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Finnish education and school system
Finnish education and school system
early childhood education and care which is provided for children before the compulsory education begins, (at the age of six normally)
pre-primary education which is provided for children in the year preceding the beginning of compulsory education,
Compulsory education lasts from the age of six to the age of 18
nine-year of primary and lower secondary education (comprehensive school)
upper secondary education, which is either general upper secondary education or vocational education and training, and
higher education provided by universities and universities of applied sciences.
Furthermore, adult education is available at all levels. Liberal adult education offers non-formal studies.
Basic education in the arts is goal-oriented education in different fields of art
Some Facts
Some Facts
The compulsory educations are free of charge. From early childhood education until upper secondary education. It includes for example the school food, study material, the busses/taxis to get to and from school, some schools even offer a free snack and if you need then you can get individual education.
The lectures tend to last from 45-75 minutes with the exceptions of double classes.
In an average school year there is 190 workdays
In Finland there is many holidays during the school year such as fall vacation, Christmas holidays, winter break and summer vacation. In addition we have other holidays like Easter and independence day.
In Finnish high school there are two important celebrations which are Wanhat and Penkkarit.
School rules and norms
School rules and norms
We don’t have any kind of a dress code in finnish schools. Obviously it’s mandatory to have appropriate amount of clothes on. Schools don’t mind about hair color, jewelry or makeup so you can express yourself in anyway you like. We also don’t wear shoes in schools since the floors are clean.
We don’t have any special titles for our teachers like mrs or mr, instead we call our teachers by their first names and some even by nicknames. This makes the study experience a lot more relaxed.
Overall the rules are light and easy to follow and the punishments aren’t that bad. The main point is that if you pass and do your course work well, you will be fine.
Merikarvia's collective school
Merikarvia's collective school
Here are some pics from Merikarvia's school. Even though Merikarvia's school was launched at 1920s it is still being reovated till this day While other schools were still not free, merikarvia’s high school was. And at the moment that all upper-secondary education is compulsory and free, in merikarvia high school they offer you a free drivers license. Our school is also great because here we have a lot of different projects with foreigners from all over the world (for an example right now France and Japan ) . This leads us to gather a lot of new exciting experiences from different types of cultures.
Finnish school food
Finnish school food
Sausage & mashed potatoes
Pea soup & bread
School Christmas food
Mashed potatoes with meatballs
Mashed potatoes with turkey cutlet
Rice & chicken
Semolina porridge
Rye bread & fruits
These are just examples of our school food, there are still many different food options in the school food list
There is also many accommodations with lunch
Vegetables and bread are always served with the lunch
Most common drinks with school food are milk and water
There are for example lactose free, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan food (+ for allergies like tomatoes & paprika) alternatives
In our school there is snack time where we get for example fruits, bread, yogurt, karelian pies and sometimes pancakes and pizza
Our school kitchen is very small and it makes food for upper secondary school, lower secondary school, primary school and pre-primary school
Finnish school food is free of charge, healthy, diverse and nutritious
You can proportion your own meal
French education and school system
French education and school system
The French school system can indeed be a bit perplexing, especially for those unfamiliar with its structure. Let’s break it down from preschool to high school:
Preschool (meaning l’école maternelle in french) is divided in three sections, the little section from 3 to 4 years old, the average section from 4 to 5 years old and finally, the tall section from 5 to 6 years old
Elementary School (meaning l’école primaire) is composed of five level of classes ( CP, CE1, CE2, CM1, CM2). When approaching the end of each level childrens are expected to all have the same capacities, mindthinking and way of solving problems.
Middle School (meaning le collège) is also constructed of four level of classes. The same process as in elementary school is expected from students.
High School (meaning le lycée):
Students attend high school from around 16 to 18 years old but are allowed by law to quit by 16.
General studies lead to the Baccalauréat général (commonly called “le bac”).
Specialized tracks prepare students for specific trades (e.g., hairdresser, cook, mechanic) leading to CAP or BEP qualifications or also STMG and STHR just like we do.
Students can decide to pursue their way into universities, Specialized schools and more but none of them are free.
There are a lot of private schools that are religion based and they are coinoperated;
Some facts
Some facts
In France, because of our school system, there are children who are forced to begin their preschool at 4 years old instead of 3 only because they were born after the beginning date of the start of the new school year . Wich means that they have in theory one year late on the kids of the same age. But don't worry, this only happens in rare circumstances.
The date of start for all elementary schools, middle schools and high schools new school year is always close to each ones. It will always be either the first, second,third or fourth of september.
You might hear a lot about french students complaining on tv's, protests, social medias and in real life about the way the governements treats the teachers, the students and the ways used to help the population of it's own country get access to a better education system adapted to everyone.
From the start of middle school, children tend to be 7 to 8 hours a day at school.
We change (or rotate) our classes every year, this means that every year we are with new people in our class and new teachers.
School rules and norms
School rules and norms
Every school is free to forbid clothes, hair colors, if students are allowed to use their phone in class or outside class, if they can leave the school when their class gets canceled and many others very detailed subjects as long as it doesn't attack the student in a close, intimate way.
French students including us have call every adult working in the school by specials titles as mrs and mr. We don't have any close relation with them even as student and teacher we just come to class and listen to almost "unkown" people for seven hours a day.
Every teacher has their way of explaining things to us and since we have different teachers every year it really makes it difficult for the students some times.
Emilie du Châtelet's versatile school
Emilie du Châtelet's versatile school
The school has a Restaurant from the Catering & Hospitality section.
the outside of our school is really big, there were even sheeps two years ago.
This is the entrance of our school's restaurant
This is the entrance of our school's restaurant
this is inside the restaurant
this is inside the restaurant
we have lockers to keep our cooking ustensils
we have lockers to keep our cooking ustensils
this was the day of the christmas lunch
this was the day of the christmas lunch
French school food
French school food
rice with brocolli
Handmade quiche with salad
green beans with chicken
fish with rice
rice with ratatouille
rice with vegetables cubes
fish with carrots and peas
Differences
Differences
In Finland the school food is free while in France school food costs depending on parents salary
In France students have lockers but in Finland they don't
In France you need to call teachers by special titles but in Finland you can call them by their first name
In France and Finland classes and school days are different lengths
Similarities
Similarities
Both have similar subjects
Hats are forbidden in class
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