Learning and well-being support

School curators are social work professionals working in schools. The curators support and help the students in going to school and in their social growth by talking, giving advice and directing them to various support activities. School curators cooperate with students, families, school staff and authorities.

As a student, you can contact the school curator if you have things on your mind that are weighing on you and that you would like to talk to an adult about. As a guardian, you can contact the school curator if you have concerns about your child or your family's situation. Contacting the school curator is most often an invitation to cooperation, to clarify the situation and to jointly consider the necessary changes and support measures.

The Kanta-Häme welfare area, Oma Häme, is responsible for curatorial services for schools and educational institutions. More information From the website of Oma Häme.

School psychologists primarily investigate learning challenges in cooperation with teachers and special education teachers. If necessary, they also help in challenging life situations. Parents, teachers and students can turn to school psychologists if they want advice or guidance in all problem situations related to school attendance. These can be, for example, learning challenges, school fears, school bullying or motivational problems.

If necessary, school psychologists participate in joint negotiations between home and school.

The Kanta-Häme welfare area, Oma Häme, is responsible for the psychological services of schools and educational institutions. More information From the website of Oma Häme.

School health care

The teacher has the right to receive information about the student's state of health. We ask parents to tell the class teachers about any injuries or illnesses that may affect school attendance. Teachers are obliged to maintain confidentiality regarding the information they have received in their teaching duties.

Oral health care

The oral health care of schoolchildren continues according to the individual treatment interval drawn up when they are under school age. School children will be sent a reminder to make an appointment at home.

All children in the first and fifth grades are invited to an oral health checkup by a dentist. The orthodontic specialist dentist determines the possible need for orthodontic treatment in the spring of second grade.

The system sends a text message reminder of the reserved time two business days before. Text message reminder is an additional service and does not exclude the payment of an irrevocable absence.

Visiting the dental clinic is not a school activity. Parents are responsible for oral health care visits during school hours.

The Kanta-Häme welfare area, Oma Häme, is responsible for school and student health care and oral health care. More information From the website of Oma Häme.

The school and educational institution coach primarily works in middle schools. Parents, teachers and students can turn to him if they want advice or guidance in coping challenges, questions related to school motivation or challenges in social relationships.

Preventive child protection work using team sports

Icehearts is an operating model of early support for the benefit of the child and for supporting social work, school and free time. Icehearts is an innovative operating model whose working tool is team sports. Each team is a 12-year joint journey from childhood to the threshold of adulthood. The model is implemented cross-administratively together with social and cultural work professionals.

The city of Riihimäki and Icehearts have expanded Icehearts operations in Riihimäki with a cooperation agreement. The first team founded in 2015 received additional reinforcement when the city's second Icehearts team started operations in the fall of 2019. The city of Riihimäki is committed to funding the activities of two teams based on the Icehearts operating model for a 12-year journey. One team can accommodate around 25 children.

Finnish Icehearts ry website

See good mussa activities and parent groups

Riihimäki's family and social services are involved in the STEA-funded Näe goody mussa project (2019–2021) in cooperation with Parasta Lapsille ry. These are children's supported weekend camps and parent groups.

The focus of the Näe gooda mussa project of the Parasta Lapsille organization is families with children who are in need of support. There may be moments in life when your own support network is not enough to support you and then even a little help is significant. Positive pedagogy is the red thread of the operation. At the weekend camps, the focus is on seeing the good in every child, strengthening positive feelings and nurturing experiences of success.

"They tell me I'm wonderful"

The project is implemented in cooperation with four municipalities, which are Riihimäki, Hämeenlinna, Tampere and Oulu. The activity has been piloted for two years in Hämeenlinna and Riihimäki. The project responds to the municipalities' need to offer preventive support to the age group of 9-13-year-old children and their families. We cooperate strongly with municipalities, directing the right families to camp activities and to become part of parent peer groups.

Read More See the website of the good mussa project.