Our Team
The Finnish Language School of Toronto is a charitable organization and a community founded by parents in 1960. Our school is primarily run by volunteers, and the school only exists with the incredible volunteer efforts of the many. Active volunteers, funding from the Government of Finland, school fees and fundraising have helped to support the school for over 60 years. We are grateful for the work of our community to keep us going and growing over the years.
If you are interested in volunteering or joining the teaching team, please read more below and contact us at info@suomikoulutoronto.org.
Volunteer
Would you like to join the incredible team of Volunteers? Options range from permanent leader roles to occasional help and acts of kindness. Volunteering is a synonym for taking care of our school community.
Most volunteers are parents. For example, the Board of Directors is like a parent council, and responsible for all the necessary administrative tasks of the school. As parents, board members know the school well, are committed, offer a wide variety of essential skills, and ensure the school follows all requirements and letters of the law. Also, most teachers and assistants are parents or former Suomi-koulu students.
We are a small but mighty team and a wonderful community to be part of. Still, we also need more help. The more volunteers and resources we have, the more active community we are and the more fun activities we can implement for our children and families.
Volunteer opportunities are many and wide-ranging. While we need volunteers during school hours, most work happens outside school. Therefore most volunteering is invisible to the public eye but essential for running the school.
Here are examples of different kinds of tasks and roles:
Fundraising
Organizing events
Administration (e.g., registrations, filing, reporting, documentation, protocols)
IT support (e.g., equipment purchases, maintenance, support)
Running the school library or the school shop
Catering (e.g., making, picking up, and serving food for events)
Making coffee or helping with set-up/clean-up
Assisting in the classrooms
Board of Directors
Organizing activities for parents
Note that some companies offer volunteer grants, encouraging their employees to volunteer. In turn, the employer provides a donation to your chosen organization.
Whether you’re looking to volunteer for 10 minutes or a year, we are committed to finding a suitable role for anyone interested in helping the school community! We appreciate all the extra hands and are thankful for every volunteer and help! If you are interested and want to know more or share an idea, please email info@suomikoulutoronto.org.
Join the Teaching Team
New teachers and classroom assistants needed.
Etsimme mukavaan ja aktiiviseen tiimimme uusia Suomi-kouluopettajia ja opetusavustajia. Jos olet innostunut kehittämään kanadansuomalaisten ja ulkosuomalaisten lasten kielitaitoa, pitämään yllä suomalaista kulttuuria, sinulla on intoa ja olet hyvä tiimipelaaja, otathan yhteyttä!
We are looking for new Finnish school teachers and teaching assistants to join our lovely team. Are you enthusiastic about developing the language skills of Finnish-Canadian children and maintaining Finnish culture? Are you a good team player? We value your love for working with kids, learning new skills and having a positive team spirit. Experience in teaching is not a must. The team has different tasks available, and advanced Finnish language skills, especially in reading and writing, are not required. In the classroom, you will have a work partner, you get an introduction to the task, and the school has a lot of teaching material available. You will get paid an honorarium for the work. The school has classes twice a month on Friday evenings from 6-8 pm. Hobby clubs meet once a month, on Saturday mornings. You may have a special skill that you want to teach the kids.
If you are interested and want to know more, please contact us: info@suomikoulutoronto.org. Kiitos!
Meet the Teachers
