Hobby education system in Tallinn Tanel Keres

Educational Institutions of Tallinn City (municipality) Tallinn Education Department Basic and secondary schools: 66 Municipal vocational school: students Age: teachers Pre-schools: children Age: teachers Hobby schools: students, 7555 kids 390 teachers

Municipal hobby education hobby schools (extra curricular youth centres) for everybody (from small kids to adults) and hobby groups (clubs) in general education schools

9 hobby schools in Tallinn 3 music schools 1 art school 5 mixed schools (from technics to music) 1 general education school with a hobby centre (music, arts, drama)

Taking a course in hobby school Courses or clubs take place after general education school – kid’s free time at separate hobby centres The course may be in groups or individual (e.g. learning musical instruments) At least 15 children in a group All the courses are in accordance with curriculum which is : school curriculum (every hobby school has their own, which is confirmed by Ministry of Education)

Hobby-education budget 2012 The budget is €: € for 9 hobby schools € for other municipalities € for renting building (Tallinn Music School) € for communal costs (heat, water, electricity) Hobby-school revenues € 28% of the whole hobby-education budget

School budgets Financing principles are negotiated with directors annually Financing principles: Communal costs are centralized and cost- based Minimum staff is provided Cleaning costs by actual area Educating process

Financing depends on the amount of lessons per student: 2, 4, 6, 8 group lessons per week and individual lessons Depends on actual student numbers Student numbers are taken from special database what is filled by schools themselves

Hobby classes (clubs) in the general education schools of Tallinn 259 different subjects students participate The clubs take place after the lessons – student’s free time – at the same school The clubs are carried out according to their instructor’s plan. The activities and attendance are determined in club diaries. A Head of extra-curricular activities of the school checks the notes in the club diaries once a term. The hobby classes are mostly free Some classes cost according to the prices set by Tallinn City Government Cooperation between school, hobby school and NGO/private hobby school Hobby classes are financed from school budget or by parent

Training costs Hobby classes (clubs) in the general education schools of Tallinn are mostly free. Training costs in hobby shools: municipal hobby schools are € municipal music schools are 36 € municipal art school are 25 €

Hobby education in numbers In Tallinn we have: 156 private hobby schools with students y old students in Tallinn: In municipal hobby schools students children In hobby groups of 66 general education school s boys girls

Thank you! Tallinn Education Department Estonia pst 5a Tallinn Estonia Tel homepage: