Estonian Children Abroad Began a New Virtual School Year

On September 15, the "Global School" (Üleilmakool) for Estonian-speaking children living outside of Estonia started its eighth academic year with 260 students from 29 countries.

Elementary school-age students have the opportunity to study Estonian language and literature, Estonian history, social studies, Estonian geography and mathematics from a selection of 28 different courses.

Trad.Attack! Receives Foreign Ministry Culture Award

Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu presented the Foreign Ministry's annual cultural award to the ensemble Trad.Attack! in recognition of their successful concert tours and introducing Estonia and its culture abroad.

Latvia Adds Estonia to List of Higher Risk Foreign Countries

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that as of last week, a new regime has been put in effect when traveling to the Republic of Latvia due to an increase in the Estonian infection rate and travelers from Estonia must remain self-isolated after entering Latvia.

The Latvian government has decided to enable the continuation of work related commute and free movement of individuals in the twin towns of Valga and Valka.

Moose Helps Rescue of Elderly Woman

A short country walk ended up potentially saving a human life last week due to an extraordinary set of circumstances in the central Estonian town of Paide which, thanks to the appearance of a moose, led a nature photographer to find an elderly woman.

She had gotten into trouble after going walking the previous day and was forced to spend the night outdoors, the regional daily Järva Teataja reported.

A moose lying and feeding nearby attracted the attention of passersby, who thereafter noticed the woman lying in an adjacent ditch who may otherwise easily have gone unnoticed.