Tallinn English College

Tallinn English College
Tallinna Inglise Kolledž
Address
Estonia puiestee 10
Tallinn
Estonia
Information
Type Public
Established September 1940
Principal Toomas Kruusimägi
Grades 1–12
Age 7 to 19
Language Estonian
Color(s) Dark blue, red, white
Website tik.edu.ee
The sports complex.

Tallinn English College (Estonian: Tallinna Inglise Kolledž) is a co-educational general education school in Tallinn, Estonia with in depth education in the English language. It has elementary, middle and senior levels with students aged from 7 to 18.[1]

History

The history of the college starts in 1940, when Tallinn Secondary School No. 7 was created by merging Tallinn French Lyceum and Jakob Westholm Grammar School.[2] The school was located in the building on Hariduse Street erected for the French Lyceum in 1937. Its name returned to Jakob Westholm Grammar School in 1941 under the German occupation authorities, but its original name was lost again in 1944 when the Soviet occupation was restored. The students had to survive more mergers with other schools. Finally the college became one of the few elite schools specializing in English in Soviet-occupied Estonia.

In 1996 the school was renamed to Tallinn English College and moved to its current location on Estonia Puiestee in the very heart of Tallinn. 10.[3]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Tallinn English College". European Council, Messukeskus, Helsinki. Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. 1999-12-10. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  2. ↑ Savitski, Piotr (2006-05-18). "Tallinn English College". Schools page. INCLUDEME. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  3. ↑ Tallinn English College - History
  4. ↑ Roost, Kaspar (2005-05-04). "The Minister of Justice". Justice Administration. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  5. ↑ "International Christmas Music". Winter Festival. PLMF. 2006-12-28. Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
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Coordinates: 59°26′00″N 24°44′49″E / 59.433467°N 24.746817°E / 59.433467; 24.746817


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