Kallaveden koulu, Kallaveden koulu, Kuopio FinlandKuopio Finland2011 November2011 November

SWOT analysis in terms of SWOT analysis in terms of etracurricular activitiesetracurricular activities

STRENGTHSSTRENGTHSConcerning pupilsConcerning pupils

• The pupils are supported and guided by the The pupils are supported and guided by the teachers to arrange extracurricular activities.teachers to arrange extracurricular activities.

• The importance of these activities to the school The importance of these activities to the school atmosphere and comfortability is wide known.atmosphere and comfortability is wide known.

• The headmaster is encouraging teachers to The headmaster is encouraging teachers to guide the pupils union. The most active members guide the pupils union. The most active members of the pupils union arrange about 3-4 times a of the pupils union arrange about 3-4 times a year program for the whole school.It can contain year program for the whole school.It can contain music, games, matches, various themes, for music, games, matches, various themes, for example a special way of dressing.example a special way of dressing.

• The separate classes also organize The separate classes also organize projects to collect money for their own projects to collect money for their own purposes, which may be some trip or purposes, which may be some trip or other activities outside the school.other activities outside the school.

• There is the council of voluntary There is the council of voluntary parents, who organize every year parents, who organize every year some activity as an evening course.some activity as an evening course.

STRENGTHSSTRENGTHSConcerning teachersConcerning teachers

• These activities are coming of initiative of These activities are coming of initiative of some teachers or they are organized of some teachers or they are organized of the local trade union or of our school the local trade union or of our school recreation group.recreation group.

• The personnel is encouraged to maintain The personnel is encouraged to maintain and to improve its ability to work and to and to improve its ability to work and to feel well.feel well.

• Specially physical and cultural activities and Specially physical and cultural activities and schooling ahead yourself are supported.schooling ahead yourself are supported.

• The school personnel can use the gym and The school personnel can use the gym and the sports hall in spare time.the sports hall in spare time.

• There are some rehabilitation programs There are some rehabilitation programs which you are allowed to take part in and which you are allowed to take part in and use your working hours for that.use your working hours for that.

WEAKNESSESWEAKNESSES

• Concerning both pupils and teachers.Concerning both pupils and teachers.

• There could be more pupils and teachers There could be more pupils and teachers who take the responsibility to organize who take the responsibility to organize these activities.these activities.

• At school it is often not very easy to find At school it is often not very easy to find time for planning together.time for planning together.

OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES

• Pupils have a cheap way to exercise.Pupils have a cheap way to exercise.• It would be good to establish different It would be good to establish different

groups which pupils were really groups which pupils were really interested in, for example styling-club interested in, for example styling-club or scooter-club.-> When teachers, or scooter-club.-> When teachers, parents or other actors are planning parents or other actors are planning these activities, they should hear the these activities, they should hear the pupils and take more pupils to plan pupils and take more pupils to plan together.together.

• Club leaders could be real actors coming from Club leaders could be real actors coming from outside of the school.outside of the school.

• The school as a building has good place to use also The school as a building has good place to use also in the evenings. There should be more teamwork in the evenings. There should be more teamwork with the other actors who are also working for the with the other actors who are also working for the youth.youth.

• Maybe in the future learning happens not only in Maybe in the future learning happens not only in classrooms and at daytime guided by the teachers.classrooms and at daytime guided by the teachers.

• Extracurricular activities will have then bigger Extracurricular activities will have then bigger significance for the development and schooling of significance for the development and schooling of the pupils.the pupils.

THREATSTHREATS• When the school is expected and When the school is expected and

demanded to be more and more demanded to be more and more efficient in the direction of pure efficient in the direction of pure theoretical learning results, there are theoretical learning results, there are then no place anymore for then no place anymore for extracurricular activities.extracurricular activities.

• If you as a teacher are a lot away from If you as a teacher are a lot away from your classroom work, maybe, it has a your classroom work, maybe, it has a negative influence for the pupils. negative influence for the pupils. Especially if they need you as an Especially if they need you as an authority.authority.

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