KUUSAMO SIXTH FORM COLLEGE

KUUSAMO SIXTH FORM COLLEGE

General upper secondary education

Founded 1956

School year 2017-2018 • ca. 250 students (includes 25

alpine skiers who are training in Ruka alpine racing school and combine their studying and training/competing in Kuusamo)

• 19 teachers, 2 school secretaries, 1 cleaner

• ca. 300 courses (one course is 38 hours)

SCHOOL BUILDING

built in 2000 19 classrooms auditorium school library (part of the

city library of Kuusamo) Café Studen’s lounge 5 study chambers teacher’s lounge teacher’s workspace Ruka alpine racing school’s

office

ICT

wireless internet

82 laptops for students (students must have their own laptops)

32 iPads for students

Google G Suites, etc.

SUBJECTS

Biology

Chemistry

English (A language)

Geography

German

Guidance councelling

Health Education

History

Mathematics

SUBJECTS

Mother tongue and literature (Finnish)

Music

Philosophy

Physics

Psychology

Physical education

Religion/culture, worldview and ethics

Social studies

Swedish (B language)

Visual arts

SUBJECTS

Thematic studies (combining

subjects, minimum 2) • Multidisciplinary thinking • Technological exploratory

studies • Know-how in ordinary life

School Diplomas • Physical education • Finnish

General upper secondary school diplomas complement the skills and knowledge which the students have achieved and demonstrated in general upper secondary school leaving certificate and matriculation examination.

DISTRIBUTION OF LESSON HOURS

The syllabus includes a minimum of 75 study courses.

Studies are divided into compulsory, specialisation and applied courses.

The number of compulsory courses varies between 47-51, depending on the choice between basic and advanced syllabus in mathematics.

DISTRIBUTION OF LESSON HOURS IN GENERAL UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, 2014

Subject Compulsory courses Number of national courses offered as

specialisation courses

Mother tongue and literature 6 3

A language 6 2

B language 5 2

Other languages 8 + 8

Mathematics

Common study unit 1

basic 5 2

advanced 9 3

Environmental and natural sciences

Biology 2 3

Geography 1 3

Physics 1 6

Chemistry 1 4

Humanities and social sciences

Philosophy 2 2

Psychology 1 4

History 3 3

Social studies 3 1

Religion/culture, worldview and ethics 2 4

Health education 1 2

Arts and physical education 5

Physical education 2 3

Music 1-2 2

Visual arts 1-2 2

Guidance counselling 2

Thematic studies 3

Compulsory courses 47 – 51

Specialisation courses, minimum 10

Total number of courses, minimum 75

DAILY LESSON SCHEDULE

• 1st lesson 8.15 - 9.30

• 2nd lesson 9.45 -11.00

• 3rd lesson 11.45 - 13.00

• 4th lesson monday, wednesday and

thursday 13.30- 14.45, tuesday 13.10-14.25, friday 13.15-14.30

• 5th lesson 14.45 - 16.00

WORKING AND HOLIDAY TIMES IN 2017-2018

Fallsemester 10.8.-22.12.2017 • School starts 10.8.2017 • Fallholiday 16.-20.10.2017 • Independence day 6.12.2017 (free) • Christmas holiday 23.12.2017 –7.1.2018 Fallsemester alltogether 91 days Springsemester 8.1.- 2.6.2018 • Skiing holiday 5.-9.3.2018 • Eastern holiday 30.3. –2.4.2018 • First of may 1.5.2018 (free) • Ascension day 10.5.2018 (free) Springsemester alltogether 97 days

PERIODS IN 2017-2018

• 1st period 10.8.-29.9.2017

• 2nd period 2.10.-28.11.2017

• 3rd pediod 29.11.2017-2.2.2018

• 4th period 5.2.-6.4.2018

• 5th period 9.4.-2.6.2018

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Kuusamo Sixth Form College is a sertificated school of sustainable devepment by OKKA-foundation

FINNISH SCHOOL SYSTEM

More information of the Finnish School System in internet from the pages of the Finnish National Agency for Education (www. oph.fi/english)