Espoo International School

Autumn term begins on 11th of August 2022 and ends on 22nd of December 2022. 

• Autumn holiday: 17th October 2022 – 21nd October 2022 
• Christmas holiday: 23rd December 2022 – 8th January 2023 

Spring term begins on 9th January 2023 and ends on 3rd June 2023. 

• Winter holiday: 20th February 2023 – 24th February 2023

EIS offers basic education for pupils in grades 1-9. The education follows the Finnish National Core curriculum, The municipal curriculum of Espoo and Espoo International School curriculum 2016. The main language of instruction is English and is meant for children whose mother tongue is English, who speak the language fluently due to an international background or who otherwise have obtained an adequate command of English.

EIS is also an International Baccalaureate (IB) authorized school. We offer the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) within a three-year period to grade 7-9 pupils. Furthermore, EIS provides pupils with the knowledge, skills and linguistic abilities required for further education in English. For more information, see MYP at EIS . 

Information about student life at EIS can be found at EIS for Student and Parents

At EIS all students must study Finnish and English language (English is A1-language, that starts from the 1st grade). From the 6th grade pupils start studying B1-language, Swedish. In addition to mandatory Finnish, English and Swedish studies, we offer elective/voluntary studies in Spanish or French (A2-language, starts in the 4th grade) and in German, Spanish and Russian language (B2-language: starts in the 8th grade). 

Afternoon activities

Espoo organizes afternoon activities for pupils in grades 1-2 and for pupils requiring special support after the school day. Afternoon group activities in schools are organized by schools, organizations and private service providers. More information on Espoo City website.

Cooperation between home and school supports the education and upbringing of the pupils and builds mutual trust. The collaboration is appreciative, diverse and active educational partnership. It adds also safety and well-being and prevents bullying. The school takes initiative in building collaboration and develops its prerequisites. It is a shared responsibility to collaborate.

Wilma is an electronic service used in Espoo to assist in the interaction between home and school. In Wilma, guardians can monitor the study attainments of pupils and students, view and clarify absences, send messages to teachers, read messages sent by teachers and follow notices sent by the school. Pupils and students use Wilma to select courses, monitor their attainments, read notices and communicate with teachers. Teachers enter evaluations and absences into Wilma and communicate with students and guardians.

Activities of parent associations and classroom committees promotes collaboration between guardians and gives opportunities to learn to know one another. As result of the collaboration, theme days, events, shows and work parties have been arranged in many schools. Guardians are encouraged to participate in and develop the school's operating culture.

In addition, a city-level parent association operates in Espoo: KoKoEspoo ry (extrernal link)(external link)is a collaboartion forum for homes and schools. The association operates as a medium of influence and information for parent associations and parents.

The schools in Espoo have either school-specific boards or boards shared by several schools. The duties of the school board focus on supporting the school and maintaining good cooperation and a safe study environment. The school board, for example, approves the school curriculum and school year plan. The school board includes pupils’ parents and representatives of school staff. In middle schools and unified comprehensive schools, representatives of pupils also participate in board work. The school board is elected for four years at a time. The board’s duties and authority are described in further detail in the City of Espoo’s administrative regulations.

All teachers email-addresses are of the form: firstname.lastname@opetus.espoo.fi

(note! Principal and secretary: email-addresses are of the form: firstname.lastname@espoo.fi)

Anne-Marie Rapo, tel. +358 50 3432460 

Heli Elliott, tel. +358 50 3488293

Billy Germo, tel. +358 40 6393294

Satu Kuokkanen, tel. +358 9 81639124

Jay Thompson, tel. +358 43 8252091

Camilla Kurki, tel. +358 40 6343330

Eric Allenbach, tel. +358 43 8268047

Maija Burton, tel.  +358 40 6369356

Olga Saghar, tel. TBA

Sari Halmesaari, tel. +358 40 6368434

Emmi Riihiranta-Laine, tel. +358 43 8246447

TBA

All teachers email-addresses are of the form: firstname.lastname@opetus.espoo.fi.

Class Teachers (CTs) and Classrooms

1E Janice Airaksinen C134

1I Ben Pang  C135

2E Lori Gustafson C136

2I Alisa Kuoppala C137

3E Anni-Sofia Roberts C115

3I Iivi Gröhn C116

3S Mark Reddington (Kivimies)

1-2S Sarah Fair (Kivimies)

4E Dilani Fernado-Ghulam C114

4I Andy Kruse B327

4S Attila Cser B329

5A Janet Cutinha C214

5D Oona Piipponen C215

5J Tomislav Plazonic C216

6E Heli Elliott B323

6I Wendy Gardner B326

6N Anthony McDonald B342

6S Hans Wessels B325

7E Mohamad Mozumder B304

7I Marta Ramiro Alcudia B145

7N Sikri Kreus B308

7S Veera Koskinen B164

8E Erika Jokinen B143

8I Ville Uusivuori B362

8N Darius Pylvainen B303

8S Jay Thompson A116

9E Amber Rikkonen B344

9I Veronika Navas B121

9N Juha Koskinen A172

9S Olli Kiiskinen B308

Allen David Biology, Geography

Allenbach Eric Special Education

Burton Maija Special Education

Elliott Todd Chemistry

Fere Elina Finnish language and literature, S2

Finch Susanna Finnish language and literature, S2

Gardner Wendy Crafts, Arts

Germo Billy English, MYP coordinator, Personal Project Coordinator, English Language and Literature

Gioia Sandler Bruno Crafts

Haglind Laila Resource teacher

Jeskanen Henna Biology

Jokinen Erika  Music

Kanerva Jaana French, Swedish

Keinänen Mary Mathematics

Kiiskinen Olli Physics, Mathematics

Koskinen Juha P.E., Health Education

Koskinen Veera P.E., Health Education

Kotkas Sonja Finnish language and literature, S2

Kreus Sikri 7N, Finnish language and literature, S2

Kurki Camilla Student Guidance Counselor

Laurila Tuula Swedish, German

Lindblom Leena Spanish

Mozumder Mohammad Biology, Geography

Navas Veronika Arts, S2

Onikki Laura Finnish language and literature, S2

Parisot Olivier French

Pylvainen Darius History, Civics

Rikkonen Amber Mathematics, English

Saarilahti Marja Home economics

Saghar Olga Special Education

Suominen Essi Finnish language and literature, S2

Thompson Jay Student Guidance Counselor, Mentor Coordinator

Uusitalo Iina Finnish language and literature, S2

Uusivuori Ville Mathematics, Physics

Werkman Tjerk History, Civics

Butusina Georgeta

Gopalakrishna Padma

Hegde Sandhya

Koskinen Olli

Schönach Jenni