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
Vilnius...
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.
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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...