Bulletin
15.9.2016
To be published immediately

More than 1,400 comprehensive schools around Finland signed up for the Tempaus2016 student project during the spring and summer. Comprehensive schools from the Åland islands all the way to Sodankylä were involved. With the student drive, the aim is to raise the importance of comprehensive schooling in national discussion. The tempaus drive is the way of students to show their support for the change in comprehensive schooling and bring happiness and enthusiasm to study to school pupils. The President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, is acting as the patron of Tempaus2016.

The aim is to get 1,500 student participants on board. Signing up as a participant begins in the huge Tempausgaala on 20.9. AYY, the student union of Aalto University, HYY, the student union of the University of Helsinki, LTKY, the student union of the Lappeenranta University of Technology, TTYY, the student union of the Tampere University of Technology and TYY, the student union of the University of Turku are involved in the recruitment of student participants in the drive.

The participants in the drive will visit schools on Monday 31.10. and Tuesday 1.11. A pre-planned inspiring programme will be carried out in the schools, together with the pupils. The most popular programme packages have been Arkielämän pulmapakki (‘The Problem Pack of Daily Life’), which applies the learning of maths in practice, and Kids Try Science, the aim of which is to fire up the interest of pupils in science and technology.

“We’re excited that so many schools have joined in and can’t wait to get registration of student participants under way!” says Noora Vänttinen, who is responsible for the communications of the drive, with obvious delight.

A large carnival will be arranged as the culmination of the drive in the capital city area. The celebration will bring together all the advocates of the training and those who are interested in it – and hopefully this is just the beginning!

Further information:
The co-ordinator of the Tempaus section Niko Ferm, niko.ferm@aalto.fi, 050 994 3120
The person responsible for the communications of the Tempaus section Noora Vänttinen, noora.vanttinen@aalto.fi, 040 7316120

Read more about programme options: tempaus.fi
Read more about the Tempausgaala: https://www.facebook.com/events/1198227753533335/

Tempaus2016 in the social media
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tempaus2016
Instagram: @Tempaus2016
Twitter: @Tempaus2016
Hashtags: #Tempaus2016, #aarre
www.tempaus.fi