A new term is about to start in our school!
This week we’ll be interviewing and choosing new students to our study
programme which is officially called instruction for preparing for basic education. Basically it is a one-year-programme for young adults aged between
17-25 who have recently arrived in Finland and who don’t have a school leaving
certificate from their home countries. They don’t need to have previous
knowledge of Finnish but they need to be literate (if they aren’t, we also have
courses for illiterate adult immigrants). I think this is an excellent
opportunity for a young adult to start a new chapter in his or her life in a
new country by learning the language, getting to know how the new society works
and exploring what options there are for the future. We also have a strong
emphasis on developing each student’s learning skills and helping them to find their true potential as learners.
This is, in brief, what their their school year
is made of:
- Finnish
studies: starting level 0, target level A1.3-A2.2
- preparatory
courses in mathematics
- preparatory
courses in natural sciences
- preparatory
courses in social studies
- preparatory
courses in English
- fine
arts
- field
trips
- ICT-skills
- introduction
to the Finnish school system with the focus on the students’ own interests and
study plans
I’m running out of superlatives when thinking
about the students who completed the programme last May. I’m also so very
pleased that they all are now carrying on with their studies, which means they
reached the language level required for entering the basic education for
adults. This is fantastic news given the fact that most of them started the
term last September with little or no knowledge of the Finnish language. I was
happy to see their skills develop in so many ways during the school year.
Before starting to write about this up-coming
term, here are a few highlights of the last weeks of May with my highly motivated students
I had the privilege to work with for the entire school year. I wish them all the best
and all the happiness in the world!
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Getting a hands-on experience on how to prepare Finnish bun at Fazer. |
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Ending the tour with our goodie bags. |
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The students practised theme-related vocabulary on Quizlet before the field trip. |
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Celebrating and saying farewells at the end of the school year. |
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