Leppävaara general upper secondary school offers teaching in Finnish in all-round education and sports programme.
Leppävaara general upper secondary school offers effective all-round education and is located within an easy commute. We have an open and encouraging atmosphere for studying and utilize modern technology.
Leppävaara general upper secondary school has a sports programme. Altogether 80 of our students participate in professional sports coaching. The programme has separate admissions. We provide high-quality and flexible opportunities for combining professional sports and upper secondary studies. Our school co-operates with the Capital Region Sports Academy URHEA. All students enjoy our versatile selection of sports courses.
In many sucjects, applied courses are offered. In natural sciences, for example, it is possible to complete work courses, in mathematics, one can immerse oneself in symbolic computation, in Finnish, history, religion/ethics and other sciences, one can participate in debating courses, and in languages, one can choose the basics of Italian. We offer also a combined French and social studies course on internationality, which includes a trip to Brussels. The combined course of Swedish and history includes a visit to Uppsala in Sweden, and in physics, there has been an opportunity to participate in a CERN-course. As regards music, students can participate in making a musical. Our school has taken part in a Not Only Fair Play -show.
In addition, one can complete a general upper secondary education diploma in visual arts, dance and sports.
The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.
The main entrance
The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated.
The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly and the glass doors have contrast markings. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door is heavy or otherwise hard to open.
The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
The entrance "Karaportti 5"
The 2 accessible parking spaces are located outdoors over 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking spaces is at least 3.6 m.
The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.
The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly and the glass doors have contrast markings. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door is heavy or otherwise hard to open.
The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair; the door opens automatically. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
In the facility
The customer service point has three floors.
For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair; the door opens automatically. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
The facility has thresholds over 2 cm high.
The doors in the facility stand out clearly.
The facility has a toilet marked as accessible on the entrance floor. The toilet door cannot be easily opened and closed.
A second toilet marked as accessible is located on floor 2.
A third toilet marked as accessible is located on floor 3.