LITHUANIA - VILKAVIŠKIO R.  KYBARTŲ  “SAULĖS”  PROGIMNAZIJA

Kybartai  ”Saules“  Progymnasium of Vilkaviskis district  is a comprehensive school for students  aged 7-15  covering primary and basic education. This school year there are  402 students: 202 students of primary education (grades 1-4), and 200 students of basic education (grades 5-8). 
Kybartai “Saulės” Progymnasium is one of the newest  (it was built in 2002, and it is 17 years old) and most modern schools in Lithuania. We have spacious and modern well equipped classrooms, two gyms, a library, a conference hall, a canteen, three ICT rooms, a 3D room, a science laboratory. The staff of the school consists of 43 teachers including the principal,   two principal’s deputies, a social pedagogue, two teacher’s assistants who help students with special needs, a speech therapist, two librarians, a teacher of a day care group, a nurse. 
According to the conclusions of National Agency for School Evaluation our school has been rated as one of 30 best schools in Lithuania.
The school puts much effort to integrate all the children of the area into the school community. Two students with mobility disabilities are able to attend school thanks to adjustment of the physical school environment for children with disabilities.  29 students come from families at social risk. 7 students live in a foster home. There are 13 students from Roma families. 32 students are diagnosed to have educational difficulties. Prevention system has been introduced to provide support and to focus on prevention of truancy.
Kybartai “Saules” Progymnasium organizes and takes part in many local, national and international projects (etwinning projects “Christmas Carols. Let‘s Sing Together“, “Our English Tale to Tell“, “Me-My Country-My World”, “Let’s Get Acquainted”). The projects help pupils to broaden their historical, geographical and cultural knowledge.
All together students and teachers are able to perceive different lifestyles, interests and other ways of living, develop their ICT skills and the school practice in terms of intercultural communication is being improved. The school aims to be modern, open, tolerant and dynamic educational institution that lays foundation for rapidly changing society.