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Academic calendar

Kindergarten Academic Year Calendar 2023/2024

  • Kindergarten reopens after summer holiday – 7 August 2023
  • First Semester starts – 1 September 2023
  • School Year Opening Ceremony – 1 September 2023 at 16:30. Opening of the school year for the kindergarten community.
  • Parents Meeting – 7 September 2023 at 16:30
  • Winter Concert – 14 December 2023 at 16:00
  • Winter holiday – 21 December 2023 until 1 January 2024
  • Staff work days (planning and personal development) – 21 and 22 December 2023
  • Second Semester starts – 2 January 2024
  • Spring Break – 29 April until 1 May 2024 (Monday to Wednesday)
  • End of Semester 2 and Closing Ceremony – 6 June 2024 at 16:30
  • Summer Programme* – 7 June – 5 July 2024
  • Summer Holiday – 8 July 2024 until 4 August 2024
  • Kindergarten re-opens after summer holiday – 5 August 2024

Public holidays 

  • Restoration of Independence – 20 August 2023
  • Christmas – 24 – 26 December 2023
  • Estonian Independence Day – 24 February 2024
  • Good Friday – 29 March 2024
  • Labor Day – 1 May 2024
  • Victory Day – 23 June 2024
  • St. John’s Day – 24 June 2024

Shortened school days – the kindergarten day ends at 13:00

  • 18 August 2023 (staff development day)
  • 23 February 2024 (before Estonian Independence Day)
  • 28 March 2024 (staff development day)

Adaptation period – 7 August – 8 September 2023

Adaptation of each student is unique. Although there´s no fixed time for adaptation, this is the estimated period of time when the school and home will pay extra attention to support the child’s social, emotional, academic and physical needs in a new environment.

*Summer programme

Mainly outdoor activities, learning by doing, field trips, exploring nature, working in cooperation.