Education Estonia’s Kai Koort joins Petra Holm, Digital Transformation Adviser at the e-Estonia Briefing Centre, to discuss what shapes Estonian education — from teacher autonomy and kindergartens to how AI is prompting schools to rethink learning itself.
Education Estonia project manager Kai Koort joins the e-Estonia podcast series The Art of Digitalisation to discuss what makes Estonian education worth the international attention it receives — from PISA results and teacher autonomy to the role of kindergartens and AI in the classroom.
The episode covers the building blocks of Estonia’s education model: trust in the system, a growth mindset culture, the purposeful use of digital tools, and the flexibility schools have in shaping their own curricula. Koort also explains why delegations from over 70 countries visit Estonian schools and kindergartens — and what they tend to take away.
The conversation gives particular attention to the AI Leap initiative and how artificial intelligence is prompting schools to rethink not just their tools, but learning itself.
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