Vuoksenniska's basic education pedagogical plan

1. Values ​​and mission statement

The Vuoksenniska school center offers high-quality and versatile basic education and special education. At the school center, we want to support students' growth as active learners and participating members of the community. Our central idea is individual learning by doing together.

Vuoksenniska school center emphasizes

  • communality
  • responsibility
  • acceptance of difference
  • valuing and respecting everyone

 

2. Concept of learning

The student is taught and guided to become an active learner. Learning is formed from active, goal-oriented ja from independent of the activity. The goal is to find a meaningful way for the student to work and learn. Vuoksenniska aims to give students experiences of success and encourage them.

Learning happens in interaction with other students, teachers and communities in a different environment.

The goal is to give students skills for lifelong learning.

3. Teaching methods and assessment

In teaching, the aim is to use versatile working methods to bring joy and experiences of success to learning. Learning motivation is strengthened with experiential and functional work methods. The aim is to differentiate teaching, e.g. by guiding the choice of working methods, so that the student chooses tasks of his own level, creating his own learning path.

Teaching methods are applied and tested in cooperation. Ideas are shared in teams and co-teaching. If necessary, teaching groups can be flexibly divided into different groups.

Vuoksenniska's school center, its grounds and surroundings as a learning environment and information and communication technology are utilized in the planning and implementation of teaching.

The assessment is carried out as a continuous assessment throughout the academic year. The evaluation mainly moves from final evaluation to feedback and evaluation during learning and the learning process. Students are guided to self-assessment and peer assessment between students. The aim is also to make the evaluation as open as possible to parents through information and evaluation discussions.

4. Community spirit

Community spirit is built on the commitment of all community members and common rules of the game. The common practices of the school center are thought about in cooperation with the students. Vuoksen's neck is emphasized acceptance of differences, valuing and respecting everyone. Community and interaction are implemented, for example, through teamwork, joint projects, parties, theme days, visits, student union and support student activities, cooperation with the parents' committee and with various stakeholders,

Inclusion is promoted in everyday life through student union and support student activities. At the Vuoksenniska school center, the whole person is nurtured and all community members of the school center are encouraged to create an equal discussion culture.

Vuoksenniska School Center works closely with preschool education. In the school center, the meeting of children and young people of different ages and the cooperation between the staff make it possible to work together. The strengthening of the sense of community moves forward the joint phase of pre-school and basic education.

The joint activities of the school center build an atmosphere of community and a safe learning environment. Education is done in cooperation with guardians.

5. Structure of the school day

At Vuoksenniska, a flexible structure of the school day is implemented, which makes it possible to move around during long breaks and make use of versatile activities such as clubs, youth activities and sports clubs. The school day includes morning and afternoon activities from preschool to second grade and special support for students up to ninth grade.

6. Natural sciences and specificity

Nature and the emphasis on natural sciences can be seen in optional subjects and the use of the surrounding environment (nature) in teaching. Cooperation is made with the LUMA center Saimaa.

Vuoksenniska School Center has strong expertise in special education. Helping with teaching and special support in small groups are also professional guidance counselors. On the basis of these issues, it is possible to take better account of different learners. As far as possible, the students of the special support small group are integrated in the activities and teaching of general education.

7. Physical learning environment

Vuoksenniska school center operates in four buildings on Vuoksenniska hill.

New building

  • 0-2. classes, preschool and elementary education
  • 3-4. classes
  • special support for small groups
  • also other groups as needed

Each cell area of ​​the new building, about 60-70 students, functions as its own part inside the building. The cell area is one diverse space with lobbies and spaces for quiet work. Keskusaukio is the center of the entire cell area, which is designed and furnished in such a way that it can flexibly hold teaching sessions and other joint events for the entire number of students in the new building.

All students have a "home base" and at least one "own" teacher.

The cell areas are designed in such a way that they are multi-purpose and adaptable.

Main building (A building)

  • 5-7. classes: joint phase of class and subject teaching
  • 8-9. classes: final phase of basic education
  • special support for small groups
  • other groups as needed

C building

  • subject teaching and small groups of special support

D building

  • early childhood education and middle school support class

8. Information and communication technology / digitization

The city of Imatra's digital strategy guides ICT and communication technology solutions for basic education. Students in grades 4-9 have personal tablets. You can also use your own devices (mobile phones) if necessary. Students in pre-school and grades 1-3 have group-specific tablets.

The purpose of the devices is to diversify teaching and learning in different subjects. The devices use electronic materials. In addition, they are used for information acquisition, notes and group work. The Office365 system offered to students and staff by the city of Imatra is used as a common electronic platform.

Pupils' IT-related skills are developed according to age level, increasing skills and knowledge. In junior high school, digital skills are taught e.g. in the "I'm a stand-alone" course in both long and short optional information technology courses.

Media education is taken into account in different subjects, emphasizing media literacy.