Ojapuiston koulu - Elective Courses 2026–2027

The course selections for next year's electives are made in Wilma.

Electives are always chosen for the upcoming school year. For example, current 6th graders choose their 7th-grade electives, and 7th graders choose their 8th-grade electives.

You can choose a variety of elective courses for your study program, such as:

  • Arts and practical subjects (taito- ja taideaineet)
  • Information technology (IT) (tietotekniikka)
  • Interpersonal skills courses (ihmissuhdetaitoja käsittelevät kurssit)
  • Communication courses (viestintäkurssit)
  • Additional courses in languages and natural sciences (lisäkurssit kielissä ja luonnontieteissä)

It is best to choose electives based on your own interests. You can select subjects that relate to your hobbies or areas where you want to improve.

Elective Requirements for 8th Grade


 

LONG ELECTIVE
Arts and Practical Subjects

  • 2 hours per week for the entire school year
  • Music, visual arts, crafts, physical education (PE), home economics

LONG ELECTIVE
Other Elective Subject

  • 2 hours per week for the entire school year
  • Examples: B-language (secondary language), Student Leadership/Influencing, TEPPO (flexible basic education)

SHORT ELECTIVE
Other Elective Course or Arts and Practical Subject

  • 2 hours per week for either the fall or spring semester
7th Graders Do not choose Do not choose Choose 2
short elective courses
7th Graders
A2 Language Students
(French, German, Russian, Spanish)
Do not choose Do not choose Do not choose
7th Graders
A2 Language Students
(Swedish)
Do not choose Do not choose Choose 2
short elective courses

7th-grade short elective course

Short elective courses consist of 2 hours per week for one semester (fall or spring). These courses are evaluated as either Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (H).

7th Grade: Fall Semester Short Electives

7th Grade: Spring Semester Short Electives

Elective Requirements for 8th Grade

 

LONG ELECTIVE
Arts and Practical Subjects

  • 2 hours per week for the entire school year
  • Music, visual arts, crafts, physical education (PE), home economics

LONG ELECTIVE
Other Elective Subject

  • 2 hours per week for the entire school year
  • Examples: B-language (secondary language), Student Leadership/Influencing, TEPPO (flexible basic education)

SHORT ELECTIVE
Other Elective Course or Arts and Practical Subject

  • 2 hours per week for either the fall or spring semester
8th Graders Choose 1
arts and practical subject
Choose 1
other elective subject
Choose 1
other short elective course
8th Graders
A2 Language Students
(French, German, Russian, Spanish)
Choose 1
arts and practical subject
Do not choose Choose 1
other short elective course
8th Graders
A2 Language Students
(Swedish)
Choose 1
arts and practical subject
Choose 1
other elective subject
Choose 1
other short elective course

8th Grade: Full-Year Art/Practical Elective and Full-Year General Elective

8th Grade: Full-Year General Elective

The full-year general elective will be graded on a numerical scale from 4 to 10 and will appear as an individual grade on the final report card.

B2 LANGUAGE

The study of a B2 language has three core objectives:

To learn to get by in the language in everyday life situations;
To learn to use the language with confidence;
To gain the foundation for further language development.

Studying an elective language in middle school serves as an introductory course to a foreign language. During the course, students will cover the basic structures of the language and learn to understand simple written and spoken texts. The students' own language production will focus primarily on speaking.

Key topics in the language curriculum include the individual and their environment, service and social encounters in daily life, and the customs of the target culture.

Näitä valinnaisia oppiaineita opiskellaan kaksi tuntia viikossa koko kouluvuoden ajan ja valinnainen aine jatkuu yhdeksännellä luokalla.

8. luokan pitkä taito- ja taideaine

Taito- ja taideaineen pitkä valinta arvioidaan numerolla 4 -10 ja päättöarviointiin sisältyy sekä oppiaineen pakollinen että valinnainen opiskelu.
Ne siis arvioidaan päättötodistuksessa yhdellä arvosanalla.

8th-grade short elective course

8.lk lyhytvalinnaista opiskellaan kaksi tuntia viikossa kevätlukukauden ajan.

Elective Requirements for 9th Grade

 

LONG ELECTIVE
Arts and Practical Subjects

  • 2 hours per week for the entire school year
  • Music, visual arts, crafts, physical education (PE), home economics

LONG ELECTIVE
Other Elective Subject

  • 2 hours per week for the entire school year
  • Examples: B-language (secondary language), Student Leadership/Influencing, TEPPO (flexible basic education)

SHORT ELECTIVE
Other Elective Course or Arts and Practical Subject

  • 2 hours per week for either the fall or spring semester
8th Graders Do not choose;
continues from 8th grade
Do not choose;
continues from 8th grade
Choose 1
short arts and practical course 
and 1
other short elective
8th Graders
A2 Language Students
(French, German, Russian, Spanish, Swedish)
Do not choose;
continues from 8th grade
Do not choose Choose 1
short arts and practical course 
and 1
other short elective

9th-grade short elective course

Lyhytkurssista ei saa numeraalista arvosanaa, mutta se voi vaikuttaa korottavasti varsinaisen oppiaineen päättöarvosanaan.

9.lk lyhytvalintojen lisäksi opiskellaan musiikkia, kuvataidetta, käsityötä ja liikuntaa myös 8. luokalta alkaneena pitkänä valinnaisena oppiaineena kaksi tuntia viikossa koko lukuvuoden ajan.

9. luokan lyhyt taito- ja taideaine

Näitä lyhytvalinnaisia opiskellaan kaksi tuntia viikossa syksyn ajan.

9. luokan lyhyt muu valinnainen kurssi

Näitä lyhytvalinnaisia opiskellaan kaksi tuntia viikossa kevään ajan.