If the daily trip to school is too long to be taken every day, Lohipato can offer a good alternative as a second home. Our pupils’ home is divided into family-like units of 6 to 8 people where the pupils live in rooms designed for 1 to 2 people. Living in the pupils' home is made easier by utilising appropriate working methods and modern technology. Each pupil has his/her own nurse so that care and guidance is individual. The objective of the pupils’ home activity is to support and guide the pupil to become as self-acting and independent as possible. For older pupils, the objective of the pupils’ home is to build a bridge from adolescence into adulthood and thus prepare and coach the adolescent for an independent life. All the pupils spend the weekends in their own homes.

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