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Schools of change

We aim to bring about strategic change in the schools participating in the programme in Vilnius City. We are introducing changes in management and education to reduce disparities between educational institutions in Vilnius. In order to achieve a balanced development of education in the city, we are developing an information system for monitoring the participants in education in Vilnius City.

59%

of schools implement participatory budgeting.

23

school projects were awarded (co-)funding in the "Tvariau" competition.

6

schools have completed the Millennium Schools project.

70

teachers participated in the professional development program "Sustainable School – From Theory to Practice."

Millennium Schools
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Vilnius participates in the national progress programme "Millennium Schools". Full details of the programme are available here.

Goals

The aim of the Programme is to create integral, optimal and high-quality education conditions in every municipality in Lithuania by 2030 to close the achievement gap.

Vilnius City has set three goals in its Millennium Schools Progress Plan:

1) To reduce the achievement gap between different schools in Vilnius City;
2) To enable the city's residents to choose the right educational institution for their place of residence and needs;
3) To facilitate the access of pupils with special educational needs to general-purpose classrooms/schools.

Description

The programme includes school improvement activities in four areas: leadership, inclusive education, STEAM and cultural education.

Leadership development includes activities such as a monitoring system for school community attitudes and satisfaction, data-driven action planning and quality improvement, a programme to attract new teachers, and others.

Inclusive education includes the physical adaptation of schools for children with different needs, the development of teachers' knowledge, skills and capacity to adapt the educational process, etc.

STEAM education focuses on setting up and improving science and games laboratories, Fablab workshops in the classroom and in non-formal activities, learning mathematics using digital tools, etc.

Cultural education focuses on language labs, collaboration with artists and art institutions, exploratory arts, media information literacy and other activities.

Participants

  • Vilniaus „Žaros“ gimnazija;
  • Vilniaus „Žiburio“ pradinė mokykla;
  • Vilniaus darželis-mokykla „Vilija“;
  • Vilniaus Karoliniškių gimnazija;
  • Vilniaus Liepkalnio mokykla;
  • Vilniaus Naujininkų progimnazija;
  • Vilniaus Pilaitės gimnazija;
  • Vilniaus Sausio 13-osios progimnazija;
  • Vilniaus Sofijos Kovalevskajos progimnazija;
  • Vilniaus šv. Kristoforo gimnazija.

Achievements in 2025

Vilnius City Municipality, together with 10 Vilnius schools, is participating in the first stage of the Millennium School I project. Six schools have already completed the project. Vilnius Žaros Gymnasium, Vilnius Liepkalnis School, Vilnius Naujininkai School, and Vilnius Sausio 13-osios Pro-Gymnasium are still working on it.

Experiences of schools that have completed the project:  

Lina Venskutė, principal of Vilnius Žiburio Primary School: "The TŪM program provided an opportunity for an integrated and unified transformation of the school's identity. We are proud of the consistent implementation of a continuous improvement system at all levels and the establishment of a student council. A strong visual identity has been created: a unified concept based on universal design principles, which is reflected in the vision-based school attributes. This is a whole that speaks of quality, community, and inclusion. 

The Vilija kindergarten-school in Vilnius believed in the value of the "Art of Inquiry: Partnership for Deep Learning" program. Teachers gained the courage to experiment and learn collegially. Students strengthened their linguistic and national identity by collaborating on the project "What does Lithuania mean?"

Vilnius Sofija Kovalevskaja Pro-Gymnasium focused on strengthening teacher leadership and the quality of education through collegial feedback. They evaluated the opportunity to learn within the school and conduct open lessons without stress. Students deepened their knowledge by implementing the school's STEAM project "The Green World of the Lower Secondary School," combining mathematics, natural sciences, technology, and creativity.

The Vilnius Pilaitė Gymnasium community focused on creating an organizational culture. It strengthened its skills in consistent and systematic planning and constructive cooperation. It learned to adhere to planned agreements and a culture of teamwork. Collective and personal responsibility for the implementation of strategic SMART goals is being formed.

For Vilnius St. Christopher Gymnasium, the TŪM project helped to prepare a strategic plan that became a joint creation not only of the administration but of all teachers. Subject teachers assessed the benefits of digital tools for gymnasium students. Work with Eduten during mathematics lessons is spreading to all first and second gymnasium classes, and the Spotiself tool is becoming valuable for every student when used purposefully.  

The most important thing for Vilnius Karoliniškės Gymnasium is the improved managerial competence of the school's administrative staff to address emerging challenges, unite the community for positive change, strive for student progress, and be able to implement innovations. Student mentoring initiatives, tested through TŪM, are gaining momentum after the project. 

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Approximately 4,900 students and 1,100 teachers (including teachers from other Vilnius schools besides TŪM) participated in TŪM activities. Approximately 3,000 participants—students, teachers, and parents—took part in community events. 

Leadership in action. 1,868 academic hours of training and consulting activities. 1,615 teachers from TŪM and other Vilnius schools. 

Cultural education. 393 teachers participated in training and experiential activities with creators, 1,180 students participated in integrated lessons, lessons outside of school, or lessons led by creators. 

Inclusive education. 422 participants, 471 academic hours of training, practical seminars, consultations, and internships.
All teachers and educational support specialists from TŪM and other Vilnius schools participated in these accredited training programs: 

- Strengthening the work of the Sustainable Child Welfare Commission;

- Mediation in educational institutions;

- The basics of non-violent communication, empathetic communication, and creating a culture that reflects child welfare; 

- Inclusive education and universal design in education.

In addition to the topics listed above, each school was able to choose topics relevant to its community, such as training for student assistants and stress management training.  

TŪM school teachers were provided with 40 consultations on strengthening the competencies of school teachers working with children with special educational needs. 

STEAM education. 10,203 students and teachers used digital tools for teaching and learning mathematics, Lithuanian language, history, and natural sciences, as well as for preparing for integrated lessons, 152 academic hours of training and practical activities for STEAM subject teachers, 576 academic hours of training and consultations for primary school and mathematics teachers. 
Teachers were delighted with the opportunity to intern at foreign schools: primary school teachers went to Vienna (Austria), 5th–8th grade STEAM teachers went to Tartu (Estonia), and secondary school STEAM teachers visited schools in Helsinki (Finland) and Tallinn (Estonia).

TŪM project publications, relevant and accessible to the whole of Vilnius.


Contact

Project manager Jurgita Rimkuvienė
jurgita@eduvilnius.lt

Sustainability: competition "Tvariau"
Sustainability: competition "Tvariau"

Goal 

To help educational institutions to become more sustainable organisations by providing funding or co-financing for the implementation of sustainable solutions in the educational institution.

Description

For the 2023 Ideas Challenge, we invited pre-schools and schools to submit ideas on how to increase sustainability in their community in areas such as movement, electricity, water, paper use, food waste, sorting, etc.

Funding or co-funding is available for ideas that encourage and/or enable school administrators, teachers, students and/or other community members to live more sustainably at school.

One application per school. If a school has departments, each department may submit an application.
In autumn 2024, we will again invite educational institutions to apply for funding for sustainability ideas.

Achievements in 2025

We received 27 applications, of which we selected 23 – funding or co-funding has been allocated for their implementation in 2025–26. A total of €87,117 has been allocated for this academic year's competition. 

This year, we visited some of the educational institutions that won funding in last year's competition: the Coliukė, Nykštukas, and Vandenis nurseries, the Sofija Kovalevskaja and Ryto lower secondary schools in Vilnius, and the Žaros and Salininkai upper secondary schools. 


Contact

Project manager Donata Šablinienė
donata@eduvilnius.lt

Sustainability: training
Sustainability: training

Goal 

Sustainable development is a prerequisite for a sustainable future, and its principles need to be introduced from an early age. This is why we are increasingly focusing on sustainability projects in educational institutions in Vilnius, to provide them with a wide range of support to become more sustainable.

Description

This 40-academic-hour professional development programme aims to effectively integrate global sustainability themes into the educational process and sustainability attitudes into school life. The programme helps teachers to work successfully with updated general education curricula, where global and sustainable development themes are cross-curricular and integrated into all subject areas.

Achievements in 2025

A total of about 70 teachers participated in the professional development program "Sustainable School – From Theory to Practice," with some of them completing all modules of the program – 40 academic hours. At the beginning of 2025–26, 20 participants began the training. 

This year, school representatives explored the local and global connections of sustainable development, examined the UN Sustainable Development Goals, discussed a holistic approach to sustainable development in schools, delved into the causes of climate change, and participated in creative workshops on climate change "Climate Fresco."


Contact

Project manager Donata Šablinienė
donata@eduvilnius.lt

Sustainability: Participating budget
Sustainability: Participating budget

Goal

Sustainability is not only about the school environment, but also about the community involved in its decisions. Participatory budgeting is a way of deciding together with pupils how public money is spent. Pupils themselves propose ideas for the school, vote for the ones they like the most, and learn about citizenship in practice.

Desciption

For the Participatory Budgeting Challenge, schools receive partial funding for ideas proposed by pupils that are in line with sustainability principles. Selected schools are introduced to the principles of participatory budgeting and are advised on implementation by representatives of Transparency International Lithuania and Edu Vilnius.

Short training sessions and implementation advice are provided to first-time implementing schools. Schools that have already participated join in to share their experience and act as mentors. The implemented ideas are presented at a final event.

Achievements in 2025

This year, 68 schools implemented the participatory budgeting initiative. Among them, for the first time, was a preschool educational institution.

Of these, 17 schools implemented participatory budgeting for the first time in 2025–26. 

59% of schools in Vilnius have already tried participatory budgeting.

This year, the most popular winning ideas were related to physical activity (sports equipment, inventory). In second place were the complete opposite – relaxation areas with soft chairs. One of the most unexpected ideas was new fish for the aquarium.

A team of eight mentors helps schools implement the participatory budget. 

This year, for the first time, 16 schools in Vilnius used the participatory budget not for funds specifically earmarked for this purpose, but distributed funding according to the principles of participatory budgeting to promote physical activity among students during breaks. Each school received almost €5,000, and the students themselves were able to decide what measures would most encourage them to be active during breaks. 

At the end of the 2024–25 season, an event entitled "Democratic education from the school bench – lessons learned and success stories" was organized. At the event, schools from Vilnius city and district municipalities shared good examples of participatory budgeting, lessons learned, and expanded the community of schools in Vilnius implementing this initiative. The event attracted about 100 participants.


Contact

Project manager Donata Šablinienė
donata@eduvilnius.lt

Tvari mokykla (Sustainable school)
Tvari mokykla (Sustainable school)

Goal

The Sustainable School 2030 agenda is designed to implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 in Lithuanian schools. 

The goal of the agenda is to empower schools to make a real contribution to sustainable development, to change, and to become examples of sustainable practices. The implementation of the agenda in Vilnius is coordinated by EDU Vilnius, initiated and implemented in 2024 by the Lithuanian Non-Formal Education Agency (LINEŠA).  

All schools can participate in the implementation of the agenda: public and private kindergartens, general education, non-formal and formal education schools, and vocational training centers. Vilnius schools have been participating in the agenda since 2024. 

Desciption

One cycle of the agenda implementation at a school lasts almost 1.5 years. 

Every year in February–March, EDU Vilnius invites schools to participate in the Sustainable School 2030 agenda. Schools are also invited to a remote informational meeting on agenda implementation issues.  

Self-assessment and planning are the most important activities, so we recommend that these activities be carried out carefully, without rushing, and not postponed until the beginning of the new school year.  

EDU Vilnius provides ongoing consultation to schools on self-assessment and application issues. 

EDU Vilnius reviews the applications and self-assessment data submitted by schools and informs schools that have achieved the first level of sustainability. Schools recommended for the second and third sustainability levels are submitted for national sustainable school assessment, which is carried out by LINEŠA. LINEŠA draws up a national school assessment schedule and visits schools to familiarize itself with their sustainability activities and advise schools on sustainability issues. After the visits, LINEŠA decides whether to assign schools to sustainability level I or III. LINEŠA visits to schools may take place until the spring of the following calendar year. 

In the fall of the following calendar year, all schools participating in the Sustainable School 2030 agenda are awarded Sustainability Acorns.

The school agenda implementation cycle can be repeated after two years. That is, if a school has submitted an application to participate in the agenda in 2025, the next sustainability assessment should begin in 2027.

Achievements in 2025

In 2025, 16 educational institutions operating in Vilnius assessed themselves and submitted applications to participate in the Sustainable School 2030 agenda.

Schools participating in the 2025 agenda that are recommended for inclusion in sustainability levels II and III will be visited in the spring of 2026. All schools will be awarded Sustainability Acorns in the fall of 2026. 

The following schools participated in the 2024 agenda "Sustainable School 2030" and were awarded Sustainability Acorns: Vaikystės sodas (Childhood Garden) public institution, Karalienės Mortos Sodelis (Queen Morta's Garden) branch (achieved the third, highest level of sustainability), Vilnius Užupiukas nursery school, Vilnius Viltenė nursery school, Vilnius Simono Daukanto Gymnasium, Vilnius nursery school Bitutė (second level of sustainability), Vilnius Saulėtekio School-Multifunctional Center, Vilnius Vytės Nemunėlio School, Vilnius nursery school Žiburėlis, Vilnius Vilkpėdės Kindergarten-School, Vilnius Šilo Education Center, Vilnius Nursery School "Pasaka," Vilnius School "Eureka," Vilnius Technology and Engineering Training Center (first sustainability level). 

Sustainability: "Eat Smart" programme
Sustainability: "Eat Smart" programme Sustainability: "Eat Smart" programme

Goal

Contributing to the social partnership programme "Eat Smart!" organised by Humana People to People Baltic for the second year in a row, we invited general education institutions in Vilnius to apply for the programme and receive funding of 2 500 euros for its implementation.
The programme aims to raise students' personal competences, in particular their attitudes towards healthy living and eating, food and the environment. It promotes more varied, useful and modern technology lessons by providing funds for the purchase of foodstuffs and cooking utensils.

Description

In addition to the additional funding, schools receive useful training to help teachers use the programme in the most sustainable and efficient way. 

Achievements in 2025

The 30 municipal schools participating in the program use the funds allocated by their partners to purchase products from local producers for technology-based cooking lessons. Schools can also use part of the funds allocated to upgrade their cooking facilities.  

This year, 18 educational institutions are participating in the program. 


Contact

Project manager Donata Šablinienė
donata@eduvilnius.lt

The art of exploration: learning in community
The art of exploration: learning in community

Goal

Through our unique programme, we aim to unlock and develop students' and teachers' creativity, critical thinking and other key competences. We want to help schools to create a relevant, 21st century education process and provide practical support to address current learning challenges.

Description

The programme is unique in its methodology. It creates a space for partnerships between students, teachers and practitioners from different creative disciplines, working together to address specific learning challenges, and to develop and test educational approaches based on intergration, exploration and problem solving.

Working with:

- One class or target group of students, together with teachers and the programme developer;
- Teachers' Club - a space for teachers to come together and learn to tackle challenges together.

Benefits for the whole school - building a school culture based on trust, openness, reflection and purposeful improvement.

Achievements in 2024-2025

In 2024–25, eight projects were implemented under the Research Art Program. A total of 37 teachers and administrators and 109 students from four schools participated.

Since 2016, 28 schools in Vilnius have participated in the program. 


Contact

Project manager Asta Morkūnienė
asta@eduvilnius.lt

Continuous improvement
Continuous improvement

Goal

Every organisation can improve its processes - and so can schools. We aim to foster faster progress and improve the quality of education in Vilnius City schools by inviting school teams to identify a problem area in the school and, with systematic support, work together to solve the challenge.

Description

Continuous Improvement is an offshoot of LEAN applied to the education system, which teaches how to monitor and analyse school processes to improve the quality of education and the social and emotional well-being of students. 

This methodology relies on the agreement and shared vision of the whole community and the daily collaboration of teachers. Daily tools are used to monitor individual and classroom progress, and to promote personal responsibility for learning outcomes.

Achievements in 2025

In 2025, we are continuing the "Continuous Improvement in Education" training program, in which teachers from Vilnius schools meet every month to gain theoretical knowledge, reflect, and share what they have been able to try out in practice. Participants: Vilnius Ateities School, Vilnius Taikos Pro-Gymnasium, Vilnius Senvagės and Vilnius Christian Gymnasiums, Vilnius Viltenė and Vandenis Nursery-Kindergartens. 

In November 2025, 19 teachers from 7 educational institutions in Vilnius went on an internship to the Netherlands, where, with the help of continuous improvement expert Marijke Broer (Klasse.pro), they had the opportunity to see how the internal culture of Dutch schools has been shaped by the principles of continuous improvement over many years. 

Reflecting on the internship, the participants noted that the experiences of Dutch schools encouraged and inspired them to work on continuous improvement in their own institutions. Some of them will try to set goals for improving behavior in their classrooms, review student portfolios, and consider opportunities for improvement. Others will focus more on the effective use of teachers' working time by organizing structured meetings, seeking solutions to problems together, and finding ways to improve the quality of lessons together with colleagues rather than alone. All internship participants mentioned that the institution's vision, goals, and plans displayed on the school walls, in classrooms, and in the principals' offices encourage involvement and a sense of belonging to the institution.
Dr. Jurgita Rimkuvienė, Deputy Director of EDU Vilnius, wrote an article for the European School Education Platform about the Continuous Improvement Program and its implementation in Vilnius educational institutions.


Contact

Project manager Jurgita Rimkuvienė
jurgita@eduvilnius.lt

Esport
Esport

Goal

Low motivation is one of the most important factors contributing to low achievement. Therefore, making learning more fun for pupils through more engaging formats can be a great tool not only to engage pupils, but also to motivate them and improve their achievement.

Description

Computer games are already part of students' lives. Esport is a competitive virtual sport. Esport provides opportunities for students to develop teamwork skills, creative problem-solving and learning to achieve goals. Some countries around the world are already integrating esport into education in one form or another.

In addition to team and individual tasks, strategy and action planning, tactics, healthy lifestyles, managing emotions, achieving personal goals and evaluating results. Global research shows that esports is particularly beneficial for lower achievers as a new way to engage and motivate students.

Achievements in 2025

The e-sports program was implemented in a youth school, and a full report on the qualitative study of the impact of the e-sports program on 9th grade students was published. 


Contact

Project manager Rūta Mazgelytė
ruta@eduvilnius.lt

Strengthening the Lithuanian language and implementing bilingualism
Strengthening the Lithuanian language and implementing bilingualism

Goal

We aim to strengthen the Lithuanian language skills of non-native teachers. Having a good command of the language of the country where they live can help teachers feel more confident in the teaching community, to take part in training and to build links with colleagues outside their school.

Achievements in 2025

Bilingualism.

A bilingual education project is being implemented in three preschools. The program is being developed in collaboration with Dr. Aldona Mazolevskiene. During the program:

Three joint school meetings were organized to share best practices and conduct training sessions.  
        The institutions were provided with resources to help implement bilingual education. 
        Two study visits to the multilingual kindergarten Katino dienelės were organized.  
        Six group observation visits took place.  

Two seminars were also organized for the heads and teachers of bilingual kindergartens in Vilnius to familiarize them with bilingual education practices. Sixty participants took part. 

Lithuanian language training for teachers. 

90 teachers successfully completed the 2024–25 Lithuanian language training courses for teachers whose native language is not Lithuanian. 

100 teachers from pre-school and general education schools began studying in the courses organized for 2025–26.


Contact

Project manager Gražvydas Kazakevičius
grazvydas@eduvilnius.lt

Implementation of international programmes
Implementation of international programmes

Goal

Certificates from international programmes are recognised by many universities around the world, and such programmes prepare children for the wider world. As part of the programme, teachers have the opportunity to develop their professional skills, participate in international training, implement innovative teaching methodologies and work with a modern, up-to-date programme. 

Achievements in 2025

Vilnius City Municipality and Cambridge International Education, part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, have signed a memorandum of understanding.

The memorandum establishes cooperation between the two parties with the aim of strengthening the development of high-quality international education in Vilnius.  

From 2024, Cambridge programs will be implemented in five schools in the capital: 

        Spindulio Pro-Gymnasium,  
        Pavilnio Pro-Gymnasium,  
        Balsių Pro-Gymnasium,  
        Šolomo Aleichemo ORT Gymnasium and Kindergarten, 
        Žemynos Gymnasium 

are already implementing Cambridge programmes. In the autumn, managers and coordinators attended the annual management conference in Cambridge, United Kingdom. 

The International Baccalaureate (IB) system is also expanding in Vilnius. Five more schools and four kindergartens are joining the two schools already working with this program (Vilnius Lyceum and Vytautas the Great Gymnasium). 

IB consultant Kathrin Fox visited Vilnius to familiarize herself with the schools and look for ways to facilitate the teaching and preparation process. School representatives were delighted with the philosophy that unites them and the opportunity to offer a different kind of education to children in Vilnius. Also, this year, representatives of TB schools attended the International TB Conference in The Hague. 


Contact

Project manager Andra Litvinaitė
andra@eduvilnius.lt

"Resilient Schools 2024-2025"
"Resilient Schools 2024-2025"

Goal

We aim to empower representatives of school communities:  

  • understand the importance of teachers' well-being in schools;  
  • to be able to assess the overall well-being of teachers in the school;  
  • to understand how to recognise and deal with stressful situations, burnout and other difficulties;  
  • understand and be able to use peer support to improve teachers' well-being in school;  
  • understand and be able to develop teachers' psychological resilience.

Achievements in 2025

A 42-hour professional development program entitled "Resilient School. Strengthening Teachers' Well-Being: From Stress Management to Community Resilience" was implemented, with 24 participants completing the program. The training was attended by 5 teams from Vilnius city general education schools, i.e., people who can influence the microclimate of their school and improve teachers' well-being: principals, deputy principals, psychologists, social pedagogues, and teachers.  

The training aims to empower representatives of school communities to: understand the importance of teachers' well-being at school; be able to assess the overall well-being of teachers at school; understand how to recognize stressful situations, burnout, and other difficulties and how to deal with them; understand and be able to apply mutual support among teachers at school to improve their well-being; understand and be able to develop teachers' psychological resilience. 

Six school teams have been approved to participate in the program in 2026.  

Quotes from the self-assessment: 

- A deeper understanding of how to assess the overall well-being of teachers has emerged, as well as the ability to create a simple tool for assessing the overall well-being of teachers, which is likely to have an impact not only on the teachers themselves, but also on the well-being of students, school culture, and the overall educational environment. We plan to look for additional measures to improve employee well-being.


Contact

Project manager Asta Morkūnienė
asta@eduvilnius.lt

Child-safe environment standard
Child-safe environment standard

Goal

Emotional health has a significant impact on students' academic achievements, social skills, and overall well-being. In order to successfully prepare young people for life, we must ensure their well-being at school by providing maximum support. Vilnius is becoming the first city to adopt professionally developed "Child Safety Standards" as a universal method for creating a safe school for all.

Achievements in 2025

Eight schools in the capital have expressed their desire to participate in the pilot project "Child Safety Standards." 

The schools are first developing a Child Protection Policy that will define the school's values and seven key areas covered by the standards. One of these is attention to school staff and new employees. Another important area is the development of children's social and emotional skills. Cooperation with parents and their education are also very important for a safe environment, and great attention is paid to the physical environment of the school: its safety, relaxation and rest areas, and strict control of access by outsiders. Attention is also paid to the involvement of the entire community, including the children themselves, as well as to continuous monitoring, observation, and accessibility.


Contact

Project manager Dagna Švedaitė
dagna.svedaite@eduvilnius.lt

Ended activities
Encouraging inclusive education
Encouraging inclusive education Encouraging inclusive education

Goal

We aim to create the right conditions for children with special educational needs and disabilities to attend the nearest school to where they live.

Description

From 1 September 2024, amendments to the Education Act will come into force, removing legal barriers to children with disabilities and special educational needs being able to learn together with everyone. Once the right conditions are in place, children with special educational needs and disabilities will be able to attend the nearest school to their place of residence, reducing the need for special schools.

We organise workshops and programmes to help educators prepare for this change.

Achievements in 2024

In 2023-2024, we invited pre-school and primary school teachers to long-term training, group and individual consultations on "Happy Together Educating Special Children". 

23 primary school teachers and 28 pre-school teachers took part. 

When asked to evaluate the training, the teachers responded that it was very useful and that their knowledge and skills had improved after the training. The teachers appreciated the practical sessions the most, as many of them applied the knowledge in their classrooms and were able to discuss individual cases with the trainer later.

Meaningful Open Schooling: school-community interaction (MOST)
Meaningful Open Schooling: school-community interaction (MOST) Meaningful Open Schooling: school-community interaction (MOST)

The aim of the project "Meaningful Open Learning: school-community interaction" (MOST) is to bring together schools and communities (families, researchers, citizens, entrepreneurs, etc.) to address environmental challenges in the areas of waste management (in 2021) and energy saving (in 2022), and to find out how they can work towards finding the most appropriate solutions in their community.

Project activities:

During the project, schools are invited to implement school community project activities. The activities provide schools with the opportunity to consult with experts or researchers through the project partners in the country. In each project country, the schools that have implemented the project activities are invited to participate in a national event-fair, where they all present the results of their project activities.

MOST partners participate in a final conference to discuss the results of the school community project activities in the partner countries and to present the best examples.

The project is funded by Horizon 2020, the European Union's funding programme for research and innovation. The project is implemented by a consortium of 23 institutions from 10 European countries. The project is coordinated by the Fraiburg University of Educational Sciences, and the project partners in Lithuania are Vilnius University and the Vilnius City Municipality Administration (implemented by EDU Vilnius).

Between 2022 and 2023, 26 school teams carried out energy saving project activities. The best examples was presented at the final conference in the Netherlands.

Head of planning and implementation of school and community projects (EN)

Project Advisory Board in Lithuania:

Dr. Saulius Maskeliūnas, Lietuvos kompiuterininkų sąjunga (https://www.liks.lt/)
Arminas Varanauskas, Žinių ekonomikos forumas (http://www.zef.lt/)
Daiva Viskontienė,  UAB „Biznio mašinų kompanija“ (https://bmk.lt/)
Girėnė Ščiukaitė, Bentley Systems filialas Lietuvoje (http://www.bentley.com)
Rigonda Skorulskienė, Kauno jėzuitų gimnazija (https://kjg.edupage.org/)

Project representative on the project's European Advisory Board:
Marytė Skakauskienė 


Contacts

Vilnius university: Eglė Jasutė,  Egle.jasute@fsf.vu.lt  
"Edu Vilnius": Rūta Mazgelytė,  ruta@eduvilnius.lt

Read more about the project: Vilniaus universiteto sveitainėje.
Official MOST website: MOST svetainė.