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TESTIMONIALS

TESTIMONIALS

Resources for GatherRound Nordics Program

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Welcome to the Nordics!

The Nordic Theory of Everything

What Explains Why the Nordic Countries Are Constantly Among the Happiest in the World

Northern Lights: Do the Scandinavians Really Have Everything Figured Out?

A New Dimension to a Meaningful Life

World Happiness Report

The Finnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu

Welcome to the Baltics!

Independence and the 20th Century

The Baltic Chain

Finland

Popular Articles

Finland Phenomenon - Documentary on YouTube

27 Surprising Finnish Education System Facts

Why Are Finland's Schools Successful?

5 U.S.Innovations That Helped Improve Finnish Schools But American Reformers Now Ignore

No, Finland isn't ditching traditional school subjects. Here's what's really happening.

When Finnish Teachers Work in America's Public Schools

Keys to Finnish educational success: Intensive teacher training, union collaboration

What Finland Is Really Doing to Improve It’s Acclaimed Schools

What Schools Can Learn from Finland’s Approach to Education

How Finland Broke Every Rule - and Created a Top School System

What if Finland's Great Teachers Taught in U.S. Schools?

Research Articles

Review of Research: The Education System in Finland: A Success Story Other Countries Can Emulate

Teacher Education in Finland: A Review of a National Effort for Preparing Teachers for the Future

Quality and Equity in Finnish Schools

Teachers and Trust: Cornerstones of the Finnish Education System

Trust in Finnish Education: A Historical Perspective

Current Challenges In School Leadership in Finland and Estonia: A Multiple Case Study Among Exemplary Principals

A survey research on Finnish teacher educators’ research-teaching integration and its relationship with their approaches to teaching

Materials from Education Organizations

Teachers As Leaders in Finland

Equity In Education: Thematic Review - OECD

10 Reasons Why Finland's Education System Is the Best in the World

Finnish Education System - Ministry of Ed

OECD: Education Policy Outlook, Finland

OECD: School Leadership for Systemic Improvement in Finland

Finnish National Board of Education

History and Culture

Finland Fact Sheet -OECD

Finland Ed Stats - UNESCO

Movies and Documentaries from Finland

The Man Without a Past (2002) - IMDB Rating: 7.6, Age Rating: PG-13, Genre: Comedy/Drama/Romance

Watch on Tubi

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki (2016) - IMDB Rating: 7.2, Age Rating: Not Rated, Genre: Biography/Drama/Romance

Watch on Amazon

The Unknown Soldier (2017) - IMDB Rating: 7.7, Age Rating: 16, Genre: War/Drama

Watch online

Books on Education

Pasi Sahlberg: Finnish Lessons 3.0

Linda Darling-Hammond: The Flat World and Education

Timothy Walker: Teach Like Finland

Amanda Ripley: Smartest Kids in the World

Estonia

Popular Articles

Is Estonia the New Finland?

PISA Rankings: Why Estonian Pupils Shine in Global Tests

10 Surprises in the High Performing Estonian Education System

It's Not Just Childcare: Focus on Early Years Education Sets Estonia Apart

Lessons From Estonia: Why it Excels at Digital Learning During Covid

Estonia and Finland Have Best EU Science Teaching

Peer Reviewed Research Articles

Estonia: A Positive PISA Experience

Citizenship Educational Policy: A Case of Russophone Minority in Estonia

Developing a comprehensive school-based physical activity program with flexible design

Materials from Education Organizations

Everyone Aspires to Be Like Finland, but This Country Beats Them in Two out of Three Subjects

Case Study: The Estonian Education Information System -OECD

A Step Ahead: Estonia Emerges As a Leader in the Worldwide Distance Learning Experiment-NCEE

Top Performing Countries: Estonia Overview -NCEE

History and Culture

A Country Created Through Music

Estonia Fact Sheet -OECD

Estonia Ed stats -UNESCO

The Singing Revolution - Documentary

Videos / Documentaries

The Fencer (2015) - IMDB Rating: 7.1, Age Rating: PG-13, Genre: Biography/Drama/History

Watch on Tubi or Crackle

Tangerines (2013) - IMDB Rating: 8.1, Age Rating: Not Rated, Genre: Drama/War

Watch on YouTube

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