TURUN NORMAALIKOULU TEACHER TRAINING SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF TURKU
Welcome to Turun normaalikoulu!
MISSION STATEMENT:
Turun normaalikoulu is an educational establishment that respects human values and has the well-balanced development of its pupils as its goal. In addition to the academic objectives, the central task of teaching is to support and guide pupils so that independence, collaboration and responsibility will develop and the ensuing self-respect will be built on strong foundations. Furthermore, the school's aim is to help pupils and teacher trainees to grow as individuals and become citizens able to cope with the requirements and challenges of the changing world.
Turun normaalikoulu (TNK) or Norssi, as we like to call it, has two important missions that are closely intertwined. Firstly, it is part of the Faculty of Education of Turku University playing a central role in the training of prospective teachers. Secondly, it provides education from primary to senior secondary level. Turun normaalikoulu is the largest teacher training school operating in one locality in Finland. The oldest roots can be traced back to Karelia in the late 1700s. The school has been in its present location in Varissuo since 1980. Turun normaalikoulu has about 100 teacher trainers and 300 teacher trainees working on the same premises. Turun normaalikoulu has been a UNESCO-school since 1999. Currently about twenty nationalities are represented in the student body of approximately 900 students. Co-operation both at national and international level is of high importance for the school, which takes part actively in EU projects. Due to its nature as a teacher training unit, Turun normaalikoulu is a forerunner in implementing, developing and testing new educational methods, technology and curricula. Various specialized programmes can be found at the different levels ranging from bilingual education to the arts. The school has been engaged in distance teaching since 1995.
News
» 15.1.2006 Turku International School