DECEMBER 2010

• Youth to come together at “Speak the Language of Feelings!” conference
• Sunday school teachers to get to know Estonian culture and folklore
• Public lecture on developing creativity in kindergartens
• An event to close the European Social Fund’s “Language Learning Development Programme 2007-2010“
• OÜ Keelepisik to conduct adaptation trainings for new immigrants in Harjumaa
• Development of support person services for new immigrants

• Methodological movie on language immersion programme to be completed

  

 

Youth to come together at “Speak the Language of Feelings!” conference

 

MISA will organise a youth conference entitled “Speak the Language of Feelings!” on 14^th December in Paide Cultural Centre.

 

Both Estonian and Russian-speaking young people aged between 14 and 19 will take part in the conference. The participants are mostly comprised of young people who have already attended similar events organised by MISA.

 

Over the last three years, MISA has organised the “City of the Future” games in a number of cities and rural municipalities and helped young people stage Luguteater (Story Theatre) plays on the subject of becoming a citizen. MISA has also organised eight youth conferences: “Kas oled valmis?” (Are You Ready), “Samm lähemale” (A Step Closer), “Käru küla juhtum” (The Case of Käru Village), “Kaks sammu lähemale” (Two steps Closer), “Keel on muusika” (Language is Music), “Geenius minus eneses” (A Genius Inside Myself), “Meelte keel” (Language of Senses), and “Minu kodanikulugu” (My Story as a Citizen).

 

At the conference in December, an overview will be given of the series of youth conferences to be organised by MISA over the next three years; movies and, if requested, also photos, will be shown. The participants will have a chance to make some of their own cool souvenirs, which represent “language of feelings”.

 

Participants are kindly asked to register by using an individual e-form by 2^nd December, at the latest: http://www.eformular.com/meis/tunnetekeel.html. The first come, first served principle will be applicable to registration. Once the limit for participants is reached, registration will be closed.

 

The conference will be supported within the framework of the “Language Learning Development Programme 2007-2010“, which is funded by the European Social Fund.

 

For further information please contact: Lianne Ristikivi, Co-ordinator, Culture and Youth Work Unit, tel. 659 9028, e-mail: [email protected]

Sunday school teachers to get to know Estonian culture and folklore

 

Sunday school teachers of national cultural societies will have a chance to get acquainted with Estonian culture and folklore from 3^rd-4^th December.

 

Various Estonian holidays and cultural aspects will be introduced to teachers by historian Jüri Kuuskemaa, who will also compare and contrast other cultures. The teachers can also take part in an excursion through Tallinn, led by Mr. Kuuskemaa.

 

Ms Ene Lukka-Jegikjan, the Development and Training Manager of the Estonian National Folklore Council, and Ms Laura Liinat, Co-ordinator for Children and Youth Work.

 

The training will be funded by the Ministry of Education and Research.

Fur further information, please contact: Kristina Pirgop, Co-ordinator, Culture and Youth Work Unit, tel. 659 9024, E-mail [email protected]

 

 

Public lecture on developing creativity in kindergartens

 

Public lectures under the title “Colourful Palms: Shaping of Aesthetic Attitudes and Development of Creativity in the Sphere of Creative Activities” will take place in Jõhvi and Tallinn on 6^th and 8^th December, and all interested kindergarten teachers are welcome to take part in the events.

 

The lecture will take place on 6^th December at10:00 in the Russian Gymnasium, Jõhvi (register here). In Tallinn, you can participate in the lecture on 8^th December at 10:00 in Tallinn Teachers’ House (register here).

 

In her lecture, Ms Irina Lõkova, a Senior Researcher of the Moscow Art Studies Institute (Институт художественного образования»- ИХО РАО), will give an overview of her personal programme, regarding the development of creativity in kindergartens.

 

Registration for the lecture is open at the MISA. 

Fur further information, please contact: Svetlana Belova, Co-ordinator, Multicultural Education Unit, tel. 659 9848, E-mail [email protected]

 

Representatives of cultural societies and youth council of minorities learn to expand development plan

 

A training course for the expansion of development plans will be organised for the representatives of the umbrella organisation of cultural societies of minority nations and members of the youth council of minorities on 9^th-10^th December.

 

The training will be organised by the Integration and Migration Foundation Our People and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.

 

One of the goals of the training is to enhance the capacities of the umbrella organisations for defining their goals and including them in their development plans. By the end of the training, each umbrella organisation will have completed a three-year development programme.

 

The training will be funded by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.

Fur further information, please contact: Kristina Pirgop, Co-ordinator, Culture and Youth Work Unit, tel. 659 9024, E-mail [email protected]

 

 

OÜ Keelepisik to conduct adaptation trainings for new immigrants in Harjumaa

 

At the end of November, the winner of the project competition entitled “Adaptation Training for New Immigrants” was announced. The company will organise adaptation trainings for 30 new immigrants living in Harjumaa. The grant, which amounts to 390,460 Estonian kroons, was allocated to a project by the language training company OÜ Keelepisik entitled “Language and Culture – Basic Truths on Integration“.

               

The adaptation training is directed towards third country citizens who have recently moved to Estonia, have lived in Estonia for less than three years, and have legal grounds to stay in Estonia. Foreign students who have a permanent place of residence outside of Estonia are not included in this group.

 

The training will take place in two stages from December 2010 to November 2011.

The adaptation programme, developed in 2009, will be used. The programme consists of language training, citizenship studies, and socio-economic integration issues (see http://kohanemisprogramm.tlu.ee).

 

The project will be funded from the state budget through the Ministry of Cultural Affairs (25%) and the European Fund for the Integration of Third Country Citizens (75%), based on the implementation plan for the “Estonian Integration Strategy 2008–2013“ development programme.

 

The training of 12 immigrants from third countries, residing in Narva, was launched by the Narva College of Tartu University in August of this year, within a framework of a similar programme.

 

Fur further information, please contact: Ruslan Prohhorenko, Co-ordinator, Civic Education and Migration Unit, tel. 659 9035, E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Development of support person services for new immigrants

 

From December, the development of a support person system for new immigrants from third countries, who have recently arrived in Estonia, will be launched. The project, called “Development of Support Services for New Immigrants and Training of Support Persons”, will be conducted by BDA Consulting OÜ.

 

A support person system will be developed within the framework of the project and 20 support persons will be trained to work with third country citizens who have recently arrived to the country. Support persons will act in various regions throughout Estonia. Support person services will be piloted during the projects; the services are intended to direct and guide new immigrants in the spheres of employment, health care, education, and social services.

 

The project will be funded from the state budget through the Ministry of Cultural Affairs (25%) and the European Fund for the Integration of Third Country Citizens (75%), based on the implementation plan for “Estonian Integration Strategy 2008–2013“ development programme. 497,656 Estonian kroons was allocated to the project as support.

 

Fur further information, please contact: Ruslan Prohhorenko, Co-ordinator, Civic Education and Migration Unit, tel. 659 9035, E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Methodological movie on language immersion programme to be completed

 

As an additional aid to the teacher-training course of the language immersion programme, a training movie to be used at the basic course of language immersion methods will be made.

 

A movie, available on DVD, will follow the language immersion method and will introduce a range of different methods practiced by schools. The movie will be used as a training material at methodology trainings within the language immersion programme and also to introduce the language immersion classes in general.

 

The development of methodological guidelines to support the movie is planned.

Fur further information, please contact: Maire Kebbinau, Co-ordinator, Multicultural Education Unit, tel. 659 9847, E-mail: [email protected]