SEGi-HEI School Teacher Diploma (Short Course)
It’s all about the Quality!
Finnish early education and its world class standards
University of Helsinki and its recognition for quality education
SGC ECCE track record
Employability:
Stand out with Finnish early education and make a difference in the lives of
Malaysian children today and the future they will impact
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Introducing HEI Schools:
Our mission is to bring Finnish-
style early childhood education
to the world
HEI Schools was co-founded by
the University of Helsinki with
experienced educational &
design experts in Finland to
address the increasing global
demand for high-quality early
childhood education (ECE).
ranked #=106 in QS World
University Rankings 2023
Began
in
2016
Module 1.
How Children Learn
1 2 3
Deepen your Learn how to balance Identify the most
understanding of the care, children’s sense of important work practices
various stages of human autonomy and the of observing and
development and the importance of documenting children’s
best methods to support pedagogical adventures development.
them through pedagogy. and risk-taking
Module 2.Child Observation,
documentation and evaluation
Get familiar with observation methods,
documentation practices and the importance of
evaluation in guiding your pedagogical actions.
Learn new ways of creating and utilizing the child’s
portfolio in the process and how to build yearly
routines and monthly, weekly and daily practices
that meet curriculum requirements and provide
equal support for all children.
Module 3. Play and
learning
Learn the basics of play development and
explore the variety of playful activities in
the early learning environment.
Search for new ways of utilizing play in daily
activities to support children’s learning and
development and learn appropriate ways of
participating, enriching and modelling play.
Module 4. Children’s
Rights
Deepen your understanding of children’s rights
and how to implement them in early learning
settings.
Learn about social sustainability and global
awareness, dive into children’s culture and
develop ways to support child’s play,
participation and active role in the community
Module 5. Learning areas
and transversal skills
Deepen your understanding of transversal skills as
the basis of lifelong learning.
Learn the holistic framework of pedagogy and
strengthen your skills in diverse learning areas to
enhance children’s transversal competencies.
Module 6. Collaborative
project-based learning
Learn how to plan, guide and follow up on
collaborative projects that enhance children’s learning
and development.
Deepen your ability to focus on children, support their
initiatives and interests and implement methods that
enhance their self-reflection and critical thinking skills.
Module 7. Inclusion,
diversity and special needs
Learn how to recognize and understand the
diversity in early childhood education
contexts and in societies at large.
Become familiar with key concepts and
terminology, gain an understanding of how
to support children with different needs, and
learn the most common special needs
during early childhood.
Module 8. Pedagogical
planning
Consider ways to effectively
Develop your planning skills
utilize the strengths of your
and practices for group and 1
pedagogical team in yearly
individual learning.
work.
Plan the elements of your
learning environment by
taking children’s interests and
needs into account in order to
support playful learning.
Module 9. Working
with families
Strengthen your competence and skills in working with
Strengthen diverse families.
Share best practices with other teachers and find strategies to
Share overcome common challenges in collaboration.
Create and Create and develop your yearly routines and find new ways of
develop supporting parents.
Module 10. Teacher’s
professional development
Get familiar with the needs of ongoing
development in your profession.
Learn practices of critical, reflective
development and create an individual plan for
your next steps.
Find methods of learning together with
colleagues and ways to avoid burn-out and find
inspiration.
Who should join this programme?
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For the novice educator, just For those with years of experience :
starting your career : the course the course is a reflective
provides experience with
• a base for working in the field of • the latest research to inspire you
early childhood education • new ideas to enrich your current
• tools to implement best practices
practices in the classroom
Stand out with Quality Early Education
from Finland!
• Offered as short course
• Study circle of 5
• Worked into the SEGi
SEGi Support diploma
students for peer
support
• Access to HEI
• Whatsapp group
sophisticated but
support
student friendly virtual
learning environment • Assignments marked by
SEGi
• HEI assignments =
tutorial activities / SEGi • SEGi tutor feedback on
diploma assignments assessments + critical
review of study
material, placing it
within local context
• Flexible, dependable
•
HEI School Teacher Diploma
graduates in demand in the
rapidly expanding HEI School
network
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• 15 Oct 2021
• Prof Lasse
Lipponen feature
d in the SEGi-
Whtehouse
Lecture Series
• https://www.fac
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• 27 May 2022
• SEGi Whytehouse lecture series features Ms Paula Hoppu of HEI Schools, speaking
on Observation & Documentation
• https://www.facebook.com/SEGiCollegeSJ/videos/719161462561027
• 19 August 2022
• Virtual Tour to
HEI Schools
Senayan Jakarta
• https://www.fac
ebook.com/SEGiC
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19 Sept 2022
Prof Lasse live at SEGi U
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In celebration of the visit of Prof Lasse
Lipponen to Malaysia, SEGi University
& Colleges was invited for the event
“The Finland Story: Exporting the
Secrets of Happiness and Academic
Success via a Dynamic Early Education
Model” arranged by HEI Schools and
supported by the Embassy of Finland
and Business Finland, 20 Sept 2022
