Principal's presentation about Finnish educational system and schools in Espoo. Comenius project "Unity Through Diversity"

1. Tiistilä school
• Pre-school class (20 students)
• start-class (11 students)
• 3 class first graders (22-24 students/class)
• 2 classes grade 2.-6. (17-25 students/class)
• 5 classes grade 7. (16-24 students/class)
• 6 classes grades 8.-9. (14-24 students/class)
• Two 10. grade
• 2 classes instruction prepairing for basic
education
• 30% immigrants

2. Teachers
• Priscipal, viceprincipal
• 2 pre-school teachers
• 13 teachers with class
• 7 language teachers (english, swedish, germany and french)
• 6 finnish teachers and finish as a 2nd language teachers
• 1 religion teacher
• 5 language teachers (english, swedish, germany and french)
• 2 history teachers
• 7 mathematics, fysics, chemics and computer teachers
• 2 biology and georaphics teathers
• 2 sports teachers
• 1 music teacher
• 1 art teacher
• 2 handicraft teachers
• 2 home-economics teacher
• 1 health teacher
• 2 student councelers
• 4 teachers for special needs
• 2 teachers for prepairing class
• 4 teachers for imigration students

3. Subjects learning hours
Grade 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Finnish 7 7 5 5 4 5 3 3 3
English 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
Swedish (2) (2) 2 2 2 2
Mathematics 3+1 3+ 1 4 4 +1 4 4 3 3 4
Environment and nature studies 2 2 3 +1 2 +1
Biology and geogarphy 2 1 2 3 2
Physic & chemistry 1 1 2 3 2
Religion 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
History 1 2 2 2
Social studys 3
Music 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Art 1 + 0,5 1 + 0,5 1 +1 1 +1 1 +1 1 2
Crafts 1 + 0,5 1 + 0,5 1 +1 1 +1 2 2 +1 3
Physical education 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Home economics 3
Social studys 1 1 1 1
Health 0,4 1,6 1
Student counceling 0,6 0,4 1
VAVA 2 1 6 6
Total 20 20 23 23-25 25-27 26-28 30 30 30

4. Support pupils studying
• ½ class teaching • psychologist
• remedial teaching • nurse, dentist, docktor
• special needs teacher • social worker
• finnish as a second • morning and afternoon
language teacher activities
• motherlanguage • transport
teaching • free lunch
• 6 special needs
assistant

5. Costs