HEI Schools

HEI Schools is the first education provider to develop a turnkey model to bring Finland's world-renowned education success story to other countries. With a focus on early childhood education, HEI Schools delivers a complete and integrated package of curriculum materials, teacher training, facility design, and curated learning tools. The package is easy to implement and culturally neutral while still delivering the robust program of education and the essential values of childhood nurturance that have made Finnish schools so widely admired around the world. Importantly, the goal is not to try to export Nordic social norms or structures but to empower local providers with the core building blocks of the Finnish approach. This includes practical techniques, foundational principles, and attention to the physical learning environment. To this end, HEI Schools works closely with local partners in the recruitment and training of personnel, as well as in the construction of beautiful learning spaces inspired by Finnish design. The result is that the HEI Schools model, and its educational mission, are easy to identify, understand, and put into practice. HEI Schools has developed its model in collaboration with its pedagogical research partner and co-founding institution, the University of Helsinki.