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Street Law / Countries / Lithuania / Lithuania

Lithuania

Status: Active

Programs

Law School Programs

Since 1972, law schools around the world have developed Street Law programs that teach young people in school, community, and corrections sites about the law, while providing law students with a unique, powerful educational opportunity. Street Law, Inc. provides program resources and teaching materials, connects participating law schools, and... Read more

Open Society Institute/Street Law Network Program

A grant from the Open Society Institute, part of the Soros Foundation network, funded the development of the Open Society Institute/Street Law Network Program. The goal of the program was to develop practical law texts for secondary schools and to train educators in interactive teaching methods in Eastern and Central... Read more

Deliberating in a Democracy

Deliberating in a Democracy (DID) is an international program to teach students how to deliberate controversial public issues. The program challenges students in U.S. classrooms to tackle current civic issues with partner schools in Latin America, Central/Eastern Europe, and North/Western Asia. Through classroom deliberations and videoconferences, students learn more about critical... Read more

Democracy Education Exchange Project (DEEP)

Street Law, along with five other U.S. democracy education organizations, designed and operated the Democracy Education Exchange Project (DEEP). The program’s goal was to help students in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union develop the knowledge, skills, and character traits essential to... Read more

Background

The Regional Center for Civic Education in Lithuania was established with support from the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and works to foster the development of an open, democratic civil society in the Baltic region.

From 2002–2003, the Regional Center for Civic Education participated in Street Law’s Democracy Education Exchange Project (DEEP) and developed and published The Educational National Standards on Constitution. Furthermore, a teacher’s manual and student workbook were translated and adopted, and a library of publications related to civic education was established.

The Lithuania Street Law project has been active in the law school-based program for several years and developed a practical law book.

The Center also participates in the Deliberating in a Democracy program and coordinates the participation of five schools in Lithuania. Visit the Lithuania section of the Deliberating in a Democracy web site to learn more.

Contacts

Regional Center for Civic Education
Dr. Irena Zaleskiene
esinija@takas.lt
PO Box 2451
Minties Str. 44-37
Vilnius, 2051
Lithuania
Web: www.pec.lt
Ministry of Education of Lithuania
Ricardas Totoraitis
r.totoraitis@smm.lt
2/7 A. Volano
Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel: 370.261.3454
Fax: 370.261.2077