The kindergarten in Karmėlava, Lithuania implemented an educational project called "Crossing borders of the kindergarten" to address obstacles to outdoor education like poor weather, unwilling parents, and tired teachers. The project aimed to create new educational environments, make learning more interesting, and strengthen community ties. As part of the project, the children visited local police officers, a historical mound, museum, post office, airport where they saw a fire truck, and a farm where they fed lambs and played in hay with teachers, gaining educational experiences outside the kindergarten walls in 3 sentences or less.

1. Crossing
borders of the
kindergarten
Educational project
Karmėlava kindergarten
Lithuania

2. Obstacles of outdoor education in Lithuania
• Weather conditions
• Parents’ unwillingness
• Poor yard of the kindergarten
• Tired teachers

3. Project “Crossing borders of the kindergarten
The aims:
• To create/find new educational
environments;
• To make education more interesting;
• To keep close contacts with community.

4. The little ones “Crossing street”

6. Visiting local polismen

8. About Karmelava history visiting mound

9. ...and local museum

10. After, making castles with parents

11. Trip to the post office

12. Children wrote letters to ...themselves, put
stamps...

13. and sent them by post

14. Visit to Karmelava airport

15. Airport’s fire truck – most joyful experience

16. At Grandpa’s Farm

18. Feeding lambs 

19. On the hay with teachers 

20. Let’s cross the borders!