Youth

The Estonian Society of Los Angeles is proud to present the winning essays of "The Importance of Community" contest for Middle and High School students by Allison Vilms There have been times in my life that I have felt very alone. Times where everything seemed to fall out of place....

The Estonian Society of Los Angeles is proud to present the winning essays of "The Importance of Community" contest for Middle and High School students by Miina Anvelt Growing up as an Estonian-American initially separated my communal identity into two. There was the Estonian version of me: someone who went...

Young Estonians and Estonian youth from around the world, who are visiting Estonia or coming to participate in the Song and Dance Festival this summer, are invited to take part in a special event which will take place on June 29 at the Apollo Cinema Coca-Cola Plaza in Tallinn. The...

The Estonian Society of Los Angeles is proud to announce the winners of the essay contest "The Importance of Community" for Middle and High School students. The contest was introduced earlier this year to encourage students to be actively thinking about their community and writing about it. The contest was...

On May 19, 2023, the Estonian American National Council (EANC) held a town hall for purposes of gathering input and ideas on the future of the beloved international Estonian festival known as ESTO. The event was held over Zoom, attended by approximately 75 Estonian Americans from across the USA, a...

The grant from the Foundation of Estonian Arts and Letters (FEAL) supports the creative work of a young artist who is of Estonian heritage and a resident of the USA. In 2023, the FEAL will award one grant of $1,000. The application deadline is June 1, 2023. Requirements for applicants:...

From May-July, the BALSSI (Baltic Studies Summer Institute) Estonian Program helps students develop their linguistic and cultural competency rapidly and effectively through live online instruction, extracurricular activities, authentic materials, and real-time interactions with instructors and presenters from Estonia. Classes are conducted primarily in Estonian and focus on the rapid development...

Sponsored by the Los Angeles Estonian Society Topic: The Importance of Community Tell us your thoughts about community. Put your thoughts in an Estonian context. Estonians are familiar with many communities, ranging from family to social and political groups. Some communities have fixed boundaries. There are other communities that have...

March 22 marked exactly 100 days until the XIII Youth Song and Dance Festival "Holy is the Land" begins in Tallinn, and all over the country, preparations for the three-day festival are in full swing. More than half of the tickets to all three performances of the Dance Festival have...

The activities of academic studies of Estonian language and culture abroad (Eesti keele ja kultuuri akadeemiline välisõpe, hereinafter EKKAV) is a continuous teaching of the Estonian language and culture in universities outside Estonia, including its support activities in Estonia and elsewhere. The EKKAV programme framework provides study material, scholarships and...