Tallinn English College ( et, Tallinna Inglise Kolledž) is a co-educational

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Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

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with in depth education in the English language. It has elementary, middle and senior levels with students aged from 7 to 18.

History

The history of the college starts in 1940, when Tallinn Secondary School No. 7 was created by merging

Tallinn French School Tallinn French School or Tallinn French Lyceum ( et, Tallinna Prantsuse Lütseum), is a co-educational comprehensive secondary school in Tallinn, Estonia. It offers primary (years 1-9) and secondary education (years 10-12). Students perform consi ...

and Jakob Westholm Grammar School. The school was located in the building on Hariduse Street erected for the French Lyceum in 1937. Its name returned to Jakob Westholm Grammar School in 1941 under the German occupation authorities, but its original name was lost again in 1944 when the Soviet occupation was restored. The students had to survive more mergers with other schools. Finally the college became one of the few elite schools specializing in English in Soviet-occupied Estonia. In 1996 the school was renamed to Tallinn English College and moved to its current location on Estonia Puiestee in the very heart of Tallinn.

Notable alumni

Yoko Alender Yoko Alender (born 13 June 1979, in Tallinn) is an Estonian architect, civil servant and a politician. She is a member of the XIV Estonian Parliament the Riigikogu, and acts as chair for the Environment Committee. She was also a member of the X ...

, architect *

Kaja Kallas Kaja Kallas (; born 18 June 1977) is an Estonian politician who has been serving as the prime minister of Estonia since 2021. The leader of the Reform Party since 2018, she was a Member of Parliament from 2019 to 2021, and previously between 2 ...

, Prime Minister of Estonia * Jüri Krjukov, actor *

Anu Lamp Anu Lamp (born 29 March 1958)poff.ee
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Rein Lang Rein Lang (born 4 July 1957) is an Estonian politician, a member of the Estonian Reform Party since 1995, and a diplomat. He was the Minister of Culture in Andrus Ansip's third cabinet until his resignation. Personal life Lang was born at Tartu ...

, Minister of Culture *

Mihkel Raud Mihkel Raud (born 18 January 1969) is an Estonian writer, music artist, actor, and a former member of the Estonian parliament. He is best known for his book ''Musta pori näkku'' and as a former host of an Estonian talk show on TV3. Persona ...

, singer, guitarist and journalist *

Riina Sildos Riina Sildos (born 21 July 1964 in Tallinn) is an Estonian film producer. Sildos was born and raise in Tallinn. After graduating from Tallinn Secondary School No. 7 (now, Tallinn English College). in 1982, she enrolled in the University of Tartu, ...

, film producer *

Meeli Sööt Meeli Sööt (13 September 1937 – 16 March 2024) was an Estonian stage, television, radio and film actress. Early life and education Meeli Sööt was born Meeli Alev in Tallinn to actor Voldemar Alev and Alvine Alev (''née'' Väravas). In 19 ...

, actress

References

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