Our presentation involves three issues:

Lithuanian Educational

system

Educational system in

Zagare Gymnasium

Education of gifted pupils: experience

and problems

Pre-school education (1 – 6 year of age)

Primary education (7 – 10 years of age)

Basic education (11 – 16 years of age)

Secondary education (17 –18 years of age)

Post-secondary education (19 – 29)

Education for adults

Education system in Lithuania

Education system in Lithuania

Pre-school education (1 –

6 year of age) is provided in:

A kindergarten –school

Primary school

Basic school

Secondary school

Gymnasium

A school for children with special needs

Education system in Lithuania

Primary education (7 – 10 years of age) is provided in:

A kindergarten –school

Primary school

Basic school

Secondary school

Gymnasium

A school for children with special needs

Education system in Lithuania

Basic education (11 – 16

years of age) is provided in:

Basic school

Youth school (from the 6th form)

Secondary school

Gymnasium

Vocational school (from the 9th form)

A school for children with special needs

Education system in Lithuania

Secondary education (17 –

18 years of age) is provided in:

Secondary school

Gymnasium

Vocational school (from the 9th form)

A school for children with special needs

Education system in Lithuania

Post-secondary education (19 – 29 years of age) is

provided in:

College. Non-university studies which last for three years.

University (College). The first stage (Bachelor‘s degree) with standart duration of studies for four years.

University. Studies which last for five years. University. Special vocational training

programs after graduating from university (last for a year)

University. The second stage (Master’s studies) lasts for two years.

University. Post-graduate course (two years of studies after Master’s course)

University. Doctoral studies (a four-year-studies after Master’s course)

University. Residency (a five-year-studies after Master’s course)After successful completion of university studies

graduators are awarded a diploma of appropriate level.

  PRIMARY EDUCATION

BASIC EDUCATION

SECONDARY EDUCATION

Lessons Education is organized in classrooms in a form of lessons starting from 8:00

Compulsory lessons per week

20 – 24 24-32 24 compulsory and 8 optional lessons every week

Lesson duration 45 minutes (only 1th form has 35 minutes)

45 minutes 45 minutes

Teachers 1 teacher works with pupils. Such subjects as music, religious studies, and foreign language are taught by other teachers.

Different subjects are taught by a teacher who is an expert of a subject

Different subjects are taught by a teacher who is an expert of a subject.

Extra curricular activities

Pupils can choose extra-curricular activities (arts, sport, etc)

Pupils can choose optional subjects (dance, health education, etc) as well as various extra-curricular activities (optional lessons of some subjects, arts, sports, etc).

Pupils can choose optional subjects (dance, health education, etc) as well as various extra-curricular activities (optional lessons of some subjects, arts, sports, etc).

Education system in Zagare Gymnasium

Intellectual

32

Artistical

48

Sport

30

110 pupils

Folklore 39

Drama 25

Art school 12

Info club 20

Natural science 7

Native language 7

Reporters 15

Healthy story 15

Curiosity 9

English language 30

Mobile games 18

Athletics 15

Football 12

Pupils according selection1th - 4th forms 2011-2012

Intellectual 74

Artistical

105

Sport

105

150 pupils

Singing 32

Play with instruments 20

Dancing 40

Art 27

Info club 20

Ecology 14

Natural science 29

Healthy school 25

Tourists 3

Basketball 41

Active games 14

Athletics 20

Volleyball 4

Tennis 7

Sport school 16

Pupils according selection5th - 8th forms 2011-2012

Intellectual

40

Artistical

73

Sport

68

108 pupils

Singing 45

Playing with instruments 12

Dancing 35

Art school 16

Info club 37

Ecology 24

Healthy school 12

Disco 8

Tourists 7

Basketball 38

Athletics 16

Volleyball 17

Tennis 25

Sport school 33

Pupils according selection9th – 10th forms 2011-2012

Intellectual

44

Artistical

58

Sport

30

62 pupils

Pupils according selection11th – 12th forms 2011-2012

Info club 25

Ecology 12

Healthy school 13

Disco 7

Singing 21

Playing with instruments 8

Dancing 14

Art school 15

Tourists 4

Basketball 20

Athletics 6

Volleyball 15

Tennis 12

Sport school 11

  PRIMARY EDUCATION BASIC EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION

Main subjects Ethics; ·   Ethics; ·  Ethics;

Lithuanian language; ·   Lithuanian language; ·  Lithuanian language,

Foreign language; ·   2 foreign languages; ·  2 foreign languages;

Natural science; ·   Mathematics; ·  Mathematics;

Mathematics; ·   Computer studies; ·  Physics either chemistry or biology;

Art and technology; ·   Physics; ·  History,

Physical culture. ·   Chemistry; ·  Physical culture.

  ·   Biology;  

  ·   Geography;  

  ·   History;  

  ·   Economics;  

  ·   Art;  

  ·   Technologies;  

  ·   Physical culture;  

Foreign language Foreign language is taught from the second form.

In the 6th form the second foreign language is involved into the curriculum.

Special needs pupils Learning according to their abilities. Special modified or adapted programs are being created to assist them to obtain education and qualification.

 

Duration of education

Four years (1st – 4th forms). Six years (5th – 10th forms). Two years (11th – 12th forms).

Upon completion Gains a Certificate of Primary Education.

Gains a Certificate of Basic Education.

Gains a General Certificate of Secondary Education, which enables to continue studies in a university or a college.

Education system in Zagare Gymnasium

9 school months a year of learning

SEPTEMBER 1th1 holidays week in November

2 weeks Christmas holidays

week holidays in April, 1st – 5th- formers have 10 days of additional holidays

The school year is divided into two semesters or three terms. At the end of the semester or a term an average of marks is derived. Pupils go to higher form under the order of the headmaster of a school. Lagging students have a right to get extra tasks.

3 months for summer holidays

Education system in Zagare Gymnasium

Developing of gifted children in Lithuania

In our report we are going to review:

The approach in developing of gifted children in Lithuania;

How do we understand in Lithuania what a child is a gifted child;

The basic problems of developing gifted children;

The disadvantages of the process of developing gifted children in Lithuania and in Zagare.

Gifted child is an extra-ordinary person

Gifted child is a creative personality

Gifted child is an

original child

What a child is a

gifted child?

Gifted child is a talented

child

To dominate, to be persistent and decisive;

To be calm and reserved, be interested in ideas not the things;

Ability to express feelings and experiences;

Tendency to be adventurous;

Being more sensitive;

What is typical for gifted children?

High level of self respect and independence;

Curiosity, preferring complicated things to simple, good social adaptation;

Unusual ability to understand various relationships;

They like disorder in the beginning, but the final tendency is the seeking of order;

Misbehavior and disciplinary problems

What is typical for gifted children?

Nowadays educational authorities in Lithuania pay a great attention at the necessity to develop gifted children at

schools.

Teachers of the primary forms with the help of psychologists who work in all the schools of Lithuania try to recognize such children as early as it is possible.

Lithuanian schools offer a great variety of extra-curricular activities and clubs where such children may develop their abilities after lessons.

Nowadays educational authorities in Lithuania pay a great attention at the necessity to develop gifted children at

schools. There are specific art, sport schools and centers of self expression in every city and town of Lithuania where the gifted children may be developed individually.

Different contests at schools, districts and republic help such children to experience the value of their achievements.

The process of education of gifted children has some

disadvantages:Inappropriate tasks;

Too little attention is divided to teaching how to learn;

Too little attention is divided to children’s personality;

Not enough individualization of the tasks;

Insufficient attention to the learning environment;

Inadequate effectiveness of the assessment;

Insufficient attention to the needs of pupils;

Incorrectly assigned homework;

To develop a creative personality teachers have:

Use art in education not for developing more artists but for helping children to show their creative abilities;

Education with the help of art in the primary forms often becomes the basis of all the education (even mathematics and writing);

Education by art is the best way to develop the personal creativity.

Creativity is inhibited by:

Criticism (teachers must be very careful and just when they criticize)

Evaluation (marks are not used for evaluating achievements of the primary schoolchildren in our school)

It is very important to say to a child that he is gifted in time and he will prove that he is

really gifted.

Thank you for attention