After the Ukrainian-only new Freedom School hit capacity, schools in Tallinn were initially concerned whether they could manage to squeeze all older school-aged Ukrainian children into other classrooms. Since then, however, all nearly 1,500 students to apply for school in the Estonian capital have since been enrolled.
While the start of the new school year is likely to bring with it a new increase in COVID-19 infections, University of Tartu (TÜ) virology professor Irja Lutsar says that children have strong immune systems and tend to have COVID more mildly, and doesn't consider it necessary right now for kids to get booster doses of the vaccine.
The new chief of the Tallinn Education Department Kaarel Rundu discusses teacher shortages, the feasibility of the transition to Estonian-language schooling, the coronavirus pandemic and Ukrainian refugees in an interview with ERR.
Following a two-year hiatus, the annual Estonian jazz festival Jazzkaar will be kicking off this Sunday with a big concert at Vaba Lava Theater in Tallinn. Urban pop-up concerts are already being held at unusual venues in several Estonian cities, from trains and gyms to schools and the Tallinn Zoo.
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