Lithuania is divided into four regions: Aukštaitija, Dzūkija, Žemaitija and Suvalkija. Our district belongs to Suvalkija. Suvalkija’s capital is Marijampolė, that is 24 kilometres from Vilkaviškis.

Trakai Castle

Vilnius, the Capital of Lithuania

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Vilnius, Old Town

Vilkaviškis (district center)

Vilkaviškis Cathedral

Vištytis Regional park, not far away from Gražiškiai (the place where our school is located)

The Stone in Vištytis Regional park

GRAŽIŠKIAI

Gražiškiai is a small town in Vilkaviškis

district, 24 kilometres away from

Vilkaviškis. It has about 400 inhabitants.

The place has a unique tradition called “Making

dance “Šyvis”, the horse”.

Below is the picture of this tradition

The first primary school in Gražiškiai was founded in 1623. The present building was built in 1951,

later it was expanded. Recently our school has been renovated

and is constantly being modernized.

In 2010 it gained the status of gymnasium.

• Traditions of our school is one of the strongest points. We have been working hard to achieve it and now we can state that it also

considerably adds to positive microclimate.

Contest for primary school pupils “Let’s Help Children to Start Loving Books”

Traditional “Teachers’ Day”, October 5th

“The Exam of Constitution“, Constitution Day

Traditional “Autumn’s festival’s” display, things made of vegetables, flowers and fruit

Traditional Tourism Day

“European Week” during which pupils of each class prepared posters about European countries

February 16th, the Day of Lithuania's Act of Independence.

Our pupils in the house of Local Community.

Children are dressed in national costumes

Remembering January 13th,

the day when in 1991, as a result of Soviet military actions,

at least 14 civilians were killed and more than 600 injured

New Year Carnival

Halloween

• In December 2013 our school became the

most special school in Lithuania!

Gražiškiai...