Our Kalliomaa School

Cooperate, consult and negotiate on matters conce ing the pupil with the home, the pupil’s own school, care services and, if necessary, child welfare services. A hospital school is a school, not a care unit.

Enables children and young people undergoing treatment at a youth psychiatric day hospital to attend school as part of their normal daily routine, striving for normality.

Maintain and, if necessary, restore school routines.

Commencing remedial teaching, for example, after long periods of absence.

Assess the pupil’s functional capacity in cooperation with the care team.

Identify lea ing difficulties and other issues that hinder school attendance, and seek out the pupil’s strengths and ways to enable lea ing.

Follows the basic education curriculum.

The school’s activities focus on life after the hospital school period and aim to provide pupils with tools, knowledge and skills for the future.

A decision on hospital education is made for pupils attending hospital school in accordance with Section 4a of the Education Act, and, if necessary, a decision may be made on special arrangements for education in accordance with Section 18 of the Education Act, which conce s the shortening of school days on health grounds.

The municipality where the hospital is located is obliged to arrange education for pupils who are hospitalised to the extent that their health permits. The municipality where the hospital providing treatment is located is also obliged to arrange education and support for other pupils of compulsory school age who are receiving specialised medical care to the extent that this is justified in view of their health, their special educational needs and the treatment and rehabilitation measures required in specialised medical care, if the provision of education is not otherwise in the pupil’s best interests despite the support measures provided for in this or other legislation. (PoL 4 a §)

When a pupil is admitted to a hospital school or later during the school year, a decision may also be made on special teaching arrangements on health grounds. The school shall, in cooperation with the home and care providers, assess the length of the school day during the school year and make the necessary changes to the timetable.

Our school values are community spirit, safety, optimism and accepting others. Our values are reflected in everything we do. We practise acting in accordance with our school values using the ProKoulu operating model.

See the working days and holidays for schools in the municipality of Tuusula.

The rules and regulations of Kalliomaa School will be updated as of 1 August 2025. The rules and regulations are now open for comments from the school’s guardians. Click this link to access the text version of the rules and regulations.

Parent groups for the 2025–2026 academic year

To the guardians of hospital school pupils (Mannilantie 43):

Spring dates: Tuesday 27 January, Tuesday 24 February, Tuesday 31 March, Tuesday 21 April and Tuesday 12 May

Hospital education parent groups are held at Kalliomaa School at Mannilantie 43. Coffee is served at 4:30 p.m. before the group meeting. The parent group is based on peer support, and its activities are developed together during the school year. The parent group is run by the school coaches for rehabilitative education: occupational therapist Artemis Melanchroinou and nurse Miro Schwalenstöcker. Nurse Merja Paananen from the Järvenpää Youth Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic also participates in some of the meetings. The peer group is intended for the guardians of pupils studying at the Kalliomaa hospital school.

To the guardians of HoPe students (Kirjastokatu 4):

Spring dates: Wednesday 4 February at 5–7 p.m., Wednesday 4 March at 5–7 p.m., Wednesday 15 April at 5–7 p.m., Wednesday 13 May at 5–7 p.m.

Parent groups for HoPe pupils in upper secondary school are held at the HoPe classes at Kalliomaa School, Kirjastokatu 4. Coffee is served before the group meeting. The parent group is based on peer support, and its activities are developed together during the school year. The parent group is run by the school’s rehabilitation teacher, nurse Tanja Leppänen, and school social worker Rita Nygren. The peer group is intended for the guardians of pupils studying in HoPe classes at Kalliomaa, Riihikallio and Kellokoski schools.

Student welfare work refers to all activities that support the school day and everyday student life. The school has an OHR, or student welfare group, which is a multi-professional working group. The principal chairs the student welfare group.

The principal, a special needs teacher with a broad range of expertise, a school psychologist (if necessary), a school counsellor, a nurse, an occupational therapist and the teacher of the class or pupil in question participate in the OHR’s activities at Kalliomaa School. All classes are reviewed twice a year by the student welfare team together with special education teachers. Parents are also welcome to discuss matters conce ing their own children with the OHR. The time for the discussion will be agreed separately.

The student welfare team’s task is to support high-quality basic education and a good school day, to nurture a culture that promotes growth and development, and to organise and provide pupils with support related to school attendance when needed.

School health care supports the growth and development of children and young people and aims to contribute to the development of values and attitudes that promote health. Health examinations are carried out annually for pupils, and health monitoring visits are carried out as necessary. If necessary, the school nurse provides acute care to pupils who fall ill during the school day and administers first aid in the event of accidents. However, actual medical care is not part of school health care but is provided at health centres.

Henna Manninen (henna.manninen@keusote.fi) is the school nurse at Kalliomaa School, 0504970011.

The school nurse will make an appointment with the school doctor.

Parents are responsible for notifying the school of any special dietary requirements. Please contact school counsellor Sini Käyhty. She will forward the information about special dietary requirements to the municipal food services. Please note that the diet can be implemented two days after the notification has been received by the school kitchen.

Our school also offers a vegetarian option every day.

Read the Tuusula municipality’s guidelines on special diets!