History

The New York Estonian School was re-established on November 12, 1950, when the opening ceremony was held at the NY Estonian House. In the 1970s, the school's official name became "The NYEHS Estonian School".
The New York Estonian School was established on October 18, 1939.
The principal was Salme Kaiv, the wife of Johannes Kaiv, who was the Estonian Ambassador-In-Exile in the United States for many years
The teachers were Filitsata Gleser (Skonberg), Linda Dreyman, F. Raudsepp, and Mrs. Trei. The school met on Friday evenings from 7-9 PM,
And there were 20 students present on the first school day. The school met at the NY Estonian Educational Society facilities in Harlem at Lenox Avenue, and then later on 125th Street.
The school closed its doors in 1947, but was reborn again in 1950, when a ceremonial gathering was held at the new home
of the Society on 34th Street.
The principals of the NY Estonian School have been:

Leo Ruumet  1950 -1961
Eduard Kärner 1961 - 1984
Tõnu Vanderer 1984 - 1989
Toomas Sõrra  1989 - 2005
Toomas Sõrra & Tiina Vaska 2002 - 2005
Karin Kärner   2005 - 2009
Virve Lane 2009 - 2010
Merike Barborak 2010 - 2018
Laura Viidebaum 2018 -2020
Merike Barbarok 2021 -

School statistics – students:
During the period 1952-1998  - 337 students have graduated NY Estonian School.
1952 – 85 students , 1959 – 126 students , 1962 – 112 students, 1964 – 110 students, 1968 – 90 students, 1971 – 81 students, 1981 – 61 students, 1988 – 33 students, 1990 – 47 students, 1999 – 37 students, 2005 - 40 students.