About Klaipeda Sendvaris pre-gymnasium
Klaipeda Sendvaris pre-gymnasium is a modern, safe, community-based and open-to-change school where curious, creative, courageous and responsible students grow up. Our pre-gymnasium is located in Klaipeda, a city by the sea, where traditions, openness to the world and constant movement forward meet. The school’s motto “I seek – I find – I change!” reflects the daily path of our community: to seek new opportunities, find solutions, learn from experience and change together with the challenges of the modern world. At Sendvaris pre-gymnasium, we strive to make every student feel visible, heard and important. We create an environment where children boldly ask questions, explore, collaborate, learn to take responsibility and develop self-confidence.
Our mission:
Raising courageous, self-confident and ambitious personalities.
This mission obliges us not only to provide knowledge, but also to help children grow as personalities: courageous, responsible, able to accept challenges, learn from mistakes, be confident in themselves and strive for more.
Our vision:
The school of the future – for future generations.
Open to the world, open to changes, preparing for a future that we do not yet know.
Sendvaris pre-gymnasium is a school that not only responds to change, but also creates changes. It is important to us that students are prepared for the future, able to think critically, solve problems creatively, cooperate, use modern technologies and remain human in a constantly changing world.
Our values:
Community
We come together when a member of the community is having a hard time. No one – neither a child nor a teacher – should feel left alone. We believe that a strong school is built on mutual support, trust and working together.
Respect
We show respect for ourselves and others, the environment and our country. We never remain indifferent; we step forward, offer support, and care for one another. For us, respect means listening, understanding, accepting different perspectives, and fostering a safe, supportive culture of communication.
Courage to grow
We choose a challenge, not comfort – for both students and ourselves. We are not afraid to make mistakes, ask questions, and learn something new. For us, learning is continuous growth; therefore, we encourage curiosity, initiative, creativity and a determination to improve.
Responsibility
We take responsibility for our words and actions. When we make a mistake – we admit it and correct it. Responsibility helps create a school culture based on trust, where each member of the community understands their role and contribution.
Education and the environment
At Klaipeda Sendvaris pre-gymnasium, education is based on the pursuit of student progress, assistance to each child and modern teaching methods. The school emphasises not only academic knowledge but also social-emotional development, creativity, citizenship, cooperation, development of career competencies and students' self-expression. An environment is created in which children can explore, create, ask, and try to discover. The school constantly updates educational spaces: a nature laboratory, a library, a sensory room, ICT and foreign languages classrooms, a gym, technologies, robotics and other modern educational tools are used. The pre-gymnasium aims to make learning lively, meaningful and connected to the real world. Therefore, students are encouraged not only to memorize information, but also to apply it in practice, ask questions, look for solutions, work in a team and present their ideas.
STEAM activities
One of the strongest areas of Klaipeda Sendvaris pre-gymnasium is STEAM education. The school implements STEAM programs that combine science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. Through these activities, students explore, create, solve problems and learn to apply the knowledge they have acquired into practice. We are proud that the pre-gymnasium has earned the “STEM School Label” and has become an ambassador of this label. This is an important recognition of the entire community, showing that the school is developing modern education purposefully and creatively.
Innovative Entrepreneurship
The Innovative Entrepreneurship Program is implemented at Klaipeda Sendvaris pre-gymnasium. It is closely related to STEAM education, as it encourages students not only to think but also to act: to notice problems, look for solutions, create ideas, test them, improve and present them. Innovative entrepreneurship helps develop students' initiative, creativity, responsibility, financial literacy, independence and the ability to work in a team. This is an essential future competency that empowers children to act with confidence, better understand the challenges of the modern world and prepare for a future that demands adaptability, creativity and responsible decision-making. The school aims for students to learn not only to answer questions but also to raise them, not only to complete tasks but also to create value for themselves, the community and the society of the future.
Internationality and project activities
The school is open to the world and carries out international cooperation projects. Teachers participate in Erasmus+ mobilities. Students have exchanges with teenagers from Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Latvia, and Estonia. International activities broaden students' horizons, help them study other cultures, and strengthen their linguistic, social, and cooperation skills. Such experiences allow students to understand that learning does not only take place in the classroom - the world is also a big school.
Ethnoculture and traditions
An important part of the identity of Klaipeda Sendvaris pre-gymnasium is ethnoculture and Lithuanian traditions. The school is proud to be one of the educational institutions in Klaipeda, where ethnocultural traditions are actively continued. Respect for one's roots, culture, language, and the country’s history is cultivated. It is important for us that students get to know the world, be open to innovations, but at the same time do not forget their identity and values. Traditions, celebrations, creative activities and community events help children understand who they are, where they come from and what responsibilities they have to their culture and country. Sendvaris pre-gymnasium seeks to strike a balance between international-mindedness, tradition, creativity and innovation. This allows students to grow into open-minded individuals, who remain connected to their cultural roots.
Community and cooperation
The strength of our pre-gymnasium is community. Teachers, students, parents, support specialists and social partners work together to create a school where it is enjoyable to learn, work and grow. The school fosters a culture of trust, dialogue and partnership. We believe that the best solutions are born when people feel heard, respected and included. For us, cooperation is not just a formality, but also a way of working and interacting every day. The pre-gymnasium cooperates with city cultural institutions, Klaipeda University, Vytautas Magnus University, Klaipeda STEAM Centre and the local community. These partnerships enrich education, provide students with more opportunities and strengthen the school's connection with city authorities.
Activities carried out at the school
Education at Klaipeda Sendvaris pre-gymnasium is not limited to lessons alone. Students are provided with the opportunity to attend full-day school classes and extended-day groups, and to participate in various project, creative, cognitive, international, STEAM, ethnocultural, sports, civic, environmental, and community activities. Student leadership, active participation in school life and responsibility for joint decisions are encouraged. When children see that their ideas are important, they become more active, responsible and more self-confident. Therefore, at the pre-gymnasium, we create an environment in which students can not only learn, but also act, create, try, make mistakes, correct them and grow.
Our direction
Klaipeda Sendvaris pre-gymnasium is a school where a child grows not only as a student, but also as a person. Here they learn to know themselves, other people, their city, country and the world. We believe that the school of the future must be lively, open, creative and courageous. It must not only transfer knowledge, but also raise a person - curious, responsible, able to cooperate, respecting their roots and prepared for a future that we do not yet know.
Klaipeda Sendvaris pre-gymnasium is a school of the future for the future generation.
I search - I find - I change!
