And not a burden we must bear
On Wednesday early in the morning we left for „Horse museum“ museum near Anyksciai. There we had a workshop about baking bread in the way our ancestors used to do it. As we know, in the past people lived in harmony with nature and used to save all natural resources, including water. Holding hot loaves of bread in our hands we headed to the Treetop walking path near the Sventoji.
April the 04th. Testing and comparing tap water from different countries
On Tuesday all the students and their teachers gathered at school. Together with the Chemistry teacher Asta Jakutiene they learned how to make ecological soap from the ecological, environmental friendly ingredients. Everybody made a piece of such a soap for him/herself which they brought back home. The most important that the soap they made was not only environment friendly but also healthy.
April 03rd-07th the 4th TTLA of Erasmus+ KA2 project “Protecting the environment is an opportunity! And not a burden we must bear.”(Helmut Sihler) took place at Kaunas Versvu Gymnasium. 18 students and 10 teachers from Veikkola School, Veikkola, Finlan, SI La Miquela, Bescano, Spain, Pestalozzischule Radeberg Oberschule, Radeberg, Germany, Mimar Sinan Ortaokulu, Kumluca, Turkey were visiting Kaunas Versvu Gymnasium. At the opening ceremony project participants were welcomed by Finnish Ambasador in Lithuania HE Mr. Christer Michelsson, Mrs.Annabelle Winterhagen, a representative of the German Embassy Cultural and Press Department, Mrs. Kristina Dėdelienė , a Chief Specialist of Kaunas municipality the Environment Department.
International collaboration opens up development opportunities to students and teachers alike. We can develop culturally and improve our communication capacity in general, and foreign language capacity in particular.
Erasmus+ projects at European and global dimensions have practical benefits of introducing students to higher education and employment opportunities beyond their national contexts. These projects also hold personal benefits of making us more tolerant of each other and bring us closer to one another despite the differences in our origins. The closer we work and collaborate, the more we learn about and from one another, the less irrational conflict we will have in this world.
If we want to achieve sustainable change, we have to secure personal commitment.
Thanks to this Erasmus + project, students grow aware of global environmental issues we are facing, they engage these issues by analyzing their origins, evaluating their impact on our lives and surroundings, most importantly, they learn how to live organically and protect their environment.
By working together with partners form a variety of countries, our students not only learn new subjects but also experience many joyful moments, adventures and find new friends. We hope that during this week in Lithuania, we will together learn a lot but also have fun whilst our friendship and collaboration will extend way beyond this project. By collaborating with one another we build the future of Europe together and for everyone, not apart and just for an exclusive group or one nation.
In November 2016 Kaunas Zoo representatives gave a lesson about exotic tropical insects for our elementary students of Kaunas Versvu Gymnasium. Students learned about the food chain of animals in the Zoo. Interesting and mysterious phenomena of insects in the world helped them to understand the importance of our planet. Close acquaintance with a friendly phasmatodea gave a lot of positive emotions, as she greeted each of the students.
Kaunas Versvu Gymnasium the 7 th grade students Vilte Abramavičiūte and Kotryna Babravičiūte became the winners of Kaunas city educational institutions exhibition – competition „Awesome ]animal world. ” among 1-12 grade students. Also for the great pictures acknowledgments were given toKamilė Petrokaitė 7i class. and Neringa Slušinskaitė 12 cl. (Students‘ Art teacher- Vida Gužienė)
Kaunas Versvu Gymnasium elemnetary students collected a lot of acrons which they took to Kaunas Zoo. In winter time animals need a lot of such food which is very healthy for the animals. October 13th, 2016 our students participated in the final event „Acron 2016“ held at Kaunas Zoo.
Exhibition of posters “Nature in Lithuanian literature” made by 7-8 graders and teachers of Lithuanian at Kaunas Versvu Gymnasium
In spring 2017 Kaunas Environmental Centre organized drawings and posters exhibition-contest “Protect the environment”. Six Kaunas Versvu Gymnasium students became winners of various age groups. (Art teacher – Nele Jurgelioniene).
In spring 2016 students of Kaunas Versvu Gymnasium took part in Kaunas city students‘ photo competition „Under the tree and bird wings”. Grade 6i students Dovydas Juknelis won two I-st prizes, Kotryna Babravicute won the I-st prize, Emilija Bendziute, grade 3 won the II-nd prize, Mikas Bendziu, grade 6i won the III-rd prize.
