Vilnius, Lithuania
“Education is one of our top priorities, and I have no doubt that with the help of the Bloomberg Philanthropies we will make this idea a reality. Teaching and learning in Vilnius schools will be even more interesting and effective.” Mayor Remigijus Šimašius
Building a more-resilient K-12 education model
Winner of the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge for their project – Vilnius is a School – the city of Vilnius is taking lessons learned during Covid to create more resilient K-12 education models, especially those that tap the “city as a classroom”. By allowing students to explore urban phenomena through outside learning, Vilnius is a School is pushing the boundary of when and how education should be delivered.
Photo: Ugnė Žilinskė
As head of the Centre for Educational Progress, Unė Kaunaitė is part of a team aiming to transform the education experience, helping teachers extend their classrooms throughout the city.