Preparatory education for basic education (VALMO)
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- Turku
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Preparatory education for basic education (VALMO) is meant for students who have just moved to Finland and whose Finnish skills are not yet good enough to learn in a Finnish language basic education. Students will learn Finnish and other skills needed at school. The teaching is mainly organized as group teaching. There are preparatory education groups in different schools and the child will study ...
Do the following
You can apply for a place in preparatory education with a form on the Turku City website. The filled out form is delivered to the Coordinator of Multicultural Education Tenna Käpylä (tenna.kapyla@turku.fi).
To whom and on what terms
For students aged 7-16 who have an immigrant background whose Finnish skills are not yet good enough to study in Finnish language basic education.
The guardians of children under 7 can contact early childhood education service guidance. For over 16-year-olds there is basic education for adults at Turku Vocational Institute.