Descripción de la organización:

Kindergarten „Vyturelis“ is a provider of pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and pre-school education. The goal of kindergarten level education is to help children to develop skills that are necessary for successful school-level education.
The main goals are:
- To create healthy and safe environment for the kids.
- To improve the quality of education.
- To improve teachers‘ professional competences by improving their partnership and leadership skills.

Kindergarten „Vyturelis“ was established in 1980. There are 4 groups. The institution has 75 pupils and 10 teachers. Kindergarten has safe and healthy environment and pre-school and kindergarten groups are supplied with educational and visual tools and instruments.
Children develop at different rates and in different ways. Each child is unique and has individual needs. Some children will benefit more from one type of teaching strategy than another; some may need more time than others, and/or additional resources, to achieve the learning expectations.
Kindergarten children are curious about their natural and physical world. The children learn about his/her environment and learn to interpret what is seen, heard and felt, in order to understand the environment. If the child can investigate and experiment, simple concepts will be formed about the world, providing the ground work for later scientific learning. The science topics covered in Kindergarten include: Weather, The Five Senses, Physical Properties (observations), Seeds (collecting, classifying, and growing), Foss Units and etc.
Mathematics actively involves children in manipulative activities and games that make math come alive. Math concepts are skills are best acquired through active involvement in counting, measuring, sorting, comparing, and graphing. Problem solving and communication are a constant theme throughout all activities.
Learning in Social Studies involves getting along with peers, working and playing with others, understanding rules, practicing reasonable self-control, assuming responsibilities, cooperating with others, taking care of the equipment, materials and the appearance of the classroom, listening to and following directions, being a part of a community, getting to know the people in our school building, respecting the similarities and differences of others, understanding how people grow and change over time, and learning interview techniques.
The Kindergarten children are involved in many varied Language Arts experiences. Big books, experience charts, sharing small books, participating in class discussions, listening to stories, drawing and writing as part of the writing process, using music to promote literacy, are all part of our Language Arts curriculum.
The Kindergarten classroom furnishes a wide range of art media and your child is encouraged to use this freely. Children work with clay, do finger painting, color with paints and crayons, and use scissors to construct many creative projects. Such varied art activities not only aid in developing a child's small muscle abilities, but also affect social and emotional development by helping to express thoughts and feelings.
Kindergarten is a time of getting acquainted with music. Musical games and physical responses to music have value in building body coordination. Running, skipping and galloping to music bring a release of feelings.
In the classroom and during music class, which is held three times a week, children have an opportunity to enjoy singing with others, to play rhythmic instruments, to express themselves through rhythmic activities, and to appreciate and hear music and rhythm in everyday things.
The Kindergarten program is concerned about teaching sound health habits and good safety practices in the home, in school, and on the playground. Certain established routines help to teach children an orderly plan of living. They can accept responsibility and build a sense of security, self-confidence, and well-being when they adhere to the rules of the group.
Gross motor skills are developed through formalized physical education class, held twice a week and through on-going classroom activities. Outdoor play is also an important part of developing coordination skills.

Kindergarten teachers perform a complex and multidimensional role. They are responsible for implementing a program that is thoughtfully planned, challenging, engaging, integrated, developmentally appropriate, and culturally and linguistically responsive, and that promotes positive outcomes for all children.