Kaarre, the name of Ivalo’s new multipurpose building, hints at reindeer husbandry and treasure. Kaarre is a reindeer fence with sieves, slats and branches. Learning and culture are treasures in themselves.
The people of Ivalo have got a new school, Kaartee. Kaarre means a reindeer separation fence and you enter it from the yard through Siula in the middle of the kirnu. There are offices around it, just like in the reindeer fence.
Offices in Kaartee are learning cells where everyday school work is done. There are eight cells and they have their own color according to the eight seasons. In addition to cells, Kaartee has spacious common spaces where you can study and get new ideas.
– While preparing the work, I read traditional Sámi fairy tales and more recent adventures, which inspired me a lot. I took a strong outline as one of the elements of the work, which may evoke a connection to cartoons and through that to storytelling, which, at least from my own point of view, appears to be a strong part of Saminess, says Kontio.
Education is a treasure, just like culture
There is also a treasure in the school. It is either knowledge, skill and learning or experiences and culture. School treasure or cultural treasure.
Ivalo’s new school building was presented during the week’s public open day. Dozens of interested people arrived, most of whom had studied at the old national school, which used to be on the site of the new school.
Former, retired teachers had also come to admire the school. A placement in a new, fine school could be a glimpse of the corner of the eye.
Kaarre is everyone’s shared youth experience
Kaarre is a unified school, from kindergarten to upper secondary school. At the same time, it is Inari’s multipurpose center for culture and sports, with cinemas and gymnasiums. Ivalo’s children will spend most of their youth in this house, so special attention has been paid to comfort.
The arch contains a lot of high open spaces, which you might think are echo chambers, but they are not. In the lobby space, the chatter of conversation dies down and is at a tolerable level, so the acoustics at least play.
– Even though there are more than five hundred people there on weekdays, everything has gone smoothly after the initial getting used to it. At first, the little students were confused when there are so many adults here. Then everyday life started to go smoothly and people take each other into consideration admirably, says assistant principal Olli.
Ivalo’s cinema Aslak will go down in history with Kaartee. Now the municipality has an auditorium, where movies, music, and theater can enjoy their rights. Kaartee’s hall is equipped with fixed sound and light technology, a luxury that has not been seen in Ivalo before. The movie theater will open in Kaartee at the beginning of 2023.
