Conference in Tallinn

ESTONIA – charming small country with Northern climate and a beautiful nature. Our land abounds everything that is rarely found elsewhere. Our capital Tallinn is the face and tourism centre of Estonia with its phenomenal Old Town. Estonians are the most ancient modern people.

Estonia – positively suprising 

CONFERENCE in Tallinn, Estonia – Konverents Tallinnas YES – Young Explorers of the Sea, COMENIUS programme, 26.-30.09.2014 WEDNESDAY / KOLMAPÄEV 15:50 21:00 23:45

24.09.2014

Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport

THURDSDAY / NELJAPÄEV 25.09.2014

00:30 10:00 17:20

Arrival-day 1. Welcome to Estonia TURKEY (2 students + 1 teacher) ) - we will meet you at Tallinn airport GREECE (2 students + 2 teachers) - we will meet you at Tallinn airport ITALY (3 students and 1 teacher) - we will meet you at Tallinn airport

Arrival-day 2. A Day of Adventures 1

GREECE, SPAIN, ITALY, TURKEY free day – discover our capital sightseeing, museums, parks etc with our host students Tallinn Port (D-Terminal) SPAIN (3 students + 3 teachers) – we will meet you at D-Terminal Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport ROMANIA (2 students + 2 teachers) - we will meet you at Tallinn airport Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport POLAND (3 students + 2 teachers) - we will meet you at Tallinn airport

FRIDAY/ REEDE 26.09.2014 Arrival-day 3. A Day of Adventures 2 16:15

Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport

GERMANY (3 students + 4 teachers) - we will meet you at Tallinn airport

See you in Tallinn! http://www.tourism.tallinn.ee/eng/videos/tallinn_videos You get explore our city on the Internet - look the panoramic photos of Tallinn’s Medieval Old Town (360-degrees photos) http://360.tallinn.ee/pano/list/en/ or take a 3D walking tour on Old Town’s cobbled streets http://3d.tallinn.ee/home_eng.html

ESTONIA – charming small country with Northern climate and a beautiful nature. Our land abounds everything that is rarely found elsewhere. Our capital Tallinn is the face and tourism centre of Estonia with its phenomenal Old Town. Estonians are the most ancient modern people.

Estonia – positively suprising 

FRIDAY/ REEDE 26.09.2014 8:00

8:45 9:00 11:50 13:00 14:00

A Day of Estonian history

TTG (our school) Bus stop Lepistiku: bus 24, 24A, 11, trolley 3 Freedom Square Old Town Bus stop Balti (railway) Station: bus 21 (11:54) to Rocca Lunch at Kolu tavern

Meeting the students By bus to the centre of town Meeting the teachers in Freedom Square Adventure and the treasure hunt in our Old Town (guided game for students and for teachers), game is guided by our students By bus to the Rocca al Mare The menu consists mainly of ethnic dishes from estonian home

THE ESTONIAN OPEN AIR MUSEUM in Rocca al The excursion and workshop (1,5h) in the Open Air Museum Mare http://www.evm.ee/eng/home Get a glimpse of true Estonian countryside and village life in Estonian Open Air Museum!

The Estonian Open Air Museum is akin to a village, with 12 farms, as well as its own church, tavern and schoolhouse. There are a number of mills, a fire station, fishing net sheds as well as a dancing area and a village swing.

The museum is located in a lovely, well-maintained forest park on a high sandstone bank on Kopli Bay, just 15 minutes drive from the center of Tallinn.

16:15

Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport

17:00 ...

Free time Researchers' Night events

You need your plastic public ticket every day!

– when we are leaving then you can visit the museum’s HANDICRAFT SHOP The museum’s handicraft shop offers a good variety of Estonian handicraft, souvenirs, replicas of items from the museum collection, exciting publications, folk music, etc.

12€ for each person (soup, cutlet, cake) Tickets: 3€ per person + 75€ guide

GERMANY (3 students + 4 teachers) - we will we will meet you at Tallinn airport Rocca al Mare shopping centre http://xn--teadlaste-87aa.ee/en

See you in Tallinn! http://www.tourism.tallinn.ee/eng/videos/tallinn_videos You get explore our city on the Internet - look the panoramic photos of Tallinn’s Medieval Old Town (360-degrees photos) http://360.tallinn.ee/pano/list/en/ or take a 3D walking tour on Old Town’s cobbled streets http://3d.tallinn.ee/home_eng.html

ESTONIA – charming small country with Northern climate and a beautiful nature. Our land abounds everything that is rarely found elsewhere. Our capital Tallinn is the face and tourism centre of Estonia with its phenomenal Old Town. Estonians are the most ancient modern people.

Estonia – positively suprising 

SATURDAY / LAUPÄEV 27.09.2014 A Day of Tallinn’ history 8:45

10:00

12:30 13:30 1. 15:00 2. 15:30

17:00

TTG Lepistiku: trolley 4 (8:55) Hobujaama: bus 3 (9:01) – Volta Seaplane Harbour. Maritime Museum http://www.lennusadam.eu/en/

The café/restaurant MARU of the Maritime Museum On foot or Bus 3 (Volta 14:06) – Linnahall Bastion Passages http://linnamuuseum.ee/kok/en/pa ssages-under-the-bastions/ Free time

Meeting the students By trolleybus to the railway station + walk to Seaplane Harbour/Maritime Museum (about 20 minutes) Teachers will go to Maritime Museum by tram, by bus or on foot The excursion to the the maritime museum - Seaplane Harbour in Tallinn is one of the most unique maritime museums in Europe, with a display comprising of over two hundred large exhibits.

Lunch at Seaplane Harbour On foot: walk along the culture kilometer to the Freedom Square (about 20 minutes).

2 groups: The underground excursion - the tower Kiek in de Kök together with the passages of the Ingrian and Swedish bastions is an exciting part of Tallinn historical fortifications.

Old town or Viru shopping centre

Tickets: 2 groups (45 € + 22,50€ in English) Students 5 € Adults 10 € Please take your students cards if you want to buy student’s tickets!

School menu 5.50 per person

Tickets: 3.20€ per person

See you in Tallinn! http://www.tourism.tallinn.ee/eng/videos/tallinn_videos You get explore our city on the Internet - look the panoramic photos of Tallinn’s Medieval Old Town (360-degrees photos) http://360.tallinn.ee/pano/list/en/ or take a 3D walking tour on Old Town’s cobbled streets http://3d.tallinn.ee/home_eng.html

ESTONIA – charming small country with Northern climate and a beautiful nature. Our land abounds everything that is rarely found elsewhere. Our capital Tallinn is the face and tourism centre of Estonia with its phenomenal Old Town. Estonians are the most ancient modern people.

Estonia – positively suprising 

SUNDAY / PÜHAPÄEV 28.09.2014 7:50 8:00 11:00

13:00

14:00

17:00 18:00 19:30

A Day of Nature. Forests in Estonia

Magistral shopping centre parking lot Kaarli pst near the St Barbara SEBE bus Oandu Beaver Trail - hiking trail (1,5h) Our hiking trip depends on the weather...

Lahemaa National Park, Sagadi Manor http://www.sagadi.ee/en http://www.sagadi.ee/manor Sagadi Nature School http://www.sagadi.ee/natureschool http://www.sagadi.ee/museum/f orest-museum Sagadi Nature School bus TTG, Magistral shopping centre

Meeting the students in Magistral shopping centre parking lot Meeting the teachers Excursion by bus around Northern Estonia guided by our students Oandu Beaver Trail is located one half mile from Oandu to Altja, the Please wear warm and track is a kilometer long. Trips to the high slopes of the river valley weatherproof clothing and shoes!

Altja which opens beautiful views flowing rapid river. This track 2x40.-€ guide introduces Altja River valley and its biota.

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lunch

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workshop: Adventure in Sagadi Manor, in Nature School and 2x150.-€ in Forest Museum.

farewell dinner

lunch 15€ (soup, steak, dessert)

250.-€

See you in Tallinn! http://www.tourism.tallinn.ee/eng/videos/tallinn_videos You get explore our city on the Internet - look the panoramic photos of Tallinn’s Medieval Old Town (360-degrees photos) http://360.tallinn.ee/pano/list/en/ or take a 3D walking tour on Old Town’s cobbled streets http://3d.tallinn.ee/home_eng.html

ESTONIA – charming small country with Northern climate and a beautiful nature. Our land abounds everything that is rarely found elsewhere. Our capital Tallinn is the face and tourism centre of Estonia with its phenomenal Old Town. Estonians are the most ancient modern people.

Estonia – positively suprising 

MONDAY / ESMASPÄEV 29.09.2014 A Day of Presentations. MIHKLIPÄEV (Michaelmas day) 8:00

11:00 11:30

12:30

13:30

Tallinn Technical Secondary School TTG

festive reception at school: concert, conference „opening“ Special classes for our guests – geography of Estonia, Estonian language, history of Estonia, Estonian’s uniqueness  etc.

TTG TTG’s school canteen TTG

First workshop - presentations Lunch at school Second workshop: presentations + teachers meeting (if we need)

Bus stop Lepistiku: 12:38 trolley 4 to Balti Station + tram 1, 2 to Linnahall Energy Discovery Center http://www.energiakeskus.ee/2994

By public transport to the Energy Discovery Center

- unique family center and Baltic´s first discovery center in a Group ticket 7€ for each person 101-year-old power plant building - energy discovery centre is mainly focused on IT, natural and formal sciences

- 130 interactive hands-on exhibits that introduce history of energetics, the discovery of electricity, lightning, renewable energy, nuclear energy, voice, sounds and optics.

- you can see the first lightning demonstration in Estonia (14:00) 18:00 19:00

Free time for students Olde Hansa http://www.oldehansa.ee/

a dinner in Olde Hansa – The Medieval Restaurant, only for teachers

paid by our school

See you in Tallinn! http://www.tourism.tallinn.ee/eng/videos/tallinn_videos You get explore our city on the Internet - look the panoramic photos of Tallinn’s Medieval Old Town (360-degrees photos) http://360.tallinn.ee/pano/list/en/ or take a 3D walking tour on Old Town’s cobbled streets http://3d.tallinn.ee/home_eng.html

ESTONIA – charming small country with Northern climate and a beautiful nature. Our land abounds everything that is rarely found elsewhere. Our capital Tallinn is the face and tourism centre of Estonia with its phenomenal Old Town. Estonians are the most ancient modern people.

Estonia – positively suprising 

TUESDAY / TEISIPÄEV 30.09.2014 7:30 7:40 8:00 8:30 8:45 9:10 10:00

Departure-day_1

Tallinn Port (D-terminal) Tallinn Airport Tallinn Airport TTG Lepistiku: trolley 3 (8:45) Viru Terminal: 9:16 bus 34A Tallinna Teletorn – Tallinn TV Tower http://www.teletorn.ee/en

HAVE A NICE AND SAFE JOURNEY HOME!

SPAIN ITALY GREECE Meeting the students (Romania, Poland, maybe Turkey?)

Meeting the teachers in Viru bus terminal The TV Tower is Estonia’s highest building (314 m high). The view from Tallinn TV Tower (175 m) is unique in Estonia as well as in all of Northern Europe.

For those who wish to enjoy extreme experience: http://www.teletorn.ee/en/rappelling or http://www.teletorn.ee/en/walk-on-the-edge for extra money :)

12:15 15:00 15:20

Bus 34A or bus 38 to Viru Terminal Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport Free time Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport

Lunch ???

GERMANY Viru keskus – shopping centre TURKEY

WEDNESDAY / KOLMAPÄEV 01.10.2014 Departure-day_2

You need to be at 6:30 in the port You need to be at 5:40 in the airport!

You need to be at 6:00 in the airport!

Excursion to the top of tower.

Tickets house introducing 55€ Students 5€ Adults 8€

You need to be at 10:15 in the airport!

You need to be at 13:20 in the airport!

HAVE A NICE AND SAFE JOURNEY HOME!

Polish and Romanian students have free day with our host students 15:00 21:00

Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport

Poland Romania

You need to be at 13:00 in the airport!

You need to be at 19:00 in the airport!

See you in Tallinn! http://www.tourism.tallinn.ee/eng/videos/tallinn_videos You get explore our city on the Internet - look the panoramic photos of Tallinn’s Medieval Old Town (360-degrees photos) http://360.tallinn.ee/pano/list/en/ or take a 3D walking tour on Old Town’s cobbled streets http://3d.tallinn.ee/home_eng.html