INTERSKOLA 2025

NON-CONFERENCE

(The organizers reserve the right to make changes to the program if necessary)

INVITATION

Dear Intorskola network friends

It was big surprise to every member of Estonian team, which was twice of organizer official annual conferences – in 2013 and 2018, when Phil Mostert from Wales contacted with our team and asked to organize non-conference Interskola 2025 in Pärnu. The proposal was to arrange event without any schedule, but we still prepared to you some organized event with some extra attractions. We invite you to enjoy Pärnu and Estonia exactly times, when we all celebrate in different places our re-independence day in August 20.

We chose the non-conference theme with the aim of collecting and sharing the biographies of the network. This way, each participant can write down their memories in advance, prepare presentations, and bring photo albums to the event.

We started already preparations. It means, we booked already rooms for you in SPA Estonia. It is a symbolic you can stay in one oldest SPA which named by our country name. Your hotel locates in beach area – you can enjoy our green town and nice sandy beach. We have agreement with SPA owners they will stay booked until 30th April. That is the reason why we need feedback from you as soon as possible, but not later than 28th April.

You are very welcome to visit the Summer Capital of Estonia – Pärnu!

Sincerely

Piia Karro-Selg

Team leader

The timetable (includes just organized events)

August 17

  • Arriving to Riga or Tallinn
  • Trip to Pärnu by coaches from Riga or Tallinn bus station

15:00 Check-in at ESTONIA Medical Spa & Hotel (https://www.spaestonia.ee/medical/), includes

  • accommodation (single, twin, joint twin with shared bathroom),
  • buffe breakfast,
  • bathrobe in the room,
  • SPA center TERMID area 7:30-21:30

19:00 Get-together eve in Varjupaik (Karuselli 2, Pärnu), including light dinner https://www.facebook.com/varjupaikparnu

August 18

11:00 Tour in town (walking or cycling)

19:00 Dinner at Garden caffe Oliver (Supeluse 1, Pärnu) https://villaoliver.ee/oliveri-aiakohvik/

August 19

18:00 Re-independence day concert at community centre Raeküla Old School (Lembitu 1, Pärnu) www.raekylavanakool.ee

20:00 Dinner and sharing eve “Hundreds of biography pages”

August 20 – Celebration of Estonian Re-Independence Day

10:00 – 12:00 A trip to Mulgimaa – Mulgi Experience Centre (Sooglemäe, Ala, Tõrva vald, 68507 Valgamaa)

12:00 – 15:00 Program in Mulgi Experience Cetre  https://mulgielamuskeskus.ee/en/

  • Excursion
  • Workshop
  • Lunch – barbeque

15:00 – 16:00 Trip to Viljandi

17:00 – 22:00 Program in Viljandi

  • Walking in Viljandi Castle park_Viljandi castle park | Visit Viljandi
  • Concert “Song of a Free People” (http://www.facebook.com/VabaRahvaLaul) in Viljandi Song Festival Grounds
  • Closing dinner in restoran “Tegelaste Tuba” (Pikk 2b, Viljandi) https://www.facebook.com/TegelasteTuba

August 21

12:00 Check-out from hotel Estonia Medical SPA

  • Travelling to Tallinn/Riga

REGISTRATION AND FEE

  1. Registration via google-form                https://forms.gle/Wvm9NBf48LZ8wLbf6
  2. Deadline                                                                           28th April
  3. The participant’s fee (everything included)
    1. Single room                                                     523 euros
    1. Twin room                                                        383 euros
    1. 2 twins with shared bathroom            321 euros
  4. The participant’s fee includes
  5. accommodation (single, twin, solu room),
  6. buffe breakfast,
  7. bathrobe in the room,
  8. SPA center TERMID area 7:30-21:30

Meals

  • Light dinner on 17th August (without drinks)
  • Dinner on 18th August (without drinks)
  • Reception on 19th August (open cocktail bar)
  • Lunch on 20th August – national food of Mulgi kitchen

  • Dinner on 20th August (without drinks)
  • Guided tours in Pärnu and Mulgi Experience Center
  • Entrances for Mulgi Experience Center and concert “Song of a Free People”
  • Transportation during the non-conference program period,
  • Printed material about the biography of Interskola and songs book.
  • Payment information
  • MTÜ Selts Raeküla will send official invoice to every registered participant
  • ½ payment deadline  28th May 2025
  • ½ payment deadline 28th June 2025
  • We ask you inform the organizer team about your travel plans not later than July 28.

OTHER FACILITIES

  1. Travelling
    1. Travelling by plane you can use Tallinn or Riga airport. Both cities have very good bus service to Pärnu. Buses are coming quite often. Ater your registration we will send to you timetable of different bus lines.
    1. Travelling by ferry from Stockholm or Helsinki is a good possibility too. Both of them you can use for travelling by car too!
  2. Your hotel locates in main beach area. Free time you can enjoy Pärnu beach, our nice and green parks and caffes, restaurants etc. Pärnu town centre is approximately 1,5 km from hotel.

ORGANIZER TEAM AND CONTACTS