Education in foreign languages in the Helsinki area
Teaching in German in the Metropolitan Area comprehensive schools
Teaching exclusively in German:
Deutsche Schule Helsinki
www.dsh.edu.hel.fi
Malminkatu 14, 00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6850 650
Fax +358 9 6850 6560
dschule@edu.hel.fi
A private school. The school is intended for pupils between 5 and 18 to 19 years. Pre-school, comprehensive school and upper secondary school operate in the same building. The German-speaking A curriculum starts from the 1st grade, and the Finnish-German B curriculum from the 3rd grade. The focus of the education is on languages, German in particular, as well as on maths and the natural sciences. Those wishing to enrol have to take an aptitude test. The school fee is 336.50 euros per term.
Teaching partly in German:
Laajavuori School
www.edu.vantaa.fi/laajavu
Laajaniityntie 6, 01620 Vantaa
Tel. +358 9 8393 4790
Fax +358 9 8393 4757
laajavuori@edu.vantaa.fi
A city-operated school. Teaching is provided free of charge. The school is intended for pupils between 7 and 12 years. Partial immersion training in German from the 1st grade. Enrolment in the immersion class takes place at the same time as enrolling in the school. All pupils starting school may seek admission. The teaching is focused on the natural sciences, music and language studies.
Martinlaakso School
www.martsari.com
Martinlaaksonpolku 4, 01620 Vantaa
Tel. +358 9 839 34933
Fax +358 9 34817
pentti.parviainen@vantaa.fi
A city-operated school. Teaching is provided free of charge. The school is intended for pupils between 12 and 15 years. The school provides teaching in Finnish, and some teaching in immersion training classes takes place in German. The teaching focuses on assuming responsibility for one's own work, self-initiative and co-operation skills.
Text: City of Helsinki Education Department
Photo: City of Helsinki Picture Bank