Partnerships

Key Estonian Stakeholders

Russian-speaking Parents and Students – the community the Centre is working to serve

Estonian Ministry of Education and Research – key program initiator; chief sponsor and provider of leadership

Office of the Minister of Population Affairs – chief architect of integration policy in Estonia

Other Departments of the Integration Foundation – implementers of national integration policy

National Examination and Qualification Centre – source of advice and creator of nationally administered tests

Tartu University – co-ordinator of program-related research; trainer of future immersion teachers

Tallinn University – trainer of future immersion teachers

Tartu University’s Narva College – trainer of future immersion teachers

Local Governments – providers of moral and financial support

KEA (Central-Estonian Development Centre) – a key partner in the delivery of training within the Phare project

Head Start Training Centre – a key partner in the delivery of training

Open Mind Institute – a key partner in the delivery of training

Teachers and Administrators of Russian-language Kindergartens and Schools (and in some cases Estonian-language schools) – the educators who deliver the immersion program

Other Integration and/or Language Projects – experts in the field who can help in planning and avoiding duplication

Tõnisson Institute – funding facilitator

Association of Immersion Parents – voice of parents

Key International Stakeholders

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) – a key program initiator; chief Canadian source of funding

Toronto District School Board (TDSB) – long-term partner of the Ministry of Education and Research; a key program initiator; the body that facilitated and/or delivered Canadian support

European Union Phare Programme – a primary funder of the expansion of late immersion

Finnish National Board of Education – chief source of Finnish funding

Vaasa University – the body that facilitated and/or delivered Finnish support

Dutch Embassy – funder of the Centre’s website and communications plan

American Embassy – a funder of teaching material for kindergartens