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School education of Valjala parish Valjala’s school history started at the end of Swedish times when the schoolmasters of German origin were sent to all the parishes. With the Great Northern War school traditions broke and children were taught by peasants who were able to read. Valjala got an elementary school in a parish in 1798 when a schoolhouse was built in Valjala and the schoolmaster was Eichfuss of German origin. In 1824 in Valjala parish were 16 schools with 549 students. Establishing new village schools became active after the Agrarian Reform Laws in 1819. In 1825 a parish school was established. In 1840 in Valjala were 17 village schools with 561 students. In 1874/75 in Valjala village school were taught reading, the Bible, catechism, singing, history, and calculation. At the beginning of the 20 th century the number of village schools was strongly reduced. In 1919, at the beginning of Estonian Republic were 9 elementary schools in Valjala. In 1920 a law was passed that reorganised the Estonian school network entirely. In Valjala remained elementary schools with 4 classes in Haeska, Koksi, Lööne, Pahna, Tõnija, Uue-Lõve, and Vana-Lõve. Lööne School On October 1 in 1921 started Lööne School in Lööne manor. School worked with 4 classes until 1928. In 1945/46 it was changed into school with 7 classes. In 1961 was opened the 8 th class as an experiment but in 1963 8 class school education became compulsory. In October 1973 studied in Lööne School with 8 classes 103 students. Since November 11 th 1973 the building is empty. Valjala School On November 11 th, 1973 started Valjala School with 8 classes in a new schoolhouse. The headmaster was Mr Arvo Paiste. In 1988 the school changed into 9 classes. In 1992 the school was named Valjala Basic School. The biggest number of student was in 1997/98 – 252 students. The biggest number of graduates was in 2000 – 35 graduates. Vana-Lõve School On March 1st in 1898 in Saaremaa was opened Vana-Lõve country elementary school with 2 classes. At first the school was in Vana-Lõve’s community centre, in 1898 it moved to a tenement house near Valjala church. In 1900 the school moved again into Vana-Lõve’s community centre. In 1912 a new building was built for the classrooms. At the beginning of Estonian Republic Vana-Lõve School was changed into elementary school where some classes worked in Vana-.Lõve and the other ones in Uue-Lõve. Kallemäe School Kallemäe’s new schoolhouse was built in 1940 and Vana-Lõve’s and Uue-Lõve’s schoolhouses were left empty. At first the school was named Kallemäe’s Incomplete Secondary School. The number of students in 1940-1950 was constantly over hundred. In 1961/62 the school was named Kallemäe’s School with 8 classes. When a new schoolhouse was built in Valjala Kallemäe’s School was closed in the summer of 1976. Sassi School Sassi School started its work in Sassi manor in the autumn of 1928 where children from Pahna and Koksi started learning. In 1933 Tõnija School was closed and united with Sassi School. From the autumn of 1945 school continued as of 7 classes. In 1953 school was renamed into Veeriku School with 7 classes. In 1957 the school was named into elementary school with 4 classes. Veeriku Elementary School was closed in 1972. |
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