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2. aprillil oli Bostoni ja Connecticuti koolide sõpruspäev.   Bostoni kool tuli meile külla ja võttis osa meie koolipäevast. Koos sai laule lauldud ja mitmeid sõnademänge mängitud.     Pidasime ka sõnajahti, kus õhupallide seest tuli leida vihjed uute sõnade leidmiseks. Aitäh Bostoni koolile toreda päeva eest! Tekst ja fotod:...

Pärimuspäeval mängiti mereteemalisi mänge. Kolm paaditäit lapsi sõidab merele.  Foto: Siiri Lind   Viimased neli aastat on Lakewoodi Eesti Majas (Lakewood, NJ) läbi viidud USA idaranniku eesti koolide kokkutulekut ja Pärimuspäeva. Kuna 2016. aasta on Eestis merekultuuriaasta, siis oli ka 14. mail toimunud Pärimuspäev seekord mereteemaline. Peakorralda oli Connecticuti Eesti...

Connecticuti Eesti kool. Üleval vasakul Erik Saarela, Maria Siismets, Maiki Müürsepp, Hendrik Kingo, Lia Maciejko. Üleval paremal Erik Durocher, Melinda Siismets, Allister Goven. All vasakul Marten Durocher, Annike Müürsepp, Angelika Kingo. All paremal ülemine Jakob Kõiva, Karl Siismets. All paremal alumine Jaak Kõiva, Aleks Maciejko, Mariann Durocher.  Fotod Merike Siismets.

Ees vasakult: Angus Martin Meriste, Salvatore Gallego Hansing, Pablo Gallego Hansing, Johannes Eberhard, Ingrid Woods, Leo McLaughlin, Annaliisa Seli. Taga vasakult: Jordan Spain, Anette Renel, Dora-Liisa Meriste, Kaia Villand, Emil Veideman, Roen Spain, Toomas Woods, Thomas Seli, Lukas Seli. Klaveril mängib Kaie Pallo.   Los Angelese Eesti Täienduskoolis lõppes just...

Taavi Rõivas and Joe Biden.  Photo by Estonian Government Office   U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit Latvia at the end of summer and meet with the presidents of the three Baltic countries, the office of Latvian president Raimonds Vejonis announced on Thursday, July 7th. Biden informed Vejonis of...

During week 1 (of 4) of Jõekääru camp in Udora, Ontario, which is for Estonian-language speakers, the staff are contemplating trying out food conducive to motivating language acquisition and retention. This could include rohke raua/sisaldusega rohelised juur/viljad (greens rich in iron), or anything kleepuv (sticky) and süsi/vesikute/rohke (rich in carbohydrates)....

Estonian KODA is shortlisted for the Small Project Prize at the World Architecture Festival! KODA is one of 10 in that category. The winners will be announced on November 18, in Berlin.   What is KODA? Much of our quality of life depends on both our home and its location...

With an engineer construction company of the U.S. Army about to rotate out of Estonia, their replacements have arrived. The two units will be in the country simultaneously until the end of the week. The 902nd Engineer Const-ruction Company of the 15th Engineer Battalion of the U.S. Army has been...

In addition to her duties in Sarasota, Anu Tali is Chief Conductor of the Nordic Symphony Orchestra, which she founded with her twin sister Kadri Tali in 1997. Photo by Kaupo Kikkas/internet   After three years as music director of the Sarasota Orchestra, Anu Tali has developed a rapport with...

James D. Melville Jr.   The Estonian American National Council announces that U.S. Ambassador to Estonia, James D. Melville Jr., will be among the featured speakers at the EANC’s November 5, 2016, gala event, which for the first time is coming to San Francisco and the West Coast.    Saturday,...