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After School activities

Informal School

Short School Days

• working life 9 to 5?• What do the children do?• Municipalities and other

organizations provide morning and after-school activities for children

• Participation is voluntary • fees applied

Pre- and After School Activies

• Support education and growing up• Children´s well-being and equality• Many possibilities to attend guided

activites in safe place• Law: pre- and after school activies

are for 7-8 year olds’, can be provided for older children too

Governmet supports municipalities

• When municipalities arrange pre- and after school activities, government support available

• Municipalities can buy services from third parties

• Municipalities can collect reasonable fees from parents (~50 $ / month)

• The monthly fee includes insurance, snack and hobby /craft supplies

• During vacation activieties are not offered

Examples

• In Tornio, little northern city (24 000 citizens)– You can choose between 1-10 days/mo or the whole month– Open between 12-17 pm– Church offer some activities too

Examples

• Helsinki, – Capital of Finland (600 000 inhabitants)–Municipality, organizations, church and

private organisations offer after school activies

– There are over one hundred After School ”Clubs” arranged by the City of Helsinki Activities take place in the school premises

Also Other Hobbies

• Also different art-, culture and sport organizations offer their activities for children in cities and municipalities

Sources:

www.oph.fiwww.tornio.fiwww.hel.fi