General information about the teaching provided at TaiKon

Primary registration period

The primary registration period is between 11 April and 12 May 2024. It is also possible to register after this period. The groups are filled in the order of registration. If there are free places in the groups, new pupils can also join in the middle of the term. If a place becomes available, we will contact those on the waiting list by email or by phone.

Registration

There are two ways to register:

• Online
  • Register here (you will find all age groups by clicking on the link).
  • You will find a direct registration link on the page of each artistic subject.
• By registering in person at the TaiKon office at Kasarmi 11, Itäinen Kasarmintori 7–9 (Mon-Thu 9–17).

Teaching continues automatically in the spring semester if you were registered as a student in the autumn and your place is not cancelled. This does not apply to short early childhood mix courses and applied courses.

The time of the class and the teacher will be announced by the beginning of August. The information will be updated on the registration page group by group. Most classes take place in the evening. Additional information will be sent by email all registered pupils before the classes start.

When registering, please note that schedules and teachers may change.

Prices

• Prices are per course. Prices are listed under each course on the registration page.
• We reserve the right to make changes to tuition fees.

Payment options

• Tuition fees are paid once a term, in the autumn and in spring. It is not possible to pay for the whole academic year at once.
• You can pay the term fee online at the time of registration or by invoice sent at a later date. The autumn term is invoiced in October and the spring term in February. The term fee can also be paid with a gift card for the Alma Adult Education Centre. (Note! You can only pay the course fee with a gift card for the Alma Adult Education Centre at the Alma office at Kirkkopuistikko 15)
• If the course fee is not paid upon registration, an invoice will be sent for the term.
• The course fee cannot be paid upon registration if you are applying for a discount on the term fee.
• Course material costs are included in the term fees.

Discounts

• When registering, please state in the additional information field that you are applying for a sibling discount or payment waiver.
• The term fee cannot be paid upon registration if you are applying for a discount on the term fee.
• Discounts will not be granted after the course has been invoiced.

• Sibling discount

  • If the child you are registering has siblings in other TaiKon groups, you are eligible for a sibling discount.
  • For the second child in the family, the sibling discount is 10%, for the third child the sibling discount is 20%, and so on. (The discount does not apply to the pupils of Kuula-Institute.)
  • We will send you a separate invoice with the sibling discounts deducted.

• Payment waiver

  • TaiKon courses are free of charge for the children of unemployed jobseekers in Vaasa who receive basic unemployment allowance or labour market subsidy.
  • Apply for a payment waiver using this form: Application for a waiver of the payment of term fees
  • Return the completed form with attachments to the TaiKon office to the vice principal Mia Wiik (Kasarmi 11, Itäinen Kasarmintori 7–9, 65100 Vaasa) or by e-mail at mia.wiik@edu.vaasa.fi.
  • If the pupil chooses to interrupt their studies one should immediately hand in a written notification via e-mail to the office of the basic education in art taikon@edu.vaasa.fi.
  • The final date is counted as the day when the office receives the notification.
  • If the pupil interrupts his/her studies within 3-6 weeks from the beginning of the semester, half of the course fee will be billed. If the studies are interrupted later on, the whole course fee will be billed.

• Please notify us of withdrawal immediately by e-mail at the following address: taikon@edu.vaasa.fi.
• The withdrawal date is the date on which the teacher was notified of the withdrawal.
• Pupils who withdraw in weeks 3­–6 will be charged 50% of the term fee. Pupils who drop out later will be charged the full fee.
• For early age mix courses (8 sessions in total), there is no fee for those who drop out after the first session. Those who drop out later will be charged the full fee.
• Teaching continues automatically in the spring semester if you were registered as a student in the autumn and your place is not cancelled. This does not apply to short early childhood mix courses and applied courses.

Terms and holidays 2024–2025

• The academic year starts in week 34 unless otherwise stated
• 14.–18.10.2024 Autumn holiday
• 6.12.2024 Independence day
• 23.12.2024–3.1.2025 Christmas holiday
• Spring term starts in week 2
• 24.–28.2.2025 Winter holiday
• 17.4. (from 4 p.m)–21.4.2025 Easter
• 1.5.2025 May Day
• 29.5.2025 Ascension day
• The term ends in April-May, depending on the artform

The City of Vaasa has a voluntary group accident insurance, which covers the direct medical costs of accidents in basic arts education, and during basic arts education camps and excursions up to 10,000 euros.

The insurance covers immediate medical treatment in both public and private healthcare facilities. In addition, the parents or guardians of a child can take out an additional accident and/or property insurance if they so wish. For example, if a pupil slips and falls on the way to class, the property owner’s/municipality’s liability insurance may apply.

A gift card gives a child or young person positive experiences that will bring long lasting joy.

You can order a printed gift card for an amount of your choice, with a minimum of 21€. The recipient can use the gift card to pay all or part of the course of their choice.

Order the gift card electronically through the TaiKon registration system.

We will send you an invoice for the gift card. You cannot pay for the gift card using an online bank as you set the value of the gift card yourself. We will mail the gift card to the address you have given.

Note! You can only pay the course fee with a gift card at the Alma office at Kirkkopuistikko 15.

After the last academic year, lots of works and found objects were left behind at TaiKon. Are you missing anything?

Works from the previous academic year can be collected at TaiKon Mon-Fri 9.00–15.00. You may wish to bring your child along, as we may not be able to tell which works belong to your child. The lost and found items are in the central corridor at TaiKon, and the art works can be found in front of room 7.