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2020-08-12
The new school year will start as contact teaching in Finnish-speaking comprehensive schools, Espoo International School and all upper secondary schools on 13 August and in Swedish-speaking schools on 18 August. All schools will follow the guidelines of the Finnish National Agency for Education concerning teaching arrangements.
2020-08-11
Self-isolation guidelines have been tightened. The isolation recommendation now also applies to children, that is to say no one should attend day care or school if they have travelled to a travel restriction country.
2020-08-10
In early childhood education, the new year of operations has started at the beginning of August, and Thursday 13 August will see the launch of Finnish-language pre-primary education. City of Espoo’s early childhood education and pre-primary education closely follow valid government guidelines to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
2020-06-25
During the summer of 2020, residents will not be able to reserve any of the premises at the residents’ parks. This will allow us to ensure a safe level of contact between people.
2020-06-16
In July, the number of children enrolled for early childhood education is almost the same as in previous years. However, in view of the current situation, we will keep more units open this summer than before. School year 2020-2021 begins in general upper secondary schools and Finnish speaking comprehensive schools as well as in Finnish Pre-primary education on Thursday 13th of August. Swedish-sp...
2020-06-10
The City of Espoo has signed a significant new model service contract with a private project company for procurement of new schools and day care centres. Construction of the first schools will begin immediately.
2020-06-03
Pupils and guardians reported their experiences of the exceptional distance learning period in a survey conducted by the city. Most pupils felt that they had received sufficient support from their teachers and had been in contact with them on a daily basis.
2020-06-02
The international work of Espoo Education and Cultural Services made broad progress in 2019. The services were developed to meet the needs of the diverse people, and the citizens of Espoo were offered new possibilities to improve their international skills. Together with international partners challenges were solved.
This spring has been exceptional and has stirred up many emotions. If you or your child are worried about something, we are here to help you – also during school holidays. Simply talking to someone often helps.
2020-05-30
The spring term ends today on 30th of May for comprehensive education and general upper secondary education in Espoo. Traditional gatherings at schools have been cancelled due to the restrictions. Have a great summer holiday!
2020-05-28
It is important that children and young people get to enjoy the end of the school year in spite of the exceptional situation. However, we all have to remember that just one person carrying the coronavirus may – whether out of thoughtlessness or even by accident, unknowingly – cause serious harm to many people. For this reason, the authorities recommend that people celebrate in small groups.
2020-05-27
Residents’ parks (excluding Järvenperä in Espoon keskus and Matinkylä) will reopen on 1 June 2020. Parks will be open on weekdays from 8am to 4pm. You must not visit parks when ill.
2020-05-22
"This is something new for us. We have visions and thoughts about how to do things, and we will start putting them into practise in autumn. The activities will be planned according to the needs of the children," says the head of the Kivimiehen päiväkoti early childhood education unit Marja Saarentaus-Mero about the new bilingual group in the day-care centre.
2020-05-15
A bilingual (Finnish-English) early childhood education group for 4–5-year-olds is about to launch at the Kivimiehen päiväkoti day-care centre in August 2020. The goal is that, in future, there will also be pre-primary education in the bilingual group.
2020-05-14
Children attending basic education in Espoo will return to contact teaching starting from 14 May in line with the Government’s decision. As of that date, the recommendation to arrange childcare at home for children who are attending early childhood education will no longer be in force. In order to ensure a safe learning and working environment, schools and day care centres will follow the instru...
2020-05-07
The distribution of lunch packages to pupils in pre-primary and basic education will now end. These pupils will got their last lunch package on 6 May 2020. The packages that were handed out on 6 May contain enough meals to last until Wednesday, 13 May 2020. Starting from Thursday, 14 May, pupils in pre-primary and basic education will be served lunch at the early childhood education unit or scho...
This spring the end of the school year is celebrated together at a virtual spring ceremony. Traditional gatherings at schools have been cancelled due to the restrictions.
2020-05-06
The upper secondary school students in Espoo will continue to study from home until the end of the semester. They can also pick up lunch packages until the end of the semester.
2020-05-05
Upper secondary schools and daycare centres of the City of Espoo are creating and testing virtual reality content (VR) to support the education and care provision. As the experiment utilises the VReal learning platform, the schools are able to continue the testing even during these exceptional times.
2020-04-29
In its negotiations today, 29 April, the Government decided to lift the restrictions on early childhood education and care and those on primary and lower secondary education on the basis of an assessment by the health authorities. Contact teaching in early childhood education and care as well as primary and lower secondary education will resume on 14 May in a controlled manner and with care for ...