Instruction preparing for basic education
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- Lappeenranta
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A child in preparatory instruction is entitled to at least 900 hours of preparatory instruction during the year of pre-primary education, as a rule, 5 hours a day, five days a week. The arrangements are decided on an annual basis.
Preparatory instruction aims to promote the pupil’s proficiency in the Finnish/Swedish language, balanced development and integration into Finnish society. Another aim ...
Do the following
You can apply for preparatory instruction in pre-primary education for your child if your child’s mother tongue is not Finnish. Contact the head of the daycare centre. The personnel at the daycare centre will determine the child’s need for preparatory instruction. If the child’s Finnish language skills or other skills are not sufficient for attending a pre-primary education group, the child is entitled to preparatory instruction during the year of pre-primary education.
To whom and on what terms
Instruction preparing for basic education may be given to pupils with an immigrant background whose Finnish and Swedish skills and other capabilities are not adequate for studying in pre-primary and basic education groups.
Background information
Instruction preparing immigrants or children with an immigrant background for basic education promotes integration, language proficiency and learning of the content areas of subjects. Potential studies of the pupil’s native language promote learning skills and reinforce cultural identity as well as lay a foundation for learning Finnish and/or Swedish.
For pupils aged 6 to 10 years, a minimum of 900 hours of this instruction is provided, and for pupils older than this, a minimum of 1,000 hours. Pupils participating in the instruction have the right to transfer to basic education even before these hours have been completed if permitted by their skills and capabilities. Municipalities organise instruction preparing immigrants for basic education on a voluntary basis.