Presentation of Viitaniemi school

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1 Presentation of Viitaniemi school

2 Viitaniemi School One of the nearly 50 schools in Jyväskylä giving basic education 50 teachers and 10 assistants Principal Olli Lehtonen Vice-principals Tero Kamppi and Anne Keihäsvuori

3 Our personel

4 Pupils 7th-9th graders who come from certain parts of the city
Special groups: international classes (taught in English) and autistic pupils 500 pupils altogether (24 pupils in international classes and 5 in autism education)

5 Our basic principles The pupil is met as an individual
Encouraging atmosphere A democratic community where everyone’s respected

6 Aims and emphasis Supported learning International connections
CLIL-teaching Environmental research projects Wide variety of optional subjects (pupils are free to choose) Student association and parents’ association are an important part of school work CLIL: Betimmte Unterrichtsstunden finden auf Englisch statt.

7 School building Totally renovated 2007-2008 Designed for 450 pupils
30 classrooms and other teaching premises Latest teaching equipment (dataprojectors and computers), also some Smart Boards Some of the computers run in Linux New furnishing

8 The 2nd floor Rooms for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Foreign Languages, Computer Science and Autism Education

9 The 1st floor (main entrance floor)
Rooms for Textile Handicrafts, Arts, Special Education, History, Social Science, Finnish and Home Economics

10 Basement Rooms for Mathematics, Religion, Health Science, Music, Students Association and, next to Sport Hall also Crafts

11 Periods and concentration of subjects
4 periods with schedules of their own Subjects are concentrated in different periods (usually 4 lessons=2 double lessons a week) P.E. is an exception (there are PE lessons in every period) The idea is to reduce incoherence and increase target-oriented learning (every course is assessed) Schuljahr ist in 4 Perioden aufgeteilt. 4 x ein neuer Stundenplan. Eher Wahlfachprinzip, Lernende werden als Students betrachtet, kein Klassenverband mehr. Dafür mehrere zusätzliche Unterstützungsformen: Gesundheitsschwester, Psychologe, Lern-und Studienberatung (OPO), Sozialarbeitet, Heilpädagogen, Assistenz-Lehrpersonen, OHR Team, Software WILMA, welche direkte und schnelle Kommunikation Zwischen Schule und Eltern erlaubt. Software WILMA wird ab 1. Schuljahr eingesetzt.

12 An example of concentration
Das Modell mit den 4 Perioden erlaubt vertiefende Arbeit. 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.

13 Special-needs education
Two different types: part-time and full-time special education No big difference – the aim is to integrate pupils into regular education Pupils who attend full-time special education usually have other than learning problems, too Pupils get support also in regular education (assistants, individual education plans) Integration takes also place in autism education