Bulletin
26.10.2016
For immediate publication

Tempaus2016 is a student project which will bring fun, brainteasers and the joy of learning to school benches on Monday, 31.10. and Tuesday, 1.11. Nearly 1,500 schools around Finland will be involved. The patron of Tempaus is the President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö. Through Tempaus, in addition to bringing fun and the joy of learning, the aim is also to awaken national discussion about the importance of comprehensive schooling and investing in it, because the learning success and study motivation of pupils have been on the decline in recent years.

“Finnish comprehensive schooling has always been top-notch. However, work has to be done to guarantee quality. With the Tempaus drive, we want to show our own support and investment for comprehensive schooling,” says Niko Ferm, who is coordinating the drive.

More than 1,400 students are setting out on the drive around Finland. They will go around the comprehensive schools involved over the course of two days. Six different programme packages in all have been designed for the schools, which will put the ideas of the new teaching plan into practice in the schools and seeks to motivate pupils to learn. Alone or in a group, the Tempaus participant will realise a programme whole at the school, lasting the length of a lesson, together with some class in the school. Schools have been able to express a wish as to which programme package will be carried out for the class.

“The new teaching plan brings a lot of good things with it. It emphasises the role of the pupil as an active agent and learning as interaction. With our six programme packages, we want to enthuse comprehensive school pupils and be involved in constructing this new learning community!,” says Venla Keskinen, whose team’s task has been to develop the programme packages.

The most popular of the programmes has been the mathematics programme. It’s a puzzle pack for everyday life, in which the pupils get for the duration of a lesson to delve into the world of mathematics in the form of a card game. The topic areas of the task are both logical deduction and everyday problems, such as multiplying recipes or, for younger pupils, working out change. In other programmes, amongst other things, the pupils get to set up their own company or, for example, design a logo for the school.

Tempaus will conclude in the Tempaus Party, which will be held in Kansalaistori Square on Wednesday, 2.11. from 12 noon. The party will bring together advocates of schooling and panelists. In addition, well-known artists will be there to lend their support to the important issue. Furthermore, a Tempaus publication has been compiled from the topics of Tempaus and speeches on the state of Finnish comprehensive schooling. The publication can be read online and you can get a print copy  at the Tempaus Party.

Further information:
The person responsible for the communications of the Tempaus section Noora Vänttinen, noora.vanttinen@aalto.fi, 040 7316120
The person responsible for the programme packages Venla Keskinen, venla.keskinen@aalto.fi, 0400 496 989

Tempaus2016 in the social media

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tempaus2016
• Instagram: @Tempaus2016
• Twitter: @Tempaus2016
• Hashtags: #Tempaus2016, #aarre
• tempaus.fi

Press Release
6.10.2016
To be published immediately

1,400 student participants have signed up for the Tempaus2016 student project. The participants will visit nearly 1,500 comprehensive schools on Monday, 31.10. and Tuesday, 1.11. At the schools, a pre-planned motivational programme will be carried out 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. The aim of the tempaus drive is to show support for the change in basic schooling and bring enjoyment and motivation for learning to school pupils. The patron of Tempaus2016 is the President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö.

“It’s great to have the whole tempaus crowd together now. Next, there’ll be bringing together the tempaus participants and schools, training the participants and, of course, as the highlight at the end, the actual tempaus days,” says Niko Ferm.

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.

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

Tempaus2016 in the social media

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tempaus2016
• Instagram: @Tempaus2016
• Twitter: @Tempaus2016
• Hashtags: #Tempaus2016, #aarre
• tempaus.fi

Bulletin
The Aalto University Student Union
23.9.2016
For immedate release

The Student Union of Aalto university, AYY, is putting forward Jimmy Nylund for the Board of SYL, the National Union of University Students for 2017. Nylund is a 26-year-old student of engineering and he has worked on the board of AYY this year. He has been responsible for training and social policy, so he has extensive experience of the whole field of student advocacy. Previously, Nylund has acted on the Board of the Swedish-language students’ association of Aalto University, Teknologföreningen as a student advocate.

“Jimmy is a rock-solid student advocate whose wide expertise and productive approach to work would surely be an asset in SYL too. This year, Jimmy has taken care of many student advocacy issues in an exemplary manner, particularly at national level,” says the Chair of the Board of AYY, Milja Asikainen.

“Next year, I would hope that SYL would be close operator that’s easy to approach for both the boards and councils of student unions. On the Board of SYL I would get more strongly involved in influencing society and changing it into a better direction. I’m sure that my passion, experience and know-how would be an excellent part of the Board of SYL,” says Jimmy Nylund.

SYL is selecting the Board for 2017 in its assembly in Korpilampi, Espoo on the 18th and 19th of November. SYL represents the university students of Finland at a national level and takes a stance on training policy, social policy and international issues.

Further information:

Jimmy Nylund, jimmy.nylund@ayy.fi, 050 520 9427

The Chair of the Board of AYY, Milja Asikainen, milja.asikainen@ayy.fi, 050 520 9420

Press Release
22.9.2016
To be published immediately

The opening gala of the Tempaus2016 student project was on Tuesday in Helsinki, attended by 1,000 students. The gala opened the long-awaited signing up by students for the drive, lasting ten days. During the first day, nearly 400 participants signed up. The target is to get 1,500 students involved.

“It’s great that hundreds of participants signed up at once in the first wave! I’m sure that our target of participants will be reached in a few days,” opined the co-ordinator of the tempaus drive section, Niko Ferm.

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. The aim of the tempaus drive is to show support for the change in basic schooling and bring enjoyment and motivation for learning to school pupils. The patron of Tempaus2016 is the President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö.

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.

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

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