User:Dainius36/Kauno Aleksandro Puškino gimnazija

Kaunas Alexander Pushkin Gymnasium is a full-time, self-learning general education school in Kaunas, Vytauto Ave. 50, which carries out primary, lower secondary, secondary and additional education programmes in Russian and Lithuanian. The lower secondary education department operates at V. Krėvė Ave. 50. The Russian gymnasium was established in Kaunas in 1930, until World War II worked in the premises of the current teacher qualification center. In 1930, 238 students studied. In 1945, the school moved to its current premises, where the German real gymnasium used to operate.

In 1999, on the 200th anniversary of the poet's birth, the former 10th secondary school was given the name Alexander Pushkin. The school has primary, main, profile classes and adult school classes in the evenings. There are 27 teams, studios, information centre, 2 computer classes. In 2000, the school became a profile. Then there was a separate class of Chechens. By decision of Kaunas City Council of 23 February 2006, since 2007 Kaunas Alexander Timinskis (formerly 20th) secondary school has been connected to the gymnasium. P. Eimutis Youth School remained in the building.

By decision of Kaunas City Council of 13 November 2008, since 1 September 2009, the school has established classes teaching the state language of Lithuanian. The gymnasium works two shifts. In the morning shift, pupils are educated according to pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education programmes. The language of instruction is Russian. The evening shift provides education for adults and young people in employment (aged 16-17) according to adult lower secondary and upper secondary education curricula. The language of instruction is Lithuanian. Since 2010 gymnasium.

Since 1 September 2012, according to the decision of Kaunas Municipal Council of 5 April 2012, P. Eimutis Youth School, which was a former member of the Kaunas Municipal Council, was attached to the gymnasium. A. Timinskis Secondary School building, which became a structural subdivision – the Department of Basic Education (V.Krėvė Ave. 50). In it, education is organized for pupils in grades 5-10 who lack learning motivation or have problems with socialization, or are more prone to sports activities.

Activity
Bilingual education in the gymnasium brings together pupils from ethnic minorities in the older classes. This helps to integrate them into civil society in the country in order to enable minority pupils to develop their mother tongue in an informal educational environment.

There are 20 groups and studies in the gymnasium. In the lower secondary education department, in addition to all the necessary specialty classrooms, there is a student resocialization center, library, information technology cabinet, fitness, karate halls. Non-formal activities are developed and student employment is controlled. Works as a psychologist, social educator.

The team of teachers of all gymnasiums actively participates in education reforms, various international, republican, city events, projects, raises qualifications, prepares students well for exams and Olympics. All teachers and students have free access to computers and the Internet.

The gymnasium is equipped with a computerized information center and two information technology classes. Teachers have the opportunity to conduct integrated lessons in information technology and other subjects, and pupils and teachers themselves are more developed. Great attention is paid to the technical provision of cabinets. Classes are equipped with modern personal computers. The central gymnasium building (Vytauto Ave. 50) is equipped with 13 interactive whiteboards and computer projectors. The lower secondary education department is equipped with 6 interactive whiteboards (mathematics, Lithuanian, English, chemistry, information technology classrooms), and the library is equipped with a home cinema system.

Directors

 * Alexander Timinsky
 * Algimantas Mikulskas
 * Joseph Burkoy
 * Erik Griškevičius

Famous teachers

 * Jonas Kardelis, journalist
 * Alexander Timinsky, educator, interwar politician

Famous students

 * Nikolai Medvedev, politician
 * Vladimir Orlov, Museumist
 * Vladimir Romanov, businessman, financier
 * Arina, pop singer
 * Ilya Laurs, entrepreneur