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Finland, Vantaa
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ISV promotes wellbeing through ISV Student Welfare Services. Each ISV school has a Community Welfare Team that oversees the general wellbeing of the school environment. The team includes the principal or assistant principal, a special education teacher, a student counselor (for junior high), a school social worker, a school psychologist, and a school nurse. The Welfare Services focus on improving wellbeing and ensuring support in learning, health and wellbeing, with emphasis on increasing student participation in school life and fostering cooperation between homes and the school as well as collaboration with external partners. The combined effort supports social and emotional development across the student body.
Every ISV student is entitled to learning support, which is delivered at three levels: general support, intensified support, and special support. General support includes remedial instruction and part‑time special education; intensified support adds a personal educational plan, and special support includes classroom and personal special education (HOJKS). Special education teachers work with students, families, classroom or subject teachers, and the Community Welfare Team to provide in‑class assistance, individual and small‑group tutoring, learning plan development, and referrals for formal testing; teaching assistants support learning across the school. Tutoring can be arranged before or after school hours, with decisions made in consultation with guardians.
The language of instruction at ISV is predominantly English, and students can complete their basic education entirely in English. French, Spanish, Swedish and German are offered as electives starting from Grade 4, with Swedish instruction becoming a compulsory course from Grade 6. Selection of students for the school is based on oral and/or written assessment in English.
Student wellbeing is addressed through the ISV Student Welfare Services and School Healthcare, including the School Social Worker and School Psychologist who support psycho‑social growth and psychological wellbeing. The school nurse is present daily from 08:00 to 16:00 and conducts annual health examinations; information on examinations, treatments and immunizations is managed by the health service. The School Social Worker meets with pupils, families and staff, provides consultation, and helps organize support structures; the School Psychologist can meet with students and parents and may conduct assessments to guide learning strategies. Learning support is available for students needing additional help.
Safeguarding is addressed through the Community Welfare Team and welfare staff, which promote overall wellbeing and coordinate with families and external partners to safeguard pupils. The School Social Worker, School Nurse, and School Psychologist work together with teachers and the wider school community to monitor welfare and respond to welfare concerns as they arise.
Founded in 1992, the International School of Vantaa is a municipal school serving grades 1-9 with about 670 students in Vantaa, Finland. The language of instruction is predominantly English, serving students whose home language is English or who are fluent in English, while the general Finnish National Board of Education framework shapes a tailor-made curriculum built around thematic units that integrate multiple subjects. From grade 4, elective language offerings include French, Spanish, Swedish and German; Swedish becomes compulsory from grade 6. The school is situated in Kartanonkoski; premises also house a daycare center and a public library. Student selection is based on oral or written English assessment. The school emphasizes after-school activities for younger and older students, free daily school meals, and wellbeing programs such as Urhea athletics and the Schools on the Move initiative. The environment blends municipal schooling with an international-flavored English instruction within the Finnish system.
