Education via Sport at Schools

Kaunas is the city widely renowned for sports in Lithuania. The inhabitants here have many choices of various sports activities as the City provides them with the possibilities not only to go in for traditional sports, but also the development of new sports is very much encouraged. Especially this year we seek to assure that 6.5 thousand of the youth that are involved in various sports activities in the sport schools could work efficiently and effectively. A lot of young people are also attracted to the sports and recreation clubs. The institutions of sport education and sport clubs are involved not only in the preparation and development of professional sportsmen, but also in educating the youth. In this school year, more than 4.2 thousand children will start their education at the sport schools in Kaunas City. Also, the same number of pupils will also be enrolled in various sport clubs.

Solving the problems of the preparation of sportsmen, there is a cooperation among all the sport, education, social and health care institutions. Therefore sport, education and physical training are inseparable. Kaunas is very actively contributing to the formation of wholesome lifestyle attitudes. All the institutions of extra education and sport training seek for conformity in education and sport training.

This year has brought remarkable achievements to the city. The sportsmen from Kaunas have won the Lithuanian Youth Sport Games with the programme of matches in 20 sports. During the period of more than ten years of Lithuanian independence, Kaunas City sportsmen are leading in the sport games and competitions in Lithuania.

We strongly believe that the year of Education via Sport helps many people in choosing sports and physical activities in the public life. Sport has become not only the way of passing the time. It also brings national pride in one's own nation and patriotism.