News - Child-friendly municipality
A sense of security in schools comes from shared rules and consideration for others.
Schools in Tuusula have paused to discuss safety with children and young people in the form of skid dialogues. The discussions have highlighted, among other things, the importance of rules and adult supervision during the school day, as well as the opportunities for pupils to influence matters.
Power to Children workshops start on 4 March in Kellokoski – come and help develop the stages of participatory budgeting for children, which will begin in the autumn!
In the Power to Children workshops, children and young people will have the opportunity to develop the stages of participatory budgeting for children, which will be launched in autumn 2025, in a more child-friendly direction. The workshops will be held in all municipal centres and are open to everyone.
Tuusula's Child-Friendly Municipality network expands
Increasing child-friendliness in Tuusula is a joint effort by many actors. Local associations and clubs play an important role in the work to make the municipality child-friendly. At a discussion event held in January, participants talked about their work with children, young people and families and considered new opportunities for cooperation.
Instead of one, two projects were selected as the most child-friendly in Tuusula – a jury of children and young people voted for a gaming company and a volunteer organisation to receive the award.
The results of the first Child-Friendly Act competition held in Tuusula were decided by children and young people. The winners of the 2024 Child-Friendly Act competition were two organisations: gaming company XROC Gaming Oy and Polina Krapitzeva, who does volunteer work with young people.
Organising leisure activities for children and young people for the 2025–2026 school year in Tuusula – call for operators open from 10 to 28 February 2025
Tuusula organises enjoyable and free hobby and club activities for primary school pupils. The municipality of Tuusula is looking for operators to organise hobby activities for the upcoming school year 2025–2026. The activities will take into account the wishes of children and young people. The search for operators will continue until the end of February 2025.
The "Everyone Burns Everyone" event invites children and young people and their families to a joint game night in Riihikallio.
On 7 March 2025, from 6 p.m. to 9.30 p.m., Riihikallio School in South Tuusula will host a joint game night called 'Everyone Burns Everyone'. Primary school children and young people from all over Tuusula are invited to attend – come alone or with friends or family. Registration is now open.
Educa invites education and training professionals to gather on 24–25 January – see you at the Tuusula stand 6r60!
The free Educa event delves into the purpose of education and training, offering the latest trends and most topical topics in the field. The two-day event will be held at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre on 24–25 January 2025.
