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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)