This journey marks the beginning of meaningful transformation and we will soon share more highlights of the visit! ✨

22/12/2025

This Christmas, we joined a student-led charity project to spread warmth to seniors in the region.🎄
Together with Proakatemia students, we helped deliver traditional Finnish Christmas pastries 'joulutorttu' to elderly homes across Pirkanmaa.
Kindness is always in season.✨
Now it’s time to slow down, enjoy the holidays, and recharge for the year ahead. The Polar Partners team wishes everyone a peaceful holiday season and a happy New Year 2026 💙

15/11/2025

Last week, together with HEI Schools, we at Polar Partners had the pleasure of organizing a Finnish Education Breakfast as a side event to the Habla Summit in Mexico City.

We were honored to have Finnish Ambassador Ari Mäki open the event with inspiring words about the strong and growing collaboration between Finland and Mexico in the field of education.

Our presentation focused on research-based best practices in Finnish education — sharing insights on how evidence-based pedagogy, teacher empowerment, and child-centered learning can transform schools around the world.

A special thank you to our client Grupo Educación for hosting us in their wonderful premises, and to their CEO Alejandra Carmona for joining the panel discussion and sharing valuable perspectives on implementing Finnish Education practices in Mexico.
The atmosphere was warm and engaging, and the discussions were full of enthusiasm and curiosity — a true reflection of shared passion for quality education.

✨ Kiitos & Gracias to everyone who joined us and made the morning so inspiring!