Month: October 2025

On 27 September 2025, the Autumn Maths Open Competition was held in eight Estonian cities. This competition takes place twice a year – in autumn and winter. Anyone who has not yet entered higher education can participate. All students are divided into two age groups: younger (10th grade and younger) and older. This year, a record number of participants were registered, 173 in the younger age group and 106 in the older age group, a record number in the last ten years. Students from our school also participated in the competition and generally performed well.

In the younger age group:
Sebastian Shestakov (class 8A; photo) – 20th place,
Anna Trofer (class 9A) – 34th place,
Anatoly Dzyuba (class 9A) – 100th place.

In the older age group:
Arsenii Pronin (12th grade) – 29th place,
Artur Janson (12th grade) – 34th place,
Christopher Nosach (12th grade) – 37th place,
Brandon Neziri (11th grade) – 52nd place,
Edgar Zabavin (12th grade) – 61st place,
Mikhail Anaimanovich (11th grade) – 68th place.

We thank our students for their participation and are proud of their achievements!
The next open maths competition will take place in winter, on 13 December.

On behalf of the maths teachers,
Natalia Pavlyuk and Nadezhda Kingisepp.

Friday, 10. On 1 October, class 1.C had a very special and heartfelt information session on diabetes. Yelena Chekulayeva came to our school – a wonderful and dedicated person who shared important information about diabetes with children and parents. Along with him came his faithful four-legged friend, Olli, a specially trained spaniel whose job is to help people with diabetes quickly spot dangerous changes in their health. Parents were also welcome to attend, as the topic is important and concerns us all. We found out what diabetes is, how a hypo works and how Olli saves his owner’s life every day. We also talked about why children with diabetes are so special and how each of us can support them.

Thank you Jelena and Olli for making our morning so memorable! We’re happy to share our impressions of this great meeting through pictures!

As part of their environmental education, Year 10 students visited Tallinn’s Vivita Lab – a creative space where young people can turn their ideas into reality.
The students started their collection box project by learning how a product is made – from idea to prototype – and why test models are necessary. The first prototypes were made from recycled materials, which will help avoid mistakes before a future workshop where real sorting stations will be built.

Vivita’s visit showed that the environment, creativity and technology can work together to improve our school environment.

Polina Turov

As part of the science curriculum, class 9B visited the Rakett69 science studio, where they took part in an exciting programme on the properties of materials. Our science curriculum helps students to consolidate their knowledge of biology, physics and chemistry and see how science works in real life.

Polina Turov

On 8 October, Year 2 students went on an exciting field trip to the Elron depot. We learned many new and interesting things – for example, that each train has its own name and number. Now we know what the numbers mean!
Thanks to Igor Varlamov for a nice and inspiring tour and for his love of his job!

Jelena Suits

On 26 September, our school hosted the city game “What? Where? When?”. The game involved mixed teams of students from different schools in Tallinn, divided by age. This made the competition particularly interesting and dynamic. The game was led by Mikhail Gussev, who posed questions about knowledge, logic and ingenuity, and kept the atmosphere friendly and exciting.The teams competed in solving complex problems, discussing possible answers and showing their knowledge in a wide range of fields, from sports history and literature to mathematics and science. The team “Skulls and Tears” was the winner, who deserved the prize for their excellent performance and well-working cooperation.

Jevgenia Zovmer, photo by Aleksandr Dzyuba

On 1 October, our school celebrated International Music Day. On the first floor, in the foyer, students took part in a music quiz: they guessed the melodies that are popular today and those that were popular 25 years ago.

At the entrance of the school there was a poster where everyone could write their favourite song. By the end of the day, it was full of the different musical preferences of our school family.

Throughout the day, members of the student council asked students what music they listen to most often in their headphones. The answers were very varied and interesting.

Even in the office 114, where there was a lot of preparation for the two upcoming events, there was time for music: students picked up guitars and played their favourite songs.

Students in grades 10-11, together with teachers Inna Rüü, Natalja Pavlyuk and Marina Pissareva, visited the Estonian Concert Hall for a Music Day with the ERSO under the baton of conductor Mihhail Gerts. The programme was Eduard Tubin’s “Suite on Estonian Motifs”.