Presentation of Presentation of Viitaniemi schoolViitaniemi school
20092009
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Viitaniemi Viitaniemi SchoolSchool
One of the nearly 50 schools in One of the nearly 50 schools in Jyväskylä giving basic Jyväskylä giving basic educationeducation
50 teachers and 10 assistants50 teachers and 10 assistants Principal Olli LehtonenPrincipal Olli Lehtonen Vice-principals Vice-principals
Tero Kamppi and Tero Kamppi and Anne KeihäsvuoriAnne Keihäsvuori
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Our personelOur personel
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PupilsPupils 7th-9th graders who come from 7th-9th graders who come from
certain parts of the citycertain parts of the city Special groups: international classes Special groups: international classes
(taught in English) and autistic (taught in English) and autistic pupilspupils
500 pupils altogether 500 pupils altogether (24 pupils in international (24 pupils in international classes and 5 in autism classes and 5 in autism education)education)
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Our basic principlesOur basic principles
The pupil is met as an individualThe pupil is met as an individual Encouraging atmosphereEncouraging atmosphere A democratic community where A democratic community where
everyone’s respected everyone’s respected
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Aims and emphasisAims and emphasis
Supported learningSupported learning International connectionsInternational connections CLIL-teachingCLIL-teaching Environmental research Environmental research
projectsprojects Wide variety of optional subjects Wide variety of optional subjects
(pupils are free to choose)(pupils are free to choose) Student association and parents’ Student association and parents’
association are an important part of association are an important part of school workschool work
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School School buildingbuilding
Totally renovated Totally renovated 2007-20082007-2008
Designed for 450 pupilsDesigned for 450 pupils 30 classrooms and other teaching 30 classrooms and other teaching
premisespremises Latest teaching equipment (dataprojectors Latest teaching equipment (dataprojectors
and computers), also some Smart Boardsand computers), also some Smart Boards Some of the computers run in LinuxSome of the computers run in Linux New furnishing New furnishing
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The 2nd floorThe 2nd floor
Rooms for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Foreign Languages, Computer Science and Autism Education
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The 1st floor (main The 1st floor (main entrance floor)entrance floor)
Rooms for Textile Handicrafts, Arts, Special Education, History, Social Science, Finnish and Home Economics
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BasementBasement
Rooms for Mathematics, Religion, Health Science, Music, Students Association and, next to Sport Hall also Crafts
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Periods and concentration Periods and concentration of subjectsof subjects
4 periods with schedules of their own4 periods with schedules of their own Subjects are concentrated in different Subjects are concentrated in different
periods (usually 4 lessons=2 double periods (usually 4 lessons=2 double lessons a week)lessons a week)
P.E. is an exception (there are PE P.E. is an exception (there are PE lessons in every period)lessons in every period)
The idea is to reduce incoherence and The idea is to reduce incoherence and increase target-oriented learning increase target-oriented learning (every course is assessed)(every course is assessed)
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An example of An example of concentrationconcentration
This pupil has only 2-4 subjects a day which makes 8-9 different subjects a week instead of around 15, which is the total amount of subjects pupils study yearly. She can concentrate on studying Maths, Finnish, English, Social Science, Physics and Geography in the 3rd period. Moreover, she’s got P.E. and Pupil Guidance in her schedule.
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Special-needs educationSpecial-needs education Two different types: part-time and full-time Two different types: part-time and full-time
special educationspecial education No big difference – the aim is to integrate No big difference – the aim is to integrate
pupils into regular educationpupils into regular education Pupils who attend full-time special Pupils who attend full-time special
education usually have other than education usually have other than learning problems, toolearning problems, too
Pupils get support also in regular Pupils get support also in regular education (assistants, individual education education (assistants, individual education plans)plans)
Integration takes also place in autism Integration takes also place in autism educationeducation
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