Pärnu Coeducational Gymnasium

Pärnu Coeducational Gymnasium (Pärnu Ühisgümnaasium) is located in the summer capital of Estonia (population 43 437). The school was founded in 1861 and is the eldest school in town. It started as a school for boys and from year 1952 it was reformed into coeducational school.

The student body of Pärnu Coeducational Gymnasium consists of 740 students, 7-19 years of age and 60 teachers.

In upper level part (grades 10-12) the students can choose between three curriculum directions. The tenth grade classes have a choice of majoring in science, the humanities or social science.

GA – science - there are optional classes in foreign languages (English, Russian, German, French), mathematics, chemistry, geography, biology, physics, philosophy, national defense, art history, economy, bases of research paper, career studies.

GB – the humanities - there are optional classes in foreign languages, literature, drama, media, philosophy, national defense, art history, history, bases of research paper, career studies.

GC – social science - there are optional classes in foreign languages, civic science, philosophy, religion, history, sociology, economy, project management, career, mathematics, bases of research paper.

One of the aims of the school is to prepare students to enter a higer school. More than eighty percent of the graduates achieve this goal.

Pärnu Coeducational Gymnasium´s extra curriculum activities concentrate on singing, dancing, robotics, media, sports, debating and handicraft. School publishes its own newspaper and has a school radio.

School evaluates highly national traditions in forms of dance and singing. We have folk dance groups for every age level and for teachers.  Our dance groups and choirs always take part in The National Song and Dance Festival.

The school has taken part in international student conferences, Comenius Project (2005-2007), International Student Leadership Project in Frankfurt (2001-...). The school was included in Comenius Regio Learning 2.0 (2011 Norway)

Our school is interested in finding partners for a two year Comenius School Partnership (for students aged 16-19). In our project we would like to concentrate on national cultures, history and folklore

I am not able to participate the seminar in person but we are very interested in finding partners for the project.

Contact:

Laura Arum

Executive director on extra curricular activities

lauraa@yhis.parnu.ee