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Homeschooling

Tartu International School offers homeschooling families who wish to take an active role in their children’s education and provide meaningful learning experiences at home. Parents are responsible for organizing daily learning and ensuring that their child meets the required learning outcomes.

What we offer:

  • An English-language framework aligned with the IB approach
  • An individual curriculum, developed in cooperation with parents
  • Three planning, evaluation and reflection meetings per year
  • Opportunities to join our international school community (events, study trips, workshops, extracurriculars)
  • Monthly online or in-person pedagogical support for parents
  • Textbooks, workbooks, and other materials to meet curriculum standards

Our Expectations from Families:

  • High motivation to provide a consistent, supportive learning environment
  • Commitment to offering an education equivalent to in-school learning
  • Clear information about learning methods and weekly study schedules
  • A digital learning portfolio documenting the child’s work (projects, worksheets, art, etc.)

Admission Process

  1. Admission interview – The school assesses the family’s readiness and shared educational values
  2. Homeschooling application – To be submitted by 20 August
  3. Approval by the Teacher’s Council
  4. Schooling contract signed by both parties
  5. Annual planning meeting with the homeschooling coordinator and parents to create the study plan
  6. The homeschooling journey begins!
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Includes

Fee

Curriculum framework

  • Annual planning meeting and individual study plan
  • Curriculum guidelines
  • Two valuation and reflection meetings
  • Two progress reports per year
  • Study materials
  • Community events
  • Pedagogical support for parents

980 eur per year

Field trips and workshops

  • Teacher’s supervision
  • Transportation
  • Museum/concert/workshop fee

300 eur per year

Extracurricular activities

  • Clubs offered by the school
  • List and registration info is provided in September

20 eur per club per month

Individual subject lessons

  • One-on-one support for the student or parent with the subject teacher.
  • Each lesson is 45 min long.

30 eur per session