Polar School Concept

We have carefully designed every single aspect for creating the best student-centered schools in the world. The Polar School Concept is based on the Finnish education model, and it includes all features of a high-quality school.

Our school concept focuses on student-centered learning and well-being, promoting a global mindset and developing 21st century skills for tomorrow. By developing your school with the Polar School Concept, you will introduce a new level of education to your area.

Create the school of the future

The Polar School Concept is a comprehensive school concept based on the world’s best educational model: Finnish education. It features six aspects of education that are the foundation of quality school development. You can select the most important development areas or develop your school with a holistic approach. Our experienced team helps you analyze your current situation and identify development needs.

The award-winning Polar School Concept has been granted the Design from Finland mark as a sign of high-quality Finnish design. With us, you gain access to all the latest tools, expertise, and know-how of Finnish education through our vetted partner network.

World’s best education for gaining skills for the future
School development to your local environment
All-in-one – Comprehensive school concept and
project management
Carefully selected network of top experts

Polar school concept has been awarded with the Best Innovation of the Year 2019 as a sign of innovative and sustainable idea.
Finnish Inventors Support Association and
Finnish Junior Chamber International

Polar school concept has been granted the Design from Finland mark as a sign of high-quality Finnish design in 2021.
Association for Finnish Work

Polar School Concept

The Polar School Concept includes six important aspects of quality education. Analyzing the current situation of your school on these development areas will create the starting point for school development. All aspects are designed to work seamlessly together and to match you local environment.

Curriculum to support your learning

Learning for life is the key — The Finnish curriculum is rooted in research and evidence. It contains subject-specific learning objectives, assessment guidelines, and 21st century skills cross-cutting all subjects. There are various ways to develop your school curriculum, e.g. combining it with the Finnish curriculum, implementing 21st century skills within all subjects or developing selected parts of your own curriculum.

Modern learning materials & software

Mix and match the best tools — There are hundreds of books and online materials plus a huge range of pedagogical software and equipment which are essential for 21st century learning. We help you choose the right ones, from our Finnish partners or international providers, which are all aligned with student-centered learning and the latest pedagogical recommendations.

Support for management & operations

Avoid classic leadership pitfalls — Our future-oriented leadership training provides the best practices for managing and developing a modern school. We support you in pedagogical leadership, systemic thinking, financial planning, school branding, and marketing. In a long-term collaboration with us, we support the operation, development, and maintenance of high quality standards.

Pedagogical training for teachers

Let’s focus on pedagogical training — Teachers are the foundation of every school with their pedagogical knowledge on learning and proactive mindset. Our teacher training program, Top Teacher, harnessess the best practises of Finnish education model, with a focus on student-centered learning. Training develops pedagogical thinking and support the overall development in the school. Our trainers guide the professional development process leading to certification from Polar Partners and our partner University.

Multi-functional school architecture

Innovative and flexible school building — A 21st century learning environment is not just a classroom: it is the entire modern school building and environment with creative connections to surrounding society. We provide different options from upgrading your learning environment to design an entire campus of your dreams. Based on decades of research, Finland has the know-how to improve learning outcomes through pedagogical architectural design adding multifunctional furniture and innovative equipment.

Student well-being and support

A healthy student is a happy student — The overall well-being of children makes the most of the students’ learning potential and enables good learning outcomes. We walk you through a school’s priorities in supporting students and building a supportive system. We train teachers, healthcare workers, counsellors, school psychologists and special education to provide students with personalized study plans, support for learning difficulties, anti-bullying methods, and nutritious school lunches.