Peruskoulu (Basic School)

Peruskoulu

Peruskoulu is the finnish comprehensive school. Literally translated it means the basic school. A basic school is an educational unit that adheres to The Finnish Basic Education Act and The Curriculum for Basic education. It is a societal comprehensive school institution and a diverse culture of basic education. For individuals and groups, it is a combination of experiences and perspectives regarding the basic school, forming the basic school reality. In its broadest sense, Peruskoulu is the sum of all the aforementioned perspectives.


Peruskoulu.fi

The mission of the Peruskoulu.fi website is to examine the Finnish comprehensive school from various perspectives and to encourage its readers to engage in independent thinking about schooling.

The Peruskoulu.fi website aims to promote the skills included in the broad-based competence of the basic education curriculum: thinking and learning to learn, cultural competence, interaction and expression, and participation, influence, and building a sustainable future.

The Peruskoulu.fi website believes in lifelong learning and the power of thought and freedom of expression in creating a better basic school and future.

PERUSKOULU.FI is a private perspective on the Finnish primary school and basic education. Peruskoulu.fi positions itself as part of the discussion on the development and implementation of the Finnish primary school. Peruskoulu.fi is part of the OPETUSAJATUKSIA – FOCUS ON EDUCATION project, which also includes the REHTORI.FI website that provides perspectives on leadership and the principal’s profession.

Official information about The Finnish Basic Education can be found on the Finnish National Agency for Education’s website: Primary and lower secondary education.


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