This document provides information about Panevėžys "Vyturio" Progymnasium in Lithuania. It details that the school has 730 students in grades 1-8 who are taught by 70 teachers. The school aims to provide a modern learning environment that encourages active learning, volunteering, and the development of citizenship. It offers various extracurricular activities and integrates subjects through projects. The school also participates in several educational programs and partnerships.

1. Panevėžys
„Vyturio“ progymnasium,
LITHUANIA
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2. Panevėžys „Vyturio“progymnasium, Lithuania
Panevėžys
„Vyturio“progymnasium
Structure of the Lithuanian Educational System
(from “Education in Lithuania” by Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania, 2004, 2006, 2010)
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PANEVĖŽYS
• The fifth biggest town in Lithuania.
In 2017 population was about 101000.
• There are 59 educational institutions :
• 1 primary school ( forms 1-4 ),
• 1 basic school ( forms 1-10 ),
• 10 progymnasiums ( forms 1-8 ),
• 7 gymnasiums ( forms 9-12 ) ,
• Young people and adults‘ teaching center.
• 4 non - formal students‘ educational institutions:
Nature School, Students‘ Center, Art School,
Music School.
• And some others.
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In 2018 in classes from 1 to 8, 730 students are being
taught by 70 teachers
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Everybody is important .
Personal and school achievements are important for today and
future success .
Non- stop purposeful learning.
Everybody‘s responsibility, citizenship and high culture standards.
Benevolent partnership.
Democracy.
School vision
It is a school of brave, smart creators of their own and their
country‘s future.
School values
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Panevėžys „Vyturio” progymnasium in collaboration with students
parents, is creating a smart environment for active experience
sharing and learning , gives basic education, educates a citizen
with high feeling of citizenship and culture level, encourages every
student for the success and creativity in the changing society.
School mission
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Strategic directions and ir strategic means
I STRATEGIC DIRECTION: purposeful, modern learning.
Aim: to develop measures and methods for the purposeful and
modern learning expansion.
Means
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1. Teachers’
experiencial
learning.
2. Creation,
renovation and
adaptation of the
experiencial
learning spaces and
places.
3. Strengthening
students’
learning to
learn
competence.
4. Deepening
the aim-
fullness of
integrated
subject
learning.

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II STRATEGIC DIRECTION : volunteering for the
community and responsible citizenship.
Aim: to form conditions for the purposeful volunteering and
responsible citizenship.
Means
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Strategic directions and strategic means
5. To define and
understand
volunteering.
6. I am
volunteering.
7. I am a
responsible citizen.

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School management structure

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School self - government
School council
Teachers‘ council
School students‘council
and students‘ president
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Joyful and cheerful school teachers

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School students‘
council.
Students’ president
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School students‘ council unites 10 students representtives and
students president. They were elected by students (5-8 th forms).

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We are learning in a different way
We are happy at non-traditional lessons14

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Lessons at the museums
We sometimes learn from the cinema
Lessons at the Town Art Gallery
Lessons at the Town
Schoolchildren‘s house
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16. Panevėžys „Vyturio“progymnasium, Lithuania 16Activities at the school library

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Sport festival at school and in the town swimming
pool
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We are learning together
with the parents
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We are learning with the ICT items
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At the Robotics lesson
Project activities
Integrated days at the school
laboratory

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A year activity
„Creation unites us „
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Project activity
• Project is a self explanation of the students’ individual question
through the creative or experimental activity.
• Every project consists of : searching for information, creating a
product, writing task and oral presentation.
• 5th form students’ project is integrated into the Lithuanian
language ( all year round ).
• 6th-8th form students create their individual project.
• 6th form project lasts all year round 1 lesson a week . 7th, 8th forms
projects last 1 term 2 lessons a week.
• At the end of January the 8th formers present their project in public
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The eighth class final project works
public presentation
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Principal’s hours
Every month students are invited to the school Principals’
hours according to the same forms.
The aim of such hours is to reflect the individual progress, to
share the success stories, class problems, impressions of the
school activities or to suggest how to solve any of school
problems.
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To follow every student’s
progress a special diary has
been created by the students
together with the teachers and
parents.
Not only cumulative marks but
also competences are being
fixed in it.
Parents and students can
follow the progress of every
subject.
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The best students at school subjects‘ and general competences are
being awarded.
„A year prize“ activity
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Spaces for active learning
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Library
Our school library is a modern place
for students to develop
their spiritual creativity
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2 social pedagogues, 1 psyhologist , 2
speech therapist,
3 special pedagogues, 3 teacher assistans,
1 health care specialist
Assistance department
Assistance department

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Non- formal education
• Chess (forms 1-4 )
• Robotics (forms 1-8 )
• Nature researchers (forms 1-4 )
• Discoverers (forms 1-4)
• Young investigators (forms 5-8)
• Art club
• Music band, chorus (forms 5-8 )
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• Scouts (forms 2-8 )
• Sports (forms 1-8)
• Folk dance ( forms 1-4 )
• Origami (forms 1-4 )
• Travel club (forms 5-8 )
• Theatre (forms 1-8 )
• Dance theatre (forms 1-8)

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Non - formal education
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Integrated education
•We are on the way of integrated teaching and use different
forms of integration.
•Two teachers integrate the same topic of two subjects -
working together at the same lesson.
•Different subject teachers choose one topic and integrate in
their lessons (alcohol and drugs using prevention, healthy
food and etc.)
•The same subject or different subject teachers organize
integrated days.
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Integrated day for the 5th
forms
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Teachers‘ professional development
• Every year (May-June) teachers have meeting with for professional
assesment with head of department.
• After assessing their professional work, teachers arise goals for their
profesional or personal development next year.
• One of the possibilities to develop professional skills is program “To
learn – to practise – to share”. The program have been created in our
school.
• Teachers make groups for self -learning together, they practising,
observing each other lessons, analysing and discussing positive and
negative experience and try to make their lessons as effective as
possible.
• Other possibilities – trainings, seminars, projects out of school.
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The first of September.
A day of Knowledge.
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Outdoor activities in the camp
in forest. Start of school year.
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,,Vyturio“ progymnasium community Christmas party
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At Kaziukas fair there are always lots of
good mood, merry folk music, dances and
impressions for the students, teachers,
parents and administration.
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Lithuanian Independence
Restoration Day at the school
Assembly Hall.
The 11th of March.
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National activity: A week
without bullying.
Mind fighting
Exhibition about tolerance
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A year activity (May)
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Projects in which school is taking part
„I choose to teach – for school changes!” It is a project to solve
growing school challenges. It seeks for constant change of guiding,
educating and communicating together teachers, leading staff and
students. The base of this project is inclusive education. A teacher
Paulius from the program “I choose to teach “ is working at our
school.
“Continue“. The goals of this project is to increase the educational
progress making positive changes at schools. The project aim is that
young teacher will have tutors to the young first-year teachers and
their mentors. Paulius, Liusė, Oksana and Daiva V. are taking part in
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Projects in which school is taking part
• „Identification and education expansion of the students‘ academic
knowledge abilities “ (Nr. 09.2.2-ESFA-V-707-01-0001) . (Partner.
National project for gifted and talented students education)
• Erasmus+ KA1 project “Integration of migrant students: How does
language education and integration in school work as best as
possible?“ BW-2018-1-DE03-KA101-046706. (Host partner. 7 teachers
from Germany had a job shadowing activities at school in October, 2018)
• Erasmus+ KA2 project “Learning to Overcoming Violence Elements”
(L.O.V.E.) Nr. 2018-1-TR01-KA229-058639_4. (Partner. Bullying and
violence prevention.)
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School contacts
Vasario 16-osios str. 40, LT-35168
Panevezys, Lithuania
Tel. (+370 45) 58 2889
rastine@vyturio.panevezys.lm.lt
http://www.vyturio.panevezys.lm.lt
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