A presentation kindly offered by TALLINN 21 KOOL during our visit at their premises as part of our ERASMUS+ KA1 project.

1. TALLINN
SCHOOL NO. 21
and IT

2. FIELDS OF STUDY
▸ Specialised classes in music – since 1958
▸ Specialised classes in English – since 1961
▸ Specialised classes in Entrepreneurship and
robotics - since 2016

3. School stage
Number of
classes
Number of
students
School stage I 12 361
School stage II 12 360
School stage III 1010 276
Upper-secondary school 9 319
Total 43 1316
NUMBER OF STUDENTS

5. 1st to 3rd GRADE
▸ IT solutions are very closely connected with
everyday subjects and classes
▸ Compulsory e-lessons in science and human
studies
▸ E-materials in Estonian, mathematics and
science
▸ BeeBots
▸ Basic entrepreneurial studies (C/D-class)

6. MUSIC and INSTRUMENTAL
STUDIES
▸ Smaller groups
▸ Guitar, flute and many more
▸ The basics of electronic music
▸ Various IT methods
▸ Orchestra practice in 4th and 5th grade

7. ENGLISH STUDIES
▸ Learning starts from the 2nd grade
▸ Small groups
▸ Many English-related additional
courses

8. ROBOTICS
▸ Starting from the 3rd grade
▸ LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3
▸ First steps in programming
▸ Interactive and practical lessons
▸ Study and play hand-in-hand

9. 4th to 6th GRADE
▸ Basic computer skills taught in classes
▸ At least one class per week in the
computer lab
▸ Preparation for the national digital level
test
▸ StoryVisualiser
▸ minimini-student company programme
▸ Computer-based math competitions
▸ “Digi-Lab” - a practical English course in
computer classes

10. 7th to 9th GRADE
▸ Science and economics in computer
labs
▸ National exam preparation classes
(Estonian, maths and English) in
computer labs
▸ A compulsory project in the 9th grade
▸ Integrated practical learning of Natural
Science, Maths and Robotics

11. OTHER IT SOLUTIONS
▸ IT solutions infrastructure
▹ Registration for test retaking online
▹ Elective course system
▹ Reservation system for computer labs
and the auditorium
▹ Moodle
▸ Application for the first grade entry tests
▸ eKool

12. IT and EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES
▸ Facebook page management
▸ Development of different in-house IT
solutions
▹ Archive
▹ Interactive infoscreen
▹ Graphic design
▸ Koolikaja - monthly video programme
▸ Lennuk - the school’s newspaper

13. initiative
studyskills
Competence of
citizenship
Skills of foreign
languages
IT-based
competence
entrepreneurship Knowledge of Maths
Social
competence
Knowledge of
Natural Science
Creativity
Cultural
awareness
Skills at native
language
PRIMARY COMPETENCES

14. English
Russian
German
Teaching foreign languages
across the curriculum

15. EXTRACURRICULAR
COURSES
▸ Robotics
▸ Folk-dance
▸ Showdance
▸ Art
▸ Culinary art
▸ Drama
▸ Chess
▸ Choir practice
▸ Different bands
▸ Flute orchestra
▸ Orchestra
practice
▸ Sound mixing
▸ Swimming
▸ Practical
chemistry
▸ German
▸ Interesting
maths
▸ Implications of
IT
▸ Sport games

16. ”Education of the 21st century from
Tallinn School No 21”
Our core values:

17. THANK YOU
FOR
LISTENING!