A tour of the beautiful opera house, where the guide takes us to the exciting backstage world. After the tour, we will meet a guest who will introduce their work in the theatre house. A discussion will follow.

• Time: 28.03 from 17.30-19.30
• Min. language level required: B2+
• Place: Estonia pst 4, Tallinn (entrance from the restaurant door), www.opera.ee
• No of participants: 25

Contact person: Krista Tukk / krista.tukk@integratsioon.ee

Registration: https://forms.gle/F1FyndAo1QdavRSh7

Health safety. In organizing language courses, Estonian Language Houses are guided by the current requirements put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus. It is mandatory to wear a mask at the event.

We cook together, share different skills, tricks, recipes, set the table, and enjoy the food. At the end of each cooking evening, we summarise the knowledge of the Estonian language in terms of both new words and cooking. We will discuss what seemed difficult or what was an exciting new discovery.

During the meetings, active social communication takes place only in Estonian.

Please take your own apron with you!

• Time: 24.03 from 17.30-20.00
• Min. language level required: A2
• Place: Tallinna Rahvaülikool, Estonia pst 5a (entrance from the courtyard; if you get lost, call +372 5690 1707)
• No of participants: 10

Contact person: Mari Taalmann / mari.taalmann@integratsioon.ee

Registration: https://forms.gle/UJfrwKkeZ7PQ218T6

Health safety. In organizing language courses, Estonian Language Houses are guided by the current requirements put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus. It is mandatory to wear a mask at the event.

We will meet writers from all over Estonia face to face to hear about each author’s works and life. We will see well-known and beloved writers as well as new authors. Meetings filled with good books, words, and thoughts take place in libraries, museums, theatres, cafés and other places related to literature.

A meeting with writer Loone Ots on the topics of the book Mustamäe valss ('Mustamäe waltz’) and a practical workshop in the Innovation Lab. We will design our own fabric book bag made within the series ‘Writing together’, which can be used, for example, when visiting libraries during the library year, see https://keskraamatukogu.ee/kohalkasutus/innovatsioonilabor.

• Time: 24.03 from 17.30-19.30
• Min. language level required: B2+
• Place: Kännukuke Library (E. Vilde tee 72, Tallinn)
• No of participants: 25

Contact person: Krista Tukk / krista.tukk@integratsioon.ee

Registration: https://forms.gle/arsyiYhdth8B3EDs7

Health safety. In organizing language courses, Estonian Language Houses are guided by the current requirements put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus. It is mandatory to wear a mask at the event.

Language Roulette invites you to practise Estonian! We meet virtually on Zoom in the format of short conversations. We chat in Estonian for a limited time in a random group. The topics will be clarified at the meeting. A positive and free atmosphere is guaranteed.

• Min. language level required: A2+
• Time: 22.03 from 18.00 (logging in at 17.45)
• No of participants: 40
• Place: Zoom. The link will be sent ahead of the session to everyone registered for the event at 16.30.

Contact person/organizer: Ave Landrat ave.landrat@integratsioon.ee / Mari Taalmann mari.taalmann@integratsioon.ee

Registration: https://forms.gle/CiQV4Fq6DALoimEEA (open till 22.03 at 16.00)

The series of meetings taking place in the different buildings of the Art Museum of Estonia is intended for cultural-loving Estonian language learners who want to improve their Estonian language skills through active learning methods while discovering the art world. Within the meetings, exhibitions will be introduced, thematic interviews will be conducted, and the learning of the Estonian language will be supported through creative tasks and activities.

• Time: 19.03 from 14.00-15.30
• Min. language level required: B1+
• Place: Adamson-Eric Museum (Lühike jalg 3, Tallinn)
• No of participants: 20

Contact person: Pille Veisserik / pille.veisserik@integratsioon.ee

Registration: https://forms.gle/842xywnv33kf3pyt8

Health safety. In organizing language courses, Estonian Language Houses are guided by the current requirements put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus. It is mandatory to wear a mask at the event.

Come for a guided walk to discover the districts and subdistricts of Tallinn, where you can practise the Estonian language as well as raise your cultural and historical awareness.

We will discover the Kompassi (‘Compass’) subdistrict. Do we need a compass to find the right direction? Let us explore together what history tells us here.

• Time: 18.03 kell 14.00-15.30
• Min. language level required: B1+
• Place: We will gather in front of the Pontšik café (Narva mnt 2, Tallinn)
• No of participants: 25

Contact person: Inna Arno / inna.arno@integratsioon.ee

Registration: https://forms.gle/Ph6piqK2NEb9wadB8

The cog wreck of the medieval cargo ship named Peeter and the work of archaeologists

We will get to know the wreck of a medieval cargo ship – a cog named Peeter, which is the most important object of the museum. We will talk about the work of archaeologists and the medieval life and trade. We will conclude with some games and crafting in the classroom.

• Time: 12.03 from 11.00-14.00
• Min. language level required: B1+
• Place: Fat Margaret (Pikk tn 70, Tallinn), we will gather at the ticket office
• No of participants: 20

Contact person: Ruth Ristmägi / ristmagi.ruth@gmail.com

Registration: https://forms.gle/6UJCjmYeWbokhEHGA

Health safety. In organizing language courses, Estonian Language Houses are guided by the current requirements put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus. Only people who present the certificate to prove that they are vaccinated or have been recovered from COVID-19 can take part in courses and events. The COVID certificates of all attendants will be checked at the entrance, please bring your identity document with you as well. The certificate can be submitted in both paper and digital form (eg from smartphone). It is mandatory to wear a mask at the event.

Let us get to know about folk instruments. When and why were they played? What are they made of? We will listen to their sounds and try to get a voice out from some of the instruments ourselves. Let us look inside of the mechanical instruments. We will study how they work and how they have evolved over time and what mechanical music was used for. We are creating a musical work for the roller organ Raffin-31.

• Time: 11.03 from 13.30-15.00
• Min. language level required: B1+
• Place: Estonian Theatre and Music Museum (Müürivahe 12, Tallinn). We will gather at the museum’s ticket office.
• No of participants: 15

Contact person: Liisi Kattago / liisi.kattago@integratsioon.ee

Registration: https://forms.gle/D4AGZ7DrpFdVy25x8

Health safety. In organizing language courses, Estonian Language Houses are guided by the current requirements put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus. Only people who present the certificate to prove that they are vaccinated or have been recovered from COVID-19 can take part in courses and events. The COVID certificates of all attendants will be checked at the entrance, please bring your iden-tity document with you as well. The certificate can be submitted in both paper and digital form (eg from smartphone). It is mandatory to wear a mask at the event.

We will meet writers from all over Estonia face to face to hear about each author’s works and life. We will see well-known and beloved writers as well as new authors. Meetings filled with good books, words, and thoughts take place in libraries, museums, theatres, cafés and other places related to literature.

On the eve of Mother Tongue Day (14 March) and International Poetry Day (21 March), we will meet Adam Cullen, an Estonian translator, poet, and violinist from the United States.

• Time: 10.03 from 17.00-18.45
• Min. language level required: B2+
• Place: The house of Estonian Writers' Union (Harju 1, Tallinn)
• No of participants: 25

Contact person: Krista Tukk / krista.tukk@integratsioon.ee

Registration: https://forms.gle/PeBbBW8JhXHP3Wrw5

Health safety. In organizing language courses, Estonian Language Houses are guided by the current requirements put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus. Only people who present the certificate to prove that they are vaccinated or have been recovered from COVID-19 can take part in courses and events. The COVID certificates of all attendants will be checked at the entrance, please bring your iden-tity document with you as well. The certificate can be submitted in both paper and digital form (eg from smartphone). It is mandatory to wear a mask at the event.

Language Roulette invites you to practise Estonian! We meet virtually on Zoom in the format of short conversations. We chat in Estonian for a limited time in a random group. The topics will be clarified at the meeting. A positive and free atmosphere is guaranteed.

• Min. language level required: A2+
• Time: 08.03 from 18.00 (logging in at 17:45)
• No of participants: 40
• Place: Zoom (the link will be sent ahead of the session to everyone registered for the event at 16.30)

Contact person/organizer: Ave Landrat ave.landrat@integratsioon.ee / Mari Taalmann mari.taalmann@integratsioon.ee

Registration: https://forms.gle/PxR2FRdJjQejcPPB6