Basic education in the arts

Creativity, skills and fun

What is basic education in the arts?

Basic education in the arts is after-school-hours arts education provided in the local art schools. It is goal-oriented, tied to a national curriculum and taught by trained professionals in the field.

With the basic education in the arts, eveyone will find their own story, as there are nine different arts to choose from. Architecture, circus, crafts, dance, media, music, literary art, theater and visual arts.

Why basic education in the arts?

Creativity

Children or young persons learn perseverance, thinking skills and to express themselves in artistic form.

Fun

Friends, new experiences and a joy of learning. Just to name a few…

Skills

Enables students to apply for vocational and higher arts education.

The steering consists of:

the Act and Decree on Basic Education in the Arts

the regulation of the Finnish National Agency for Education on the

National Core Curriculum for Basic Education in the Arts the curriculum approved by the education provider

Popular and widely available

Two syllabuses – advanced and general