The church became the starting – christmas party might be to spend under the open sky in Kouvola

Kouvola to finish all of their school christmas party in the churches.

the Reason is the deputy parliamentary ombudsman, the alignment, which according to the school's christmas pageant organization in the church is against the law. Solution on the kouvola-based of Naukion single school practice to decide the fall semester in December, the church.

Kouvola teaching and education the director of Veikko Niemi according to the every school must now consider where his party to organize. The christmas party organization in the church has been the most common way of Kouvola in schools until now. Many of the school christmas party was planned for the church this year, too.

Schools is considered the school's own premises and immediate environment, is there to provide party halls. For example, city hall is a banquet hall available. Then, of course, sports hall and partners.

in All schools no Cape, no big enough ballroom, which opportunity can be arranged. The cape does not, however, afraid that the facilities christmas party, the organisation would run out in the middle.

according to him, the decision also opens up opportunities for new solutions.

christmas party can be held also under the open sky, like the outdoors. Do you need such an opportunity to always be within the walls?

kouvola's educational and education director Veikko Niemi would be delighted to see a new kind of christmas party.Tiina Carp / Yle

the Peninsula according to the celebration can be held in the school playground area, the situation and environment.

Teachers and pupils could be nice to brainstorm a new type of software out there to be held to celebrate. It would be nice, that someone try to be the first such new solutions. Schools are allowed to make the party your looking for.

a Key reason for the christmas party the organization of the church in the Peninsula, according to the church of the central location and the size of the premises.

Church are big farms close to schools. They are big enough to accommodate the whole school, pupils, as well as the important people back home, parents, siblings, relatives and godparents. Space on behalf of is able to spend the common christmas feast. Certainly also it a christmas tradition and part of the atmosphere has been the reason that has gone to churches, Cape told me.

"Surprising position"

the Kouvola school senior the Anni Rautiainen and Wendy Pas it is good to have attention drawn to.

– I think the schools should provide as far as possible non-aligned instruction, and give students the opportunity to decide for themselves what they want. Of course, Finland has strong christian traditions, but christmas has been celebrated before a non-christian. This goes a little cross the line christmas church and christmas pageant with Anni Rautiainen said.

Anni Rautiainen and Wendy Pas believes that the schools christmas party and the church can keep separate.Tiina Carp / Yle

– I think the christmas party should keep the elves painotteisin, nor did they necessarily have to be any church matter. However, a lot of representatives of different religions. The christmas party should keep everyone comfortable for the event, Wendy Pasi said.

kouvola the Aino Ikävalkon view, the most important thing would be that all feel welcome to the christmas party.

I don't care whether the party in church or in school, as long as as many people as possible could participate in it in good spirits.

Aino Ikävalko.Tiina Carp / Yle

in a Recent line report to the deputy ombudsman Pasi Pölönen to take a position Naukion school practice, where the fall semester has ended, christmas church. Pölönen line, that all the school students referred to the common christmas feast can not organize a church.

the alignment is also the case, if those who do not experience the church as their own, has organized an alternative christmas party.

the deputy ombudsman of the solution for the criterion states that the school christmas party is part of the instruction, which must by law be a religious and ideological level of commitment of the non.

Teaching and education director Veikko niemi for the solution came as a surprise.

It was quite a surprising position to take and decision. For me was surprise, that the church building thus became strongly evident. I know that the practice of religion can not be part of the basic and high school education, but it should be voluntary for pupils. The church of capping out of the party was a surprise.

I'm actually in college been to christmas in the church and at the christmas party in the church, and it has been normal in the 70s. Times have changed, and we must act this day of regulations, legislation and policies in accordance with the Cape said.

Also of the church board to keep the school to celebrate the problematic

the deputy Parliamentary ombudsman, but also the church government should Naukion school church organized the christmas feast problematic, told the new york times (you move to another service).

the church board of education and family affairs director of Jarmo Kokkonen told the magazine attaches to the question of the party programme, which, according to him, was clearly a religious practice. Ilta-sanomat has published a special christmas program (you move to another service), according to which party they sang hymns and prayed together to our Father -prayer.

the church board Kokkonen was not regarded as problematic in the school christmas pageant is the organization of the church premises. The deputy ombudsman of the solution according to the church is also a place of problematic school teaching programme of events organising.

"the Church certainly will be"

Teaching and education director Veikko Niemi to keep the parish schools as important partners. Cooperation of the congregation with the intention Kouvola continue.

We don't have any way to disown the cooperation of the congregation with the. Certainly churches can be, and should continue to use the school for events, but they should be planned in a new way. They may not be in the curriculum laid down and described a semester or academic year of the closure of the party, which is intended for all students.

– Otherwise, the church will certainly come to be. Keep organized then other optional programs for those students who do not belong to a church or want to be gone, Niemi said.

Kouvola to keep the Cape, according to inform the school of events better in the future.

– Homes should be informed of these sessions in advance, in good time, and that we have an alternative conference arranged and designed so that it corresponds to the religious the opportunity to objectives and content. On the content side sure to pay attention to in the future.

the Peninsula to keep the christmas party as a central element of community.

christmas celebration is communal education. Culture and the Finnish way appear there, as also the christmas of a different character, as well as a sense of community, interaction and multiculturalism in a certain way. We are all equal regardless of what church we belong or can we hear at all.

the Future christmas celebrations can be the Peninsula, according to sing hymns, even though the church in the christmas party no longer considered.

– Christmas music and song belong to the christmas party. Is the line that an Angel of heaven -hymn can be sung at a christmas party. It is not the practice of religion.

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