Kanepi Gymnasium is an educational institution where students aged 7-18 study, therefore the scale of activities carried out at the school is very wide. The main goal of Kanepi Gymnasium is to make the young person studying there a self-directed young person with a broad worldview. Based on the goal, the important directions in the school are the field of nature, the field of technology, language learning and the topic of mental health.
Based on the aforementioned areas, the school has developed corresponding learning processes and activities. For example, in the field of nature, many learning activities are carried out in the natural environment, awareness raising days of the thematic field and various projects are organized and carried out (garbage sorting, picking up garbage from the natural environment, nature research practicums, etc.).
In the direction of technology, robotics and programming are mainly dealt with.
Kanepi Gymnasium is a country school located in South Estonia, Kanepi, which is a municipality with 5000 people. It is a rural living environment with lots of forests and lakes. The living conditions and the economic standards are lower than in the urban areas of the country. There are approximately 220 students in Kanepi Gymnasium at the age of 7-19 years in grades 1-12 and 35 teachers and 10 people of stuff. The students leave the school with the certificate of secondary education and go further to vocational or higher education.
The students are involved in regional environmental and science projects. The experience in international projects is gained
through eTwinning and students’ exchange programs with partner schools.
We have previously participated in various international projects in various fields (IT, STEAM, entrepreneurship, etc), we also have experience in activities related to the environment on national level. We have carried out several learning projects related to the environment at school, e.g. increasing awareness of waste generation, reduction and sorting. We also organize study trips to nature in order to get a better overview of the environment around us and conduct outdoor education classes. We are currently developing activities that would help students better understand climate-related processes and
how to adapt to new circumstances and receive new information while maintaining mental balance.