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Title of the Project
Saules - private secondary school infants learn, use and feel joy of learning languages
Brief description
This project is an excellent opportunity to early language learners' from Vilnius "Saules" private school to make friends with children from many European countries, to speak different languages and experience the joy of this communication. This stimulates the interest of learning different languages. There is a special adopted programme for early English language learning from preparatory school. Other languages are also introduced. The classes are complemented with special events, such as "Languages' Day" activities, or a visit to the embassies'. The variety of languages is promoted by numerous international projects with partners from England, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands.
Country
Lithuania
Year
2005
Target Language
Dutch, English, German, Lithuanian, Spanish
Sector
School Education
Further Information

THE INITIATIVE PROMOTER’S PERSPECTIVE

Background

The idea of the project stems from the need to prepare children for living in multicultural and multilingual Europe. The awareness of various cultures should be fosterd from very early age.

Objectives

- to raise awareness of different cultures
- to promote communication skills
- to promote friendship with children from other countries
- to motivate to learn languages

Approach

School administration regularly arranges meetings with representatives from other European countries / embassies.
Children start learning English from pre-school form.

Results

The project participants set up friendly relations with schools from UK, Germany, Hollanf and Spain.
A special programme was developed and implemented.
The staff and children took part in the international conference of private schools held in Vilnius

Why the European Language Label?

Promotion of young language learning

THE NELLIP NETWORK’S PERSPECTIVE

Consistency with European Policies in the field of Language Learning

Promotion of starting early language learning

Consistency with European, National and yearly priorities

Integration of language and other subject leaning

THE NATIONAL AGENCY’S PERSPECTIVE

Motivations

Creating friendly learning environment;
implementing early language learning

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21 December 2014

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