WELCOME TO LAHTI FINLAND

Lahti on the Map

• Lahti became a city in 1905.

• It is situated about 100km from Helsinki to the North.

• We have about 100 000 inhabitants.

Lahti

Europe – Skandinavia – Finland – Lahti.

What is Lahti City famous for…

• SPORTS – ski-jumping, ice-hockey, cross-country skiing

• DESIGN – clothes, furniture

• CULTURE – Sibelius Hall, The Institute of Design and Fine Arts

FORMAL EDUCATION IN FINLAND

• Fundamental principles• The main objective of Finnish education

policy is to offer all citizens equal opportunities to receive education, regardless of age, domicile, financial situation, gender or mother tongue.

• Firstly, provisions concerning fundamental educational rights guarantee everyone (not just Finnish citizens) the right to free basic education; the provisions also specify compulsory education.

• Secondly, the public authorities are also obligated to guarantee everyone an equal opportunity to obtain other education besides basic education according to their abilities and special needs, and to develop themselves without being prevented by economic hardship.

The Tiirismaa School

• History:- Education since 1909.

- Education in English started in 1996 and the school moved into a new wing of The Tiirismaa school during the school year 2000 -2001.

- The English Classes of Lahti are part of the Tiirismaa school, which is one of the biggest schools in Lahti.

The Tiirismaa school today

• Classes from preschool to the 9th grade.

• High School in the same building.

• Total number of students - around 1000

• Total number of teachers – around 80

Specialities :* Teaching in English and Swedish.* Music Classes.* Students with Russian backround.

The English Classes of Lahti

• Number of the students in the

primary school : 164• Number of the primary school

teachers: 10• Number of assistants at the

primary school level: 2 (native speakers)

• We offer a very nice, modern and motivating environment for our students.

• Our teaching is done mainly in English(SCI, MATHS, HISTORY, ENGLISH, PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY, ART, MUSIC, PE and HC)

The English Classes of Lahti

• To enter our preschool the children will have to pass an aptitude test.

• To enter any other grades, students are required to pass an English test (terminology from different subjects)

Preschool starting at the age of 6 1st at the age of 6-72nd at the age of 7-83rd at the age of 8-94th at the age of 9-105th at the age of 10-116th at the age of 11-12Grades 7-9 13 – 16 years