Questions about school and school life
1.From
what age until what age is primary school in Finland? What is there
after that?
We
start primary school when we are 7 years and finish it when we are 13
years. After that we go to secondary school, which lasts 3 years.
After secondary school we can study for example at upper secondary school or
vocational school or business college. After that you can go to university.
2.Until
what age is school compulsory in Finland?
In
Finland you can leave school when you are 16 years.
3.What
time do you start and finish lessons?
It depends on our timetable. We usually start at 8.30 (the first lesson of the day). Our lessons last 45 minutes. We have 4 to 6 lessons a day. We finish our lessons in the afternoon at 12.30, or at 13.30 or at 14.30 depending on the school day.
4.What
school subjects do you have?
We have maths, biology, physical education (PE), English, chemistry &
physics, music, Finnish, history, religious education (RE), art,
textile work, technical work, geography.
5.Do
you wear a school uniform ?
No,
we don’t. In Finland pupils don't wear school uniforms.
6.
What time is the break, where do you spend it
(outside/inside the school)?
The
first break is at 10 – 10.30. The next break is at 11.30-11.45 and
in the afternoon we have two breaks at 12.30-12-45 and at 13.30-13.45.
We spend the breaks outside, but if the weather is freezing like under
minus 15 (in wintertime it can get very cold in Finland) we can stay inside.
At
break we play different games like tag, football, floorball,
basketball. We also hang around, swing, chat, play hide and seek. In
wintertime we can skate in our skating field and make snow castles.
7.Do
you have lunch at school?
Yes,
we do. We have our own school canteen and our school cook prepares the
meals. We have porridge, rice, potatoes, pasta, meatballs, chicken,
fish, spaghetti, meat, pizza, fish fingers, salad, mashed potatoes,
pea soup, bread, milk, juice. Sometimes we have dessert. School
lunches are free in Finland.
8.Have
you got any labs in your school? What are they?
No,
we don’t.
9.Have
you got a swimming pool/ any sports grounds in your school?
We
haven't got a swimming pool. Very few schools in Finland have a
swimming pool. We have a football / ice hockey / basketball field
and PE gym. We also have a little forest next to our school yard where
we can play.
10.How
often do you do PE and do you play any sports at school?
We
have PE twice a week (two lessons a week). We play football, ice
hockey, floorball, basketball and volleyball. In spring and autumn we
do track and field sports and in wintertime we go skiing and skating
and sometimes we are on the sledge hill. We do gymnastics in our PE
gym. Sometimes we
play town war with paper balls.
11.How
do you study? Do you use books? Do you use interactive boards?
We
use mainly books and other study materials. We use computers a few
times a month. We don’t have interactive boards in our school, but many primary
school in Finland have interactive boards.
12.Do
you stay all the time in one classroom or do you move to different
classrooms for different subjects, like in the UK?
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