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In this interview, Arniika Kuusisto from the University of Helsinki talks about how educators can best support the development of values, worldview and resilience within young children.

For a long time, we have been focused on promoting the resilience and wellbeing of children. Rightfully so. But we also need to see how our educators are doing.

Europe is truly multilingual, with its 24 official EU languages and about 60 regional and minority languages.

By integrating creativity into educational practices, educators can create environments in which learning thrives, and pupils' overall wellbeing is prioritised.

School education is only possible thanks to teachers. They help children develop essential skills for their future working life and become active and responsible citizens. However, most EU countries struggle to engage young teachers and to keep experienced teachers in the job, which increases the need to reinforce the attractiveness of teacher careers.

We’ve been very chatty in recent years; various platforms have enabled many different opinions and points of view to be shared. The same goes for education. After observing the aftermath of the pandemic and the changing educational landscape, it was clear that we needed to do things differently. But we quickly returned to our familiar practices and from there, we were catapulted again; the infamous ChatGPT tool was introduced. And everything changed. Again.