"Let's Learn Together" explains how kindergartens and schools work in Estonia, while offering parents and caregivers tips on supporting their kids as well as what additional help and resources are available.

Topics include establishing effective communication with schools, supporting children through major transitions, helping with homework, and maintaining their home language alongside Estonian to help support language development.

The site features articles, personal stories, podcasts and videos in which parents, young people and experts share their experiences with adapting to multilingual and multicultural life and education in Estonia.

The video series even includes a dedicated guide to supporting your child as they start school with first grade — which for many kids across the country will be on September 1 next week.

The resource is available in English, Estonian, Russian and Ukrainian, with Youtube subtitle options included on all videos, making its guidance accessible to a broader range of families.

Parents 'don't have to figure it out alone'

Between this October and next spring, the Education and Youth Board (Harno) is also inviting parents and caregivers to a series of one-day Smarter Parenting Day conferences in various cities, emphasizing that "parents don't have to figure everything out on their own."

Panels will feature expert guidance on topics including children's mental health and integration, and balancing parenting and personal support needs, as well as personal stories from parents and kids about what really works in real-life challenging situations.

The "Let's Learn Together" initiative is part of broader efforts to support children in multilingual and multicultural educational settings, with activities supported through the Swiss-Estonian Cooperation Program.

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