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| The history of Särkijärvi Elementary School begins in 1883 when
the owner of Dambackas country houses asessor Johan Selim Holmberg and his wife Julia
Holmberg had the school constructed. The school worked three decades in two languages. The
first pupil of that school was Sofia Holmström who was born in 1871. In 1908 some changes had to be made in teaching by council decision: Swedish students were taught in their native language only in two subjects, reading and religion. Other teaching happened in Finnish. Särkijärvi school got a new wooden building in 1909. To the building company belonged K.N Hyrylä, Eskel Anttila, Artturi Keipi and Johan Tähtelä furthermore Severi Laurinmäki and Janne Leivo were involved. In 1922 the commune assembly made a decision and provided that from the beginning of the fall term in the same year. Särkijärvi School would work only in Finnish approximately 40 years’ difficult teaching was made easier. Many years passed and the need for more room became clear crew because the number of increased students. In 1947 the school council advised the commune council to take some actions to get more school room teachers’ residence. Next year the council proposed the commune council that they would build an annex to the school because of the great number of pupils (101).Then it started to happen. The proposals led to a new school building. Lack of room disappeared and the so-called Tampi’s school moved in to the new school which was inaugurated in 1952. Teaching facilities became even better in 1980 when the teachers’ residence of the old school was taken in other use than living. |
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