Saskia R. Teaches kids

Hi there! :) My name is Saskia. I am a Master’s student in Cultural Management at the University of Tartu, and I have been actively involved in several projects focused on teaching Estonian. For example, I was part of the team behind the Estonskad project in Narva, which aimed to teach Estonian to Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking young people through playful activities, creative projects, and educational workshops. This experience strengthened my belief that language learning is most effective when students feel safe, comfortable, and free to express themselves. My main focus is on the learning process itself – I value a friendly, inclusive, and supportive environment where students are not afraid of making mistakes, but instead see them as a natural part of learning. I believe that language learning can be fun, inspiring, and effective at the same time. I especially enjoy working with primary school students, as their lessons can include plenty of playful and creative methods. However, I am also happy to teach older learners and adapt my approach according to their age and language level. My goal is to help students use the language confidently and naturally in everyday situations.

Master’s degree (in progress) University of Tartu

My classes take place in the Zoom environment. I will send the link before the class starts. The lessons consist of familiarization games, finding out the level of the Estonian language, control games (Kahoot), and concepts for the following classes. We conduct several developing practice activities to jointly reach the learning outcomes. At the end of each lesson, we do a reflection circle where we discuss the lesson that just happened and discuss the activities of the next lesson. I plan to give small developmental tasks to solve at home in order to reach a common goal.