Viljandi Maagümnaasium
Viljandi County Gymnasium

What the official description says about VMG:

Viljandi County Gymnasium teaches children from the 1st to the 12th grade. In the primary and basic school level there are art classes and in junior high school the students can choose between the humanities and science streams.
It is also possible to choose between the same two streams in gymnasium.

As for the humanities, it is important for us to develop the creativity of the students and thus also contributing to shaping interesting and harmonious personalities with positive view of life. It is possible to go more into depth in world literature and contemporary Estonian literature. As optional courses, we offer lectures on history, art history and philosophy, and also theater studies.

As for the science, our aim is to give good education in science subjects and prepare our students for their future studies in University in areas of economy, natural or other sciences. During the three years math, physics, chemistry, biology and technical drawing will be studied in more detailed way according to our studentsí own choices. There are two computer classes at school with total 21working places. The computers are used in several lessons besides computer science and students take part in several projects.
 

This is an example of what a group of people in one science class looks like. Now most of them are in 12b and about to graduate in spring 2000.

The students who have chosen the so-called general stream have the possibility to study economics in addition to the compulsory subjects. During this course they are taught basic laws of economy, it will develop their way of thinking and behavior. The motto of the basic program ìJunior Achievementî is ìstudying through activitiesî ñ simulation games of certain situations are necessary for getting the experience of economic matters.

All the students in Viljandi County Gymnasium have the possibilities to carry out both individual projects and research works on the subjects they are interested in and also take part in all kinds of subject oriented contests and competitions. For the students interested in journalism and expressing their ideas there are our schoolís own newspaper ìOma Sõnaî (Own Word) with its long traditions and by now 25-year old school theater.
But the most important we consider developing responsible, active, harmonious and assertive young people.
 

LINKS:

http://www.ciesin.ee/ESTCG/   - Estonia Country Guide

http://www.viljandi.ee/  - The homepage of our town Viljandi

http://www.vmg.vil.ee  - Our schoolís homepage
 
 

Every year in autumn we have teachers' day when the 12th year students are responsible for the lessons. The 10th graders usually organize the festive part of the day. This day always the teacher of the year in our school is chosen. This autumn this was one of our Estonian teacher's.

 
 

 What the students say:

Classes start at 8:15. Usually I have to be in school until 4 p.m. In the early morning we usually have some test and because of that we canít sleep. I wonít but somebody is always sleeping. We are used to sleeping without closing our eyes.
What we always do is is we wait when the class is over. Then we have free time which wonít last very long and then again we have to sit in the class. Sometimes happens something cool or strange. For example, yourclassmate is drunk or something is burning somewhere. Those kind of days arenít very often. So the studentsí days are kind of boring.

The director:  - wants to lift quality of studying much higher than it is now.
- wants to correct the system of pupils missing from classes
- likes that teachers and students are more like friends than enemies
- thinks that education must be more practical, not theoretical
- wants to print our year-book, but he doesnít know how to do it (yet)
- likes if every student and teacher is informed
 
 

Some schools have a tradition of ëchristeningí the 10th-graders (the first year students in high-school or as well
call it ñ gymnasium) The oldest students (12th grade) prepare all kinds of tasks for the newbies. Itís fun.
 
 

We have many sprts events all through the year. Inwinter we go skiing and skating and have competitions.
They are now in 10b and they won a sports competition day last schoolyear.
 
 

At the end of school in spring there is this ëday of the last bellí at school. The oldest students who graduate will
dress like kids and they will run all around the school and town. This is usually before the exams start or now
sometimes between.

Happy New Year !!!