Move Lab aims to increase the share of outdoor learning
This year, 38 new schools from all across Estonia joined the education programme Schools in Motion. To balance the negative impact of the corona pandemic on pupils’ mental and physical health, the programme focuses on diversifying distance learning and integrating outdoor learning in school life. The education programme started five years ago and by now, […]
Estonia shared its digitalisation experience at the World Bank seminar
Experts from World Bank and Latin American and Caribbean countries discussed digital technology in education in times of pandemics. The online event was organized around three aspects of digital technology: access for all, access to digital finance and the importance of digital technology in education. Heli Aru-Chabilan from Estonian Education and Youth Board shared the […]
What helped Estonian schools successfully handle the corona crisis?
In spring, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic put students, teachers, and parents to test. Estonian schools managed to adapt to new situations quickly and therefore handled the crisis well. Although there is no one right formula for a successful distance learning programme, there is still a lot to learn from an Estonian example. Although the COVID-19 […]
Timeline: What helped Estonia to start distance learning?
Estonia offers its digital education solutions for free to support other countries
Estonia, the leading education nation in Europe (No 1. in PISA test in Europe), announced that it is humbled to share all of its digital education tools to support other countries’ education systems during the COVID-19 crisis. As of today, all school buildings in Estonia are closed. Teaching and learning have been moved entirely online. “Who […]
