Anna Lindh Foundation

Individual member: Kaija-Leena Salovaara

National Network

Finland

Address

Lempäälä Lempäälä Finland

Country

Finland

City

Lempäälä

Street address 2

Lempäälä

Telephone

+358403353350

E-Mail

kaija-leena.salovaara@akaa.fi

Contact Person1

Kaija-Leena Salovaara

Organisation Type

Individual Person

Fields of Activity

Youth and education

General Information

Principal in a primary school with 430 studenta and 55 staff members. My role is to run the school and create the possibilities to build the common education as good as possible; give the kids good environment to learn and grow I have created into my school team based working, • focused in educational and pedagogical progress. • next becoming 3 years are focused in inclusion and flexible teaching methods and structures in every school level • international communication and multicultural issues are very high valued in my work

Mission and Objectives

1. Promote different cultures and social environments in schools, create the interaction between the students and the staff from different cultures 2. Teach children to accept and understand dissimilarity 3. Reinforce children's cultural identity and help the to create personal contacts with children from completely different environments 5. help children to understand the similarities and differences in the ways different cultures

Main Projects / Activities

At the moment we are having a project – Creating Friendship – between Finland and Palestine. We started this project 2010 The project aims to create and start cultural and educational cooperation between the two completely different culture.