1 Welcome to Senja videregående skole in Finnfjordbotn
Senja videregående skole in Finnfjordbotn is a school with strong academic traditions, and strong emphasis on monitoring each student individually. Over the years, our school has developed an international school environment with many exchange students and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme – an international programme which is offered at more than 4000 schools all over the world. Senja vgs has been the northernmost IB world school until 2014!
All students who want to receive their Diploma, do so if they are present at school and do their best. You will receive help from your “head teacher” and your subject teacher. Working together as a team with fellow students and teachers will help you achieve your Diploma.
Learning means working with your subjects. Your work effort is your responsibility and your teacher will help you with both understanding the subject and developing your study skills. We expect that you are on time to your lessons and participate actively in class.
Our students engage themselves in charity work. For a decade, we have had a partner school Petit Troll at Haïti, where children from the poorest part of Port-au-Prince receive a possiblity of going to school. The school was founded by two former students and in 2009, the cooperation reached a new milestone: we welcomed our first student Petit Troll student at Finnfjordbotn. Every autumn our students work one day to raise money to this school. Bottles are also collected and the students have arranged Haiti concerts almost every year.
It is your effort and attitude that decide how your school year will be. Effort means results, latter mean social and academic development and confidence. Cooperation increases your learning outcome and creates a good learning environment.
I wish you all good luck with your school year at Senja videregående skole in Finnfjordbotn!
Stein-Erik Svendsen
Head of school