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Finnish-Russian School Helsinki: Comprehensive Language Education Institution

Established in 1955, this state school offers a comprehensive language program focusing on Russian language and culture. With a curriculum integrated with foreign languages and engaging teaching methods, the school caters to 700 students. Covering basic education over 9 years and upper secondary school, students benefit from individual study plans, language proficiency testing, and a supportive teaching staff. The school emphasizes multilingualism, providing students with a well-rounded education.

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Finnish-Russian School Helsinki: Comprehensive Language Education Institution

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  1. Learning foreign languages The Finnish-Russian school Helsinki, Finland

  2. Administration of basic education President of the Republic Parliament Government Ministry of Education National Board of Education Private school Municipal authorities State school Matriculation Examination Board

  3. Finnish educational system Universities (3-5years) Polytechnics (4 years) Upper secondary school Vocational institutions (3years) Additonal voluntary 10 grade (1year) Secondary school (9years) Lower secondary (7-9grades) Primary (1-6grades) Pre-school (1year)

  4. The Finnish-Russian school Helsinki • Founded in 1955 • State school since 1977 • Comprehensive language school • Finnish national curriculum • Focus on Russian language and culture • Teaching subjects in Russian • 700 students

  5. Basic education • basic education 9 years • Finnish national curriculum • focus on Russian language and culture • teaching subjects in Russian • Finnish as the mother tongue and Finnish as a second language • Russian as the mother languageand Russian as a foreign language • English from grade 3 • Swedish from grade 7 • German and French from grade 8

  6. ▲- CLIL (content and language integration)

  7. Upper secondary school • individual study plan • course and study modules • different courses of study • minimum of 75 courses • 12 courses in Russian • the studies may be accomplished in 3-4 years • students have the right to take the matriculation examination

  8. Matriculation examination • written tests, the candidates pay a fee for each subject • two times a year (spring-autumn) • the candidate can complete the examination during one examination period or during three periods • 4 compulsory tests: mother tongue and by choice at least 3 other tests:Swedish, a foreign language, mathematics and one test from science and humanities subjects (psychology, philosophy, history, social studies, biology, religion/ethics, geography, health education) • the Matriculation Examination Board is responsible for administering the test

  9. Criteria of the language scales

  10. The levels of the language proficiency scale

  11. Foreign language teachers • 60 teachers work at school, among them 4 English teachers 1 German teacher 1 Swedish teacher 1 French teacher 15Russian teachers • Some of the teachers teach two foreign languages

  12. The Finnish Matriculation Examination in foreign languages The test consists of two parts

  13. Russian textbooks Textbook + workbook+ CD

  14. English textbooks Textbook+ workbook+ CD

  15. Swedish textbooks Textbook+ workbook+ CD

  16. German textbooks Textbook+ workbook+ CD

  17. French textbooks Textbook+ workbook+ CD

  18. Forign language classrooms • computer classrooms-subject classrooms-interactive board- video equipment

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