Tag: Learning
Learning languages in basic education
In Vantaa, students take English as their A1 language (starting from the 1st grade) and Swedish as their B1 language (starting from the 6th grade). The guardians and their child can choose together which additional, free-choice languages the student wants to learn in comprehensive school. Optional
Swedish language immersion
Swedish language immersion begins in early childhood education or pre-primary education and lasts until the end of basic education.
Preparatory teaching for basic education
Preparatory teaching is provided for children and young people who are not proficient enough in Finnish language to study in a group taught in Finnish.
Flexible basic education
Flexible basic education allows for studying alternatingly at school and in a workplace. The studies also include excursions, visits to educational institutes, and school camps. A youth counsellor also works in the class with the teacher. The groups have ten students.
Application as a TEPPO student
The application period is from 7h of January until 15th of March 2026. The students of the school’s 7th and 8th grades can apply.
Working life-oriented teaching (TEPPO)
Working life-oriented basic education familiarises students with working life already during their basic education! The studies of working-life oriented basic education alternate on-the-job training periods at workplaces with teaching at school.
Services for foreign-language learners
Educational opportunities for foreign-language persons.
Apprenticeship training
Both young people and adults can take vocational studies through an apprenticeship. The students prove their competence at the workplace over the course of their training. Vantaa Vocational College Varia's working life services organise apprenticeship training.
Preparatory teaching for six-year-olds
Instruction preparing for basic education is arranged for those children with immigrant backgrounds whose Finnish-language proficiency is not sufficient for studying in a pre-primary education group.