Vierumäen koulu, Kulomäki study unit (Metso)

Schools arrange subject to a charge after-school activities for 1st-2nd grade students, as well as for students in other grades who have decision on support.

Assessment is a whole that consists of more than giving grades and reports. Providing constructive and guiding feedback helps pupils understand about their own learning and identify their strengths.

Disabled and special needs students will receive the interpretive and assistance services they need for their schooling free of charge.

In grades 1 through 6, pupils have their own class teacher who teaches them most of the subjects.

Before- and after-school activities in the form of clubs are arranged for primary and lower secondary students in Vantaa in connection with the school day.

Children living permanently in Finland are required to attend school. Compulsory education begins at the beginning of the school year in the year in which the child turns seven. Compulsory education will end when a young person has their 18th birthday, or when they have completed an upper secondary...

In Vantaa, the support needed by a student is primarily organized at the student's local school with various flexible arrangements.

Either religion or ethics are taught in basic education. A student can also receive teaching in their own religion in primary and lower secondary schools in Vantaa.

A school meal is served every day, and it is free of charge.

School transportation is primarily arranged by public modes of transport, in which case the student receives a free-of-charge schoolchild's travel card. The travelcard can be downloaded at Vantaa Infos. In exceptional cases, however, taxi transportation can be arranged, if it is not possible for the...

The aim of the Schools on the Move programme is to promote a culture of physical activity in basic education and support the expertise and well-being of school personnel.

Teaching of Finnish as a second language (S2) is available to students who do not have native-level Finnish language skills.

Vantaa provides teaching of a student's own native tongue, home language and maintained language for two hours per week.