Immigrant Immigrant education in Vaasaeducation in Vaasa

Immigrant Immigrant education in Vaasaeducation in Vaasa

4.6.20094.6.2009ComeniusComenius

Mirjam SilvénMirjam Silvén

Target

The objective of immigrant education is to provide people moving to Finland with opportunities to function as equal members of Finnish society and guarantee immigrants the same educational opportunities as other citizens.

With maintaining own mother tongue,

Finnish as a second language confirms pupils multicultural identity and builds base to functional bilingualism.

Instruction preparing for basic education (preparatory

class)• For preschool children (6 year old) and pupils

in 1st-9th class (compulsory education)• For pupil whose mother tongue is other than

Finnish, Swedish or Sami language • Administration of education in Vaasa decides

how learning groups are composed (max. 10 pupils)

• 6–10 year old at minimum 900 h (5 h / schoolday) and for older at minimum 1000 h (5-6 h/ schoolday)

• Studying F2 and all other lessons than pupil in same age exept other languages and religion

– State pays expenses afterwards to organiser of schooling

Classification of immigrant pupils according to their

own levellevel 1 pupils who moves up from daycare (preschool)

or pupils in 1st-2nd classes

level 2 problems in Finnish language, 3rd-6th classes

level 3 incomplete schoolhistory and problems in Finnish language, 3rd-6th classes

level 4 no schoolhistory and problems in Finnish language, 3rd-6th classes

level 5 problems in Finnish language, 7th-9th classes

level 6 short or incomplete schoolhistory and problems in Finnish language, 7th-9th classes

level 7 no scoolhistory and problems in Finnish language, 7th-9th classes

Instruction preparing for basic education in Vaasa

• 3 groups for instruction preparing in preschool

• for 7-13 year old in one school 4 class • for 14-17 year old in two schools (4 +1)

5 classes • MED diagnostic specialclass for

immigrants• Nivel-classes 4 (”seam”)

Statistics 5/2009

Instruction preparing classes 64 pupils• Palosaaren koulu 31 pupils (4 classes)• Vöyrinkaupungin koulu 25 pupils (4 classes)• Variskan koulu 8 pupils (1 class)MED –class in Palosaaren koulu 8 pupilsNivel-classes (3) in Vöyrinkaupungin koulu 25 pupilsBasic education (1st-9th) (344-33 =) 311 pupilsFinnish as a second language about 300 pupilsAll immigrants 408 pupils

Immigrant pupils in Vaasa compulsory education and

preparatory classesFinnish school classes 1st-6th

Finnish school classes 7th-9th

Total preparatoryclasses 1st-6th

preparatoryclasses 7th-9th

20.9.2005 180 111 291

20.9.2006 188 97 285

20.9.2007 188 102 290

20.9.2008 207 110 317

29.05.2009

344 31 33

Immigrant pupils in basic education

City of Vaasa gets financial support (raised resourses) from state for immigrant pupils

Mother tongue* is not part of basic education * is not compulsory* direct financial support from state 2,5 h/week

Finnish or Swedish as a second language* part of compulsory education* with remedial teaching resourses of school* direct financial support from state

Other supporting (remedial teaching)* needs in many school subjects* remedial teaching resourses of school accoding to Law of Basic Education* direct financial support from state for immigrant pupils (4 years)

Own religion* part of compulsory education

* direct financial support from state (raised)

First discussions with the parents about immigrant

schooling• Finnish schoolsystem • Messages between parents and teacher • Interpreter (translator) arrangements• School transporting• Clothing in Finland• Nutrition• Upbringing without violence (Finnish laws)• How to read class schedule (and map)• How to do homeworks • Religion• Daily problem situations• Composition of family (idea)