Võsukese Lasteaed

Võsukese kindergarten is a pre-primary school and was opened in 2015. Võsukese kindergarten is a municipal kindergarten located in Jüri, a small town in Rae parish about 12 km from Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. There are about 240 pupils in our school (from 2 to 7 years old) and 56 employees. Children have been divided into 12 groups by their age. There are 3 teachers working with each group. We also have a teacher for special educational needs and speech therapist. Rae parish is a county and the residential number is about 17000. Here we have natural environment, lot of health tracks and close large industry. This perfect location gives us opportunity for fantastic outdoor-learning. Public transportation between Jüri and Tallinn works very well. https://www.rae.ee/ Attention to diversity is one of the most important priorities in our school. The personalising of education signifies the permanent adaptation of educational intervention to each pupil’s ways of learning. We try to achieve a comprehensive education which is open to diversity. Other important aims in our school are: teaching children to be respectful, the promotion of children’s self-esteem, the stimulation of creativity, and creating a relaxed atmosphere at school, where communication between parents and staff is very positive. Traditional culture in our pedagogical process is very important too, including national and regional culture, and foreign cultures too. Cultural activities are enriching, motivate children, lead them to learn lots of different aspects in a meaningful way, and they become more respectful. Working on different cultures and attending to diversity is very important for teachers. Thus, international cooperation will be a very useful tool: it will bring other cultures to our school, and we will achieve that children understand that diversity is enriching and fun! Learning traditional aspects of other cultures will be really motivating and a great chance, not only for children, but also for teachers, who will also share experiences with teachers in other countries. Our kindergaten is eco- friendly farm kindergarten with farm animals ( all year around rabbits, half year sheeps) , vegetable garden, fruit trees and bushes. We are composting, using recycled materials. Our focus is on good nutrition, well being and protecting the environment. What makes our Kindergarten unique is that we love – playing, cooking, painting, crafting and singing in our activity corners. We are happy to explore and be active outside, we go on field trips and we enjoy doing sports and we take good care of the rabbits and sheep. In the winter we go skiing and in spring we make our hands dirty and plant the seeds in the ground to harvest in the future. We are great at recycling and at re-using products. So we can organize workshops, trainings, culinary labs (how to learn through cooking). Differents examples on videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=v%C3%B5sukese+lasteaed