Comenius Dive in the Sky student presentation from Lithuania

1. P R E S E N T E D B Y L U K A S N A V I C K A S
Hello. My name is Lukas and I
am 14 years old.

2. About me
 I was born in 1999 on the 6th of July in Lithuania,
Kaunas and was raised in a flat near the city centre.
When I aged 7, I went to a local primary school
called „Varpelis“.
 When I aged 11, I had to choose my middle school
and I chose a catholic middle school named
„Vyturys“ in which I am still learning in.
 Also, I have a red belt in a martial art called Ai-Ki-Do
and I am also very out-going, friendly and talkative.

3. My hobbies
My main hobbies are:
 Playing football, basketball
 Playing computer games with friends
 Meeting, going out with friends
 Listening to music
 Riding bikes.

4. My school
 My school „Vyturys“ was found in 1968. Back then, it wasn’t
named „Vyturys“, during the soviet times, schools had a
tendency to not have a name and just have a number, so
„Vyturys“ was called the 27th middle school of Kaunas.
 The school was named „Vyturys“ in 1993. An emblem and an
official flag was created aswell.
 The school itself teaches over 1200 students and has over 150
teachers.
The official school emblem The school’s main entrance

5. My city
 Kaunas - an old but beloved city of ours. It is
believed the town was founded in 1030, but it is first
mentioned in written sources in 1361. After all the
pain and suffer the city is still standing in good
shape. And since the city is so old, it has a lot of
amazing architectural creations.
A photo of the Kaunas’s castle A photo of a bridge in Kaunas

6. My city
 Kaunas is also famous for being the temporary
capital of Lithuania. It was the temporary capital two
times – 1936-1940 when the Polish army occupied
Vilnius and in 1991 from day 13 to roughly day 18.
 Kaunas itself is also a very well built city with good
transportation and vast population for a city of its
size.

7. My city
 Kaunas is also famous for its basketball team „Žalgiris“
and for the players that became famous and well known
in the world. A couple of famous players that once played
in „Žalgiris“:
 Saulius Štombergas
 Arvydas Sabonis
 Gintaras Krapikas
 Sergėjus Jovaiša
 Ty Lawson
 Eurelijus Žukauskas
 Valdemaras Chomičius
 Mindaugas Timinskas

8. My city
• Overall, I think that Kaunas is a great city with a
bright future and if everything goes right, the city
will be in a very good shape. A couple of good, smart
investments can change the state of the city in a
couple of years, and I am hoping for the best.
A photo of Kaunas taken during the night A photo of a river near Kaunas

9. Lithuania
 Lithuania officially the is a country in Northern
Europe, the largest of the three Baltic states. It is stated,
that it was found in 1009 A.D. Lithuania has gone
through a lot of pain, but survived it all.
 Lithuania is well known for the people’s patriotism and
the will to be free from other country’s. Also is known for
the beautiful nature and amazing cities, unique language.

10. Lithuania’s early history
 Lithuania was originally a tribe from the baltic tribes until a
great leader of ours Mindaugas linked all the tribes together
for the purpose of protecting the primary religion –
paganism. Mindaugas was crowned and became a king of
the great Lithuanian dukery. But the king didn’t live for
long and there was no other duke that was crowned the
king, but Lithuania still was strong and brave.
A map of the Baltic tribes The one and only king of
Lithuania, king Mindaugas

11. Lithuania adopts christianity
 During all the fighting with the teutonic order and
the mongols, the great Lithuanian dukery decided to
merge with the polish kingdom and adopt
christianity in 1386.
The official sign of christianity
- the cross and the bible
The great duke Jogaila of
Poland that merged Lithuania
and Poland

12. Lithuania’s history
 After the defeat of the teutonic order and the
mongols, Lithuania lived a long while without any
wars until 1772 when the Lithuanian dukery was
being divided into other kingdoms and empires and
finally became a part of the Russian empire in 1795.
The dividing of the Lithuanian dukery

13. Lithuania’s secession from the Soviet Union
 After the dividing of Lithuania, most of the teritory went
into the Russian empires hands. After some time, the
Russian empire changed the name to the Soviet Union and
kept Lithuania occupied until 1918 when the first
independency pact was signed by Lithuania’s famous
people. But independency didn’t last for long and Lithuania
became a part of Soviet Union once again after the 2nd
world war.
The map of the Soviet Union The Soviet Union emblem

14. Lithuania nowadays
 After the 2nd world war, the occupation lasted for
quite a while until 1991 when Lithuania announced
it’s independence. Even though Russia blocked most
of the incoming resources coming into Lithuania,
Lithuania survived and is still exists
The map of Lithuania

15. Summary
 Overall, Lithuania has been through a lot of pain and
wars but survived and is getting back into shape and
if we all keep being patriotic and help our country, it
will once be an amazing place to live in, even better
than it is now.
The official flag of Lithuania

16. Thank you for your attention