Phone: 371 582
Email: tvo@skulin.fo
Principal: Jón Johannesen

Website: https://tvoroyrarskuli.fo/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tvoroyrarskuli

Children in the Faroe Islands attend nine years of compulsory education. Children normally start attending 1^st grade in August of the year they turn 7 years old. Children may attend a public school (not in the british meaning), an independent school or receive home-schooling if certain standards are met. 

The »fólkaskúli« is the municipal primary and lower secondary school in the Faroe Islands.

Students with Faroese as a second language, or who haven’t learned Faroese before starting primary school, are entitled to extra lessons in Faroese.

The foundation of the school is based on:

Academic competence:
The school shall work to ensure that teaching for each individual pupil is developmental, challenging, varied, and prepares pupils for the future. All children have the right to and need challenges and academic demands at a level appropriate to their abilities and interests, and academic competence creates joy and strengthens self-esteem.

Safety:
Both pupils and teachers should feel safe in the school environment. Safety is a prerequisite for daring to explore new paths and to stand up and speak out, and this is essential for learning and for social development.

Cooperation:
Good communication and cooperation must exist both internally and with the home. It is important to have confidence in one another’s competencies, as cooperation is a fundamental element in all areas of life in which one takes part, academically, socially, and in an international context.

Respect:
Tolerance shall prevail, and everyone should feel respected and accepted. It is a fact that everyone is different and has different needs; therefore, it is necessary for children to learn to respect shared values and perspectives, and to respect the environment and everything within it.

Positive environment:
Children and adults should maintain a positive attitude so that the school is a good and safe place to be. Attitudes and skills do not develop on their own; therefore, pupils must experience success and a sense of achievement, feel that they have influence and responsibility, and receive praise—and learn to give praise themselves. Consequently, they must learn to handle both praise and criticism and develop their ability for empathy.