Plunge Senamiestis School in Lithuania was founded in 1974 and is located in the old town of Plunge. The school has around 830 students aged 6-17 and 80 teachers. Aesthetic development is emphasized, with students participating in activities like choir, dance, art clubs, and folklore groups. Traditions include an annual meeting with a partner school in Sweden and contests focusing on legal awareness and anti-bullying initiatives. The school aims to cultivate originality while maintaining connections to local traditions and culture.

1. PLUNGE SENAMIESTISPLUNGE SENAMIESTIS
SCHOOL, LITHUANIASCHOOL, LITHUANIA

2. School’s flagSchool’s flag School’sSchool’s
emblememblem

3. ““Senamiestis’’Senamiestis’’ in Lithuanian meansin Lithuanian means
the old town. The school is in the oldthe old town. The school is in the old
town, and this is the reason why it gottown, and this is the reason why it got
that name.that name.

4. Plunge Senamiestis SchoolPlunge Senamiestis School waswas
founded in 1974. From the very firstfounded in 1974. From the very first
days the teaching staff have beendays the teaching staff have been
trying to attain its originality andtrying to attain its originality and
peculiarity. For this reason, thepeculiarity. For this reason, the
aesthetic development was chosen.aesthetic development was chosen.

5. SCHOOL YEARSCHOOL YEAR
 Lessons begin on the 1st of SeptemberLessons begin on the 1st of September
and finishand finish atat the ending of May or thethe ending of May or the
beginning of June.beginning of June.
 Lessons start at 8 o’clock anLessons start at 8 o’clock andd finish atfinish at
about 2 or 3 o’clock.about 2 or 3 o’clock.
 A lesson lasts for 45 minutes.A lesson lasts for 45 minutes.

6. Now there are 830 studentsNow there are 830 students
( 6-17 years( 6-17 years old) and 80 teachersold) and 80 teachers
working here full or part time. Theworking here full or part time. The
teachers are responsible for theirteachers are responsible for their
students’ academic knowledge asstudents’ academic knowledge as
well as the traditions of the choir, thewell as the traditions of the choir, the
art of dancing and folklore andart of dancing and folklore and
involving the students in theinvolving the students in the
activities of the art club and artactivities of the art club and art
school.school.

7. THE EXAMTHE EXAM
Every pupil in the tenth form mustEvery pupil in the tenth form must
write a testwrite a test

8. THE CHOIRTHE CHOIR
Our school’s choir always participates inOur school’s choir always participates in
THETHE LITHUANIAN SONGLITHUANIAN SONG
CELEBRATIONCELEBRATION

9. THE SCHOOLTHE SCHOOL ’S’S BANDBAND
Our school has a lot of talentedOur school has a lot of talented
students and the music bands arestudents and the music bands are
famous in our townfamous in our town

10. THE FOLKLORE GROUPTHE FOLKLORE GROUP

11. THE ART STUDIOTHE ART STUDIO
FRESCO MADE BY STUDENTSFRESCO MADE BY STUDENTS

12. SUMMER ART PLENARIESSUMMER ART PLENARIES

13. Our school has particOur school has partic iippateated ind in
many activities against bullying,many activities against bullying,
smoking, unhealthy food, etc.smoking, unhealthy food, etc.

14. Our school is proud of a veryOur school is proud of a very
important to us tradition– annualimportant to us tradition– annual
meetings and activities with themeetings and activities with the
students from Vadstenastudents from Vadstena
gymnasium, Sweden.gymnasium, Sweden.

15. We haWe haveve a teachers’ banda teachers’ band

16. THE PUPILS PARTICIPATE INTHE PUPILS PARTICIPATE IN THETHE
CONTEST ON LEAGALCONTEST ON LEAGAL
AWARENESSAWARENESS

17. THTHEE ENDEND OFOF THE WEEKTHE WEEK
AGAINST BULLYINGAGAINST BULLYING

18. SSchoolchool UUniformniform

19. Our school was a secondaryOur school was a secondary
school. Unfortschool. Unfortuunnaatteelyly, in, in
September school became aSeptember school became a
basic school.basic school.

20. Thank you for yourThank you for your
attention!attention!