GROWING IN TO LIFE

Limingan Koulutuskeskus (Liminka Residential School) is a child care centre operating under the THL (National Institute for Health and Welfare). Established in 1829 near Viipure, under teh name Uudenkartanon (Nygårdin) kasvatuslaitos (Uusikartano [Nygård] youth and reforma school), we are the oldest child substitute care center in Finland and among the oldesti in the Nordic countries . From 1869 the school was known as Kylliälän kasvatuslaitos (Kylliälä reform institution) until it was transferred to its present location in 1945 and renamed Kylliälän koulukoti (Kylliälä School Home). We have been operating under the present name since 1993.

Our mission is to provide open, substitute and after-care under the Child Welfare Act, including comprehensive school education, vocational education and related support services. We are also capable of providing mental health care services under the Mental Health Act, excluding involuntary psychiatric treatment.

We provide holistic rehabilitation, upbringing, education and care services for highly challenging children and young people who have problems, or both, and have often missed school and commited offences. We co-operate closely with parents, close relatives and municipalities. We also have services for young people.

Children and adolescents placed with us are living in some of our intensive care units, small-scale units or in a special-care unit. Family-type upbringing is provided by our two foster homes. The youngsters can practice independent living skills on our premises or outside the centre. Comprehensive school education is provided by our own special school. It is also possible in our centre to learn a trade at special-needs institution offering vocational education, arranged by Ammattiopisto Luovi (Luovi Vocational Institute). The existing Secondary education system of the neighbouring community can also be utilised. We offer o wide and versatile rang of leisure activities.