in the Middle of the 40 degree scorching heat, the glow of the sand field of the embrace stood a pale stone building. Its wall to read the camel the size of the letters in the Qatar Finland International School.
the International English school Doha centre on the outskirts of the to teach more than 700 international students in the Finnish curriculum.
assistant principal Hanne Patomäki told reporters that the school was set up when qatar’s previous ruler’s wife and current mother moza-hour bint Nasser was interested in years ago, Finnish education. He had heard the good Pisa-results and visit Finland to take it out.
after the Visit came the call based on the Finnish school Doha. The issue grabbed the University of Jyväskylä, owned by EduCluster Finland. Along with qatar’s ministry of education with the school was run in 2014.
the Curriculum is a Finnish qatarilaisia spices
in Qatar we are still in the summer months, so the temperature rises during the day over 40 degrees. The scorching heat due to school students spend recess in their inside, where the air conditioning keeps the temperature under control.
English school located in central Doha, the outskirts. Yle
the Children are encouraged to move, therefore, the recess of the duration is stretched to half an hour. In the great hall enough to bustle, while the kids are playing ball games, dancing and are playing catch-up. Confusion of languages in the distinguished Finnish, Arabic, and English.
teaching language is English. The curriculum is in English, but some of the additions we have made, such as Qatari history, Arabic as a mother tongue, as well as the religion of islam to muslims, Patomäki told.
Students are also offered many clubs in the school context.Yle
Now, the school has students from preschool age to the zero-grade of the high school the first grade up. A few years later at Doha, so there is a possibility to go through the full length of high school, the first outside the Finnish borders.
Teacher pay is a lot better than in Finland
Finnish highly trained teachers and assistants is qatar’s school 39, in other countries a total of 60. A teacher’s salary can be double or more the Finnish level.
the Workers are paid well also assistance towards your housing costs. Qatar rents vary between 1 000 and 5 000 between. For example, the housing rent of private houses, where you will find sports fields and a swimming pool, climbed already from eur 3 000 to upwards.
the School’s funding comes from tuition fees, which are 10 000 to 15 000 euros. Tuition fee pay usually students parents employers.
the School teaches more than 700 international students in the Finnish curriculum.Generally, on the culture you are wealth
the world championships in athletics under the Qatar got a lot of negative publicity. There has been talk about the rights of women as migrant workers conditions. The debate still continues, for two years from Qatar to organize the world cup.
in Close Finnish community in the continuing grievances of the news coverage has been annoyed. The community perceived that the country also has a lot of good.
– our School is represented in more than 60 different nationalities. I feel that multiculturalism is a big wealth, which is reflected in everything. People grow tolerant and look papa, assistant principal Patomäki said.
Finnish employees have also become friends with many local students with parents.
assistant principal Hanne Patomäki is in Doha for the fifth semester.Inka Henelius / Yle
we’ve been in the village, along with shopping and restaurants – do exactly the same things as finns friends with each other. Offices and stores we are here very polite. At any stage you felt as a woman uncomfortable or threatened, Patomäki told.
Many of the local cultural habits are already automatic part of the fifth year doha resident in Patomäki’s daily life. Kids dress up in school to the mouth and knees and shoulders covered in public places. Own a residential home on the street to get it instead of jogging with just one in the shorts when you want to.
– in the first year should maybe think about whether to correct for example to shake hands with arab men? Or remember that the holy month i.e. Ramadan, need to be accurate with it, don’t eat and drink in a public place. But these form quickly also owned into routines, Patomäki told.
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