November LITEXPO. Future school. Why is it so important. to take part? The MAIN FOCUS of this year s exhibition is the

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2 8 th Exhibition of Teaching Aids and Technologies November LITEXPO WITHOUT BORDERS 2018 Exhibition SCHOOL is the most significant annual event of the Lithuanian educational community. This is where school founders, heads of education centres and schools, representatives from businesses and NGOs, teachers, students and their parents meet to learn and share their best practices. Thematic groups of the exhibition The exhibition features interactive and live presentations of methodologies in education, educational materials and services for education, demonstrations of the latest teaching/learning equipment and technologies, and discussions of actual cases and success stories from schools. The MAIN FOCUS of this year s exhibition is the Future school Let s create the school of the future today! Have you ever wondered how will our daily lives look like in 5, 10 or 15 years? What new skills or abilities will we need? Education experts claim that the future will require us to think independently, to collaborate, to be emphatic and to be civic-minded. The exhibition SCHOOL 2018 will invite everyone to develop these abilities already now and to discuss the future school, where children and teachers feel good, where every child is important. Where every student receives a high quality education, taking his or her individual abilities and needs into account. The teacher is a creative and professional teaching and learning designer. Such a school is self-sufficient, certainly understanding its uniqueness, very familiar with its community, providing possibilities and giving wings to every individual. Why is it so important to take part? This exhibition is an exceptional opportunity to: Give live presentations of the latest products and services to education policy makers and to existing and potential customers and users Learn and evaluate their needs and expectations Create and strengthen your image and visibility Establish new contacts for future cooperation In this growing and inspiring annual event, every visitor will find spaces, contacts and activities relevant to them and also have a chance to get together and discuss current developments in education and the future of Lithuanian schools.

3 This year at the exhibition: TEACHERS space: Exhibition Hall 4 The exposition of the exhibition Class of Ideas: events initiated by the exhibitors, aimed at the school principals, teachers and parents New place! Teachers' Lounge: an informal meeting place for teachers and others STUDENTS space: Exhibition Hall 3 Discovery Labs, presenting new creative research activities every year New Opportunities Area, allowing students to interact with professionals of various fields and look into their future occupations early, as well as to exchange experiences and ideas and discuss key topics in education Extensive programme of events and activities Events on relevant topics in education policy, lectures by Lithuanian and foreign lecturers, presentations, best practice sharing seminars, workshops, masterclasses and discussions Practices of municipalities and schools New Competition for students and awards Events for parents Entertainment for all Exhibition SCHOOL 2017 facts and figures: 104 companies and educational institutions presented themselves 197 events held 8Discovery Labs The exhibition welcomed visitors*, 5350 of them teachers and education experts from most of Lithuania s educational institutions *Total number of visitors at the exhibitions SCHOOL 2017 and BABY LAND 2017 >180 groups of teachers and students

4 We invite you to take part at the education exhibition SCHOOL 2018 Exhibitor registration online Organizers Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania Under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Lithuania H. E. Dalia Grybauskaitė Education Developement Centre Publicity specialist of the Information and Communication Division Rūta Mazgelytė Phone: ruta.mazgelyte@upc.smm.lt Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre LITEXPO Project manager Lina Jurkėnaitė Mob.: Assistant project manager Vaida Daskevičienė (event coordinator) Mob.: mokykla@litexpo.lt More information available online at

5 EXHIBITION PLAN November November HALL NO STUDENTS' space HALL NO. 4 HALL NO. 5 TEACHERS space CONFERENCE HALLS 3.1 * 3.2 * 5.1 * 5.2 * 5.3 * 5.5 * - second floor