Singapore contacts

Finnish School has been in Singapore since 1982. School children are taught in Finnish 4-year-olds at secondary school classes up. The school is a voluntary (supplementary), for primary school-aged children participating in international or local schools in teaching. Classes are held on Tuesdays at 16.15-18.00 Overseas Family School (OFS) areas.

Finnish School is very important to children living in Singapore as their parents. The school is taught in Finnish language and culture, and the older age groups also study the history of Finland, and environmental information. Finland-school children’s parents meet on a weekly basis. Many parents also participate in school activities as teachers, as assistant teachers and school committee members.

The goal is to maintain the child’s proficiency in Finnish, so that the child can return to the Finnish-language primary school abroad populated period and / or to maintain proficiency in languages ​​lived.Finnish school for children with at least one parent is a citizen of Finnish or who have lived in Finland for longer and want to maintain the Finnish language skills.

Finnish school follows the curriculum , which is updated annually.

The school also has a Finnish library, which is available to all Finns living in Singapore use.

Finland, the school aims to capitalize on limited number of hours per week the best, but this is not always enough for a child’s knowledge of Finnish is maintained. Encourage all parents to talk to children with Finnish and motivate children for learning Finnish!