Rapla student says Kihnu school feels like one family

Rosmary, a student at Rapla Vesiroosi School, says her two-week exchange at Kihnu School has shown her how a small school can feel like one family, ERR’s Ringvaade reported.

Rosmary, known as Roosi in Kihnu, chose the exchange to see how learning works in a small class. She had initially considered going to the United States, but worried she would fall behind with her studies in Estonia. Her school has an average of 20 students per class, while Kihnu School has 20 students in total.

Before the exchange, Roosi had never visited Kihnu. She is the only student in her class apart from one other pupil. She said students from grades one to nine are closely connected, making the school feel like one big family.

Roosi is keeping up with assignments from her home school during the exchange. She said Kihnu’s teachers have helped her continue that work.

She misses the shops, her family and her dog from life on the mainland. She also has a dog at her Kihnu home, where she is staying at Kolde farm with her exchange parents, their older son and around 200 animals.