Sophie Mannerheim School Explained

Sophie Mannerheim School
Native Name:	Sophie Mannerheimin koulu
Country:	Finland
Type:	Primary, Hospital
Principal:	Marja-Liisa Autio
Language:	Finnish
Grades:	Lower and upper primary (grades 1–9)

Sophie Mannerheim School (Finnish: Sophie Mannerheimin koulu; formerly Aurora School, Finnish: Auroran koulu)^[1] is a primary and hospital school located in the Taka-Töölö district in Helsinki, Finland. The school has grades 1–9, and it has the special mission of hospital teaching to teach elementary school-aged children who are hospitalized at HYKS. The school is named after Sophie Mannerheim (1863–1928), a baroness nurse who founded the Children's Castle, among other things.^[2]

, the school operates in mobile modular buildings in front of the .^[2] In addition, the school has branch office on the Stenbäckinkatu street near the .^[3] planning is ongoing for a move of the school to Laakso, where a new hospital is expected to house a children's ward starting from 2028.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• Helsinki University Central Hospital
• Mannerheim League for Child Welfare

External links

• • Sophie Mannerheim's school at AW2 Architects

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peruskoulujen nimiä muutetaan Helsingissä. Johanna. Mannila. Helsingin Sanomat. subscription. 20 October 2010. 15 November 2023. fi.
2. Web site: Sairaalakoulu vaihtoi nimensä ja sai nyt uudet tilat. Sanna. Jompero. Helsingin Uutiset. 18 October 2019. 15 November 2023. fi.
3. Web site: Helsingissä on koulu, jonka ansioista kaikki lapset pääsevät oppimaan. Aalto. Maija. Helsingin Sanomat. subscription. 15 November 2019. 15 November 2023. fi.
4. Web site: Aalto. Maija. 10 June 2022. Sairaalassa oleville nuorille suunnitellaan uutta koulua Helsingin Laaksoon. Helsingin Sanomat. subscription. 16 November 2023. fi.
5. Web site: Aalto. Maija. 20 January 2023. Helsingin ja Husin yhteisen sairaalan hinta nousee ja tiloista tulee suunniteltua pienemmät. Helsingin Sanomat. subscription. 16 November 2023. fi.