Kallavesi Senior High School
Maaherrankatu 2, 70100 Kuopio, Finland
Tel +358 17 184523 / 184525
Fax +358 17 184530
Email leena.laukkanen@kuopio.fi
WWW http://www.edu.fi/kallaveden_lukio
Staff:
Leena Laukkanen, Headmaster
Tiina Karjalainen, Deputy Headmaster
Anne Sivén, Deputy Headmaster, Student Cousellor
Pauliina Pöntinen, Student Counsellor
Mervi Pöysä, History Teacher, Chair of International Activity Team (IAT)
Arja Lehtolainen, School Secretary
General information
Kallavesi Senior High School is an educational establishment that respects human values and aims at improving the skills of its students by supporting and guiding them in a balanced way. In addition to striving for the academic objectives, the central task is to prepare students for the demands of the future in a safe and modern learning environment. Independence and co-operation skills are emphasized. Students are also given responsibility and freedom to create highly individual study programmes.
Kallavesi Senior High School has its roots in the first girls’ school founded in northern Savo in 1879. The school has been in its present location in the centre of Kuopio since 1924 and today the school is attended by both male and female students. There are about 35 teachers and 600 students working in the same premises. The school building was completely renovated in 1996.
Co-operation both at national and international level has always been of high importance for the school. As a forerunner in co-operation between the local vocational, catering, design and health and nursing schools Kallavesi Senior High School provides ample opportunities to choose courses from a wide range of subjects.
Kallavesi Senior High School has been a UNESCO-school since 1984 and it is possible to take courses in international studies and take part in visits to collaborating schools in Poland, Germany and Estonia. Needless to say, some students also act as hosts to international guests every year as visits from abroad are part of the school routine.
Various specialized programmes can be established for different educational purposes ranging from computer studies to the arts. Being also media-oriented, the school naturally offers a great many courses in media studies such as The World of the Media, Radio and Television Journalism and Videography. The school even has its own radio studio.
Non-graded curriculum
The national non-graded curriculum gives students a possibility to make personal choices in their timetable. The study time can vary from 2 to 4 years. Due to the individual choices there are no study groups of students that would stay together taking exactly the same courses throughout the high school years. Each student attends various classes according to the timetable they have chosen.
Five periods
The school year is divided into five periods, each of which takes about 38 days. When planning the study programme, the students are given a menu of courses covering the whole schoolyear and usually 5 to 6 different courses per period are chosen. The courses for each period are taught according to the weekday schedule, and there are three 75-minute lessons a week per course.
Test week
At the end of every period there is a test week, which takes seven school days. In case a student fails any test, they are given one chance to retake the test during the next period of the schoolyear.
Specialization
Kallavesi Secondary High School specializes in the following:
1 International Activities: We are one of the international UNESCO schools. Besides, we have partner schools in Estonia, Germany, Poland and Zambia. Students can choose two courses in International studies. You can study for The UN World Citizen Pass and take part in a visit to one of the partner schools.
2 Media Studies: You can choose 1-15 media courses during your studies. The local media, both the press and the radio and TV stations, are involved in some of the courses. In addition, you can take one media course in English.
3 Handicrafts, Arts and Design: There are several courses available which contain a variety of handicrafts, arts and design, for example, pottery, interior and clothes design.
4 Post-16 Educational Cooperation: Kallavesi Secondary High School co-operates with Kuopio university and the local vocational school, health and nursing school, and also with the art and design school.
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