Students are to 

• always follow the staff members’ instructions. 
• behave in a polite manner, using appropriate language. 
• respect everyone’s right to a safe school day. They must treat everyone with respect and inform the school’s adults of any bullying. 
• respect everyone’s physical or mental personal space. 
• take care of both their own, their peers’ and the school’s equipment. They always ask for the owner’s permission if they want to borrow something. 
• come to lessons with the right materials and equipment e.g. sports clothing. 
• always ask for the author’s permission or cite the original source when copying, editing or sharing someone else’s work, including text and picture (plagiarism). 
• show respect for members of various ages and backgrounds in the school community and display possible romantic affection discreetly. 
• leave their bags and phones in the classroom during assemblies or performances. 

Students are to 

• follow the traffic rules and any other rules set by the City of Oulu e.g. regarding travelling on buses and during any transitions within the school day.
• behave kindly and considerately towards e.g. other pedestrians.
• only enter the school building when school starts.
• leave school within half an hour after their lessons have finished. They must wait outside for an after-school club or a lift. Grade 1 students may go to afternoon care.
• stay on school premises and only leave with permission. Only Class/Homeroom Teacher or the supervising teacher can give a permission to leave the school property. Students with a medical appointment or visit to the school nurse, school psychologist or social worker prove this by presenting a note signed by that person.

Students are to 

• take off their outdoor clothes and shoes and place them neatly in the correct place when inside the school. Hats are to be taken off in the Big Bite and assemblies.
• use only roll-on deodorant with a mild scent at school. We are considerate towards people with perfume allergies.
• bring only healthy snacks (fruit, sandwiches, muesli bars) to school. Sweets, crisps, soft drinks or energy drinks are not consumed during the school day.
• chew xylitol gum after lunch and on the snack break only, and dispose of the gum in a litter bin after use.
• keep the school tidy. They clean what they mess up and if they deliberately break something, they pay for its repair.

Students are to 

• only bring to school items that are safe to use. If asked, they must hand over a disturbing or dangerous object or substance to the Principal or a teacher.
• behave in a way which maintains safety.
• lock their bikes, scooters, etc. and leave them in the designated area.
• understand that tobacco or alcohol products are allowed for over 18-year-olds only.
• use the WC one at a time

Students are to understand that 

• during lessons, they are only allowed to use their phones and headphones when given permission by the teacher, otherwise they have to be kept in the backpacks. This also applies to working in the hallway, lobbies and when using the WC.
• only Gr 7-9 are allowed to have their phones visible during break times. In the PYP yard phones may only be used in the area closest to the Big Bite.
• sharing photos and videos online without the permission of the person(s) in them is a crime.
• the Big Bite, Gym and PYP lobby and corridor are mobile phone free zones.
• PYP and MYP corridors and the Brainary are quiet working areas.