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THE FINNISH SCHOOL SYSTEM THE FINNISH SCHOOL SYSTEM

FINNISH SCHOOL SYSTEMFINNISH SCHOOL SYSTEMSCHOOLSCHOOL

• kindergarten / pre-kindergarten / pre-schoolschool

• elementary schoolelementary school

• middle schoolmiddle school

• senior high schoolsenior high school

/ vocational school/ vocational school

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16 (graduation at 16 (graduation at 19/20)19/20)1616

FINNISH SCHOOL SYSTEMFINNISH SCHOOL SYSTEM

Welcome to Kaarina Senior High Welcome to Kaarina Senior High SchoolSchool

400 students16-19 years old3 years to graduate

COURSE-BASED AND COURSE-BASED AND NON-GRADED SYSTEMNON-GRADED SYSTEM

• decentralised curriculum with nationaldecentralised curriculum with national guidelines for minimum requirementsguidelines for minimum requirements

• eg. ENGLISH – 6 compulsory courses + eg. ENGLISH – 6 compulsory courses + 2 national specialisation courses +2 national specialisation courses + school-based extra courses school-based extra courses

• TO GRADUATE: TO GRADUATE: min. 75 courses (10 specialisation courses)min. 75 courses (10 specialisation courses) + national final exams + national final exams in March and September (min. 4 subjects)in March and September (min. 4 subjects)

SUBJECTSSUBJECTS

LANGUAGESLANGUAGES SCIENCESSCIENCES SPORTSSPORTSFinnish – mother tongueFinnish – mother tongue PhysicsPhysics and and

healthhealthSwedishSwedish ChemistryChemistryEnglishEnglish BiologyBiology MUSICMUSICGermanGerman GeographyGeographyFrenchFrench ARTARTRussianRussian HUMANITIESHUMANITIES

HistoryHistory GUIDANCEGUIDANCEMATHEMATICSMATHEMATICS Social studiesSocial studies COUNSELLINGCOUNSELLING

PsychologyPsychologyICTICT ReligionReligion

PhilosophyPhilosophyEthicsEthics

5 grading periods personal schedules

SCHEDULESSCHEDULES•189 days – mid-August – end of May189 days – mid-August – end of May•5 grading periods with an exam 5 grading periods with an exam

week at the endweek at the end•school day: 8.15-14.25 (mostly school day: 8.15-14.25 (mostly

academic subjects)academic subjects) (optional courses 14.30-15.45)(optional courses 14.30-15.45)•75-min lessons with 10-15-min 75-min lessons with 10-15-min

breaksbreaks•30-min lunch break30-min lunch break

FREE lunch!FREE lunch!

NOT FREE!NOT FREE!

Music theatreMusic theatre

GraduationGraduation

WHAT’S NEW? WHAT’S NEW?

Finland in the headlinesFinland in the headlines• my curated articles since 2012my curated articles since 2012

http://www.scoop.it/t/finnish-education-highlighted

European key competencesEuropean key competences• communication in the mother tonguecommunication in the mother tongue• communicaton in foreign languagescommunicaton in foreign languages• mathematical competence and basic mathematical competence and basic

competences in science and technologycompetences in science and technology• digital competencedigital competence• learning to learnlearning to learn• social and civic competencessocial and civic competences• sense of initiative and sense of initiative and entrepreneurshipentrepreneurship• cultural awareness and expressioncultural awareness and expression

NEW CURRICULUM autumn NEW CURRICULUM autumn 20162016• Biggest change: introduction of Biggest change: introduction of

cross-diciplinary ”theme courses” (3 cross-diciplinary ”theme courses” (3 different courses/year)different courses/year)

• Each school decides the content of Each school decides the content of these new courses these new courses

-> more cooperation between subjects-> more cooperation between subjects-> studying larger phenomena from -> studying larger phenomena from

multiple multiple perspectivesperspectives

NOT QUITE TRUE!NOT QUITE TRUE!

BYOD + GAFEBYOD + GAFE

Digitalisation of Digitalisation of national final exams by national final exams by

20182018

National digital exam National digital exam platformplatform

New types of examsNew types of exams• not only memorization• applying given materials (texts,

articles, videos etc.) • applying digital software

New learning environmentsNew learning environments

https://kaarinanlukiot.onedu.fi/web/https://kaarinanlukiot.onedu.fi/web/

KIITOS!

GRAZIE!THANK YOU!