Our school is seeking to improve the life of students and staff by creating and adding various opportunities meant to add a value of learning, studying and teaching processes. Learning is not concealed to only academic requirements at national level, but it involves the development of a series of key skills, such as intercultural learning, social skills development, developing a spirit of citizenship, the ability to work with others, assertiveness when dealing with conflict, and empathy, exploring the fields of interest. We aimed at providing possibilities for students to expand their understanding of the world; exploring and sharing alternative ways to support students' and teachers organic learning and teaching attitudes. The objectives were: - Creating opportunities to foster diversity in learning styles from a multicultural perspective - Developing a spirit of EU citizenship among students and staff - Exploring, and implementing and actively using new digital tools in our European partner schools, for students to participate in formal and informal learning activities - Fostering opportunities for the school staff to acquire new skills in the field of arts and others to be used in the teaching process.
Tallinna Kunstigümnaasium is a municipal school, recognized locally and nationally in the last 6 years for its innovative practices - language immersion for Russian speaking kids, as well as for children with various national background, interest-based lessons open to participation for children in the same stage of development but perhaps different classes, project-based learning initiatives, and engagement with the local community.The vision of school is that the person who studies in the school becomes a versatile person, able to establish his own objectives and aims in life and capable of achieving them, a responsible citizen in our society. The mission is to offer proper education to each student in accordance with their own needs of development and based on schools’ values. The school core values are Creativity, Cooperation and Openness. The high school program is divided into three main directions: media, design and architecture. There are about 840 students enrolled in 1st to 12th (7-19 years old) grades and about 90 teachers and staff. The school has hosted students from YfU program, run projects under Noortekohtumised program, and is actively implementing projects under Erasmus+ program.