After School activities
Informal School
Short School Days
• working life 9 to 5?• What do the children do?• Municipalities and other
organizations provide morning and after-school activities for children
• Participation is voluntary • fees applied
Pre- and After School Activies
• Support education and growing up• Children´s well-being and equality• Many possibilities to attend guided
activites in safe place• Law: pre- and after school activies
are for 7-8 year olds’, can be provided for older children too
Governmet supports municipalities
• When municipalities arrange pre- and after school activities, government support available
• Municipalities can buy services from third parties
• Municipalities can collect reasonable fees from parents (~50 $ / month)
• The monthly fee includes insurance, snack and hobby /craft supplies
• During vacation activieties are not offered
Examples
• In Tornio, little northern city (24 000 citizens)– You can choose between 1-10 days/mo or the whole month– Open between 12-17 pm– Church offer some activities too
Examples
• Helsinki, – Capital of Finland (600 000 inhabitants)–Municipality, organizations, church and
private organisations offer after school activies
– There are over one hundred After School ”Clubs” arranged by the City of Helsinki Activities take place in the school premises
Also Other Hobbies
• Also different art-, culture and sport organizations offer their activities for children in cities and municipalities
Sources:
www.oph.fiwww.tornio.fiwww.hel.fi
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