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On the 17th of May this year there will be held an International Contest for Young Talents 2020. It is very popular between Lithuanian community living abroad and it will be held 15 years in a row this year.

Anyone between ages of 5 to 18 can participate. The deadline for the applications is 10th of April, 2020. Anyone can apply by filling the application form online of by emailing eclighthouse@yahoo.co.uk. All of the applications will be confirmed by email.

Contestants are competing in three different categories (instrumentalists, vocalists and dancers) in two different age categories (5-12 and 13-18 years old) as well as the tittle of the main winner of The International Contests for Young Talents.

The main winner and the winners of first and second places of each category (instrumentalists, vocalists and dancers) from each age group will be awarded with specially created sculptures and diplomas.        

Tickets can be purchased at the Broadway Theatre (Barking, IG11 7LS ) or online on www.thebroadwaybarking.com

The 1st of December will be a day to remember for nine EC Lighthouse dancers. They were awarded Arts Award Gold, Level 3 Certificates in the Arts by Trinity College London, Arts Council England.

It was the first time when our dancers were given such an award. We are very proud that all who wanted and sought this award received it. It was a great encouragement for younger dancers to reach their dreams.

The ceremony was attended by the parents of dancers and it was finished with a celebratory lunch at The Gordon Ramsay restaurant.

We are very proud of our creative and hardworking studens that motivates fellow students and us to work harder.

On the 30th of November EC Lighthouse dancders took part in two different events: The Museum of London Festival and a basketball cup ‘Ambasador’s Cup’.

Our dance studio has been collaborating with The Museum of London for over five years and has participated in many of their projects and events. This time at The Museum of London our dancers presented a program based on a Lithuanian folk tale ‘Egle The Serpent Queen’. Nine of our dancers featured in this program where they deepened their dance skills and learned more abour Lithuanian folklore and its interpretation in the modern context.

Dancers also performed in a bassketball cup ‘Ambassadors Cup’ that is organised by The Lithuanian Embassy in UK for over ten years. They performed Latin American dances. It was a great opportunity to keep in touch with Lithuanin community as well as to promote physical activity.

We are very happy with the great perfomances of our dancers that encourages them not only to work harder but also to proudly show their abilities to others.

On the 21-23 of November EC Lighthouse dancers visited Lithuania where they were invited to take part in a Music and Dance Festival which was organised by Vilnius Lithuanians’ house shool.

The Festival had two parts: music and dance perfomances and educational activities where they visited cinema ‘Ozas’, participated in an excursion around Anyksciai (Tree Lay Trail, Puntukas stone, The Light of Hapiness, The Horse Museum). Students participated in the craft workshop where they made their own traditional Lithuanian bead and tried traditional Lithuanian foods.

This kind of international projects encourages our students not only to work harder during their lessons but also deepens their relationship with Lithuania, educates, encourages to make new friends. As this is not the first project that we have with Vilnius Lithuanians’ House school our students already have some good friends in Lithuania who are engaged in similar activities.

Dancers from EC Lighthouse Dance Studio participated at the international dance festival Dance Around the World in Camden Town (London) on Saturday, 26th of October, 2019. They were invited to a Latin American dance evening and performed three dances: Tango, Rumba and Cha-cha-cha. Everyone was impressed with their dances and we are very glad that we were invited to take part in it.

EC Lighthouse aims to engage its students in actively creative, cognitive and educational activities that will provide them with the broadest education possible. Because of that, on Saturday the 26th of October, EC Lighthouse students attended a concert at the Royal Albert Hall called Classical for Kids.

During the event, students got to know musical works by Wagner, Beethoven, Strauss and Mozart. Students were impressed not only by their music but also by the musical instruments that were presented during the event. Elton John’s red piano was especially impressive for them.

We are very glad that our students enjoy classical music and the special environment where it was performed.

This July there were three End of the Teaching Year Celebrations at EC Lighthouse: EC Lithhouse Lithuanian school at Grays, EC Lighthouse Lithuanian school at Shadwell and EC Lighthouse Dance Studio at the Broadway Theatre, Barking.

During these celebrations, 168 students were awarded The End of Year certificates and student performances were held. Nine students (Miss Kamilė Liubytė, Miss Goda Valeišaitė, Miss Kamilė Vaitkutė, Miss Austėja Meliuškanaitė, Miss Karina Paulavičiūtė, Mr Roberto Moonsam, Mr Eduardas Nabolli, Mr Lukas Labanok and Mr Erikas Vaitkus) who are preparing for the British Council’s Gold Arts Award in October were given an opportunity to contribute to the concert program.

At the end of the school year, senior students were writing what they thought EC Lighthouse Lithuanian School was. We were very pleased with their thoughts, there are couple of them:

‘At this school, I not only learned Lithuanian, Spanish, history, but also learned to trust myself’. (Gabrielle R.)

‘I spent eight years at this school, and I really enjoyed it. I learned Lithuanian very well and found three very good friends’. (Sibile T.)

‘I learned more about my country of origin and now I love Lithuania even more’. (Ema T.)

‘I went to school without being able to read or write. Now I fluently speak, read, write and analyze Lithuanian. Every Saturday I get closer to the Lithuanian culture, getting to know the story of my grandparents and my ancestors’. ( Gintarė N.)

‘I feel very good in this school, it is comfortable here, I have made many friends. While attending this school, I not only learned about culture, history, but i also learned discipline’. (Justin B.).

Our school is very proud of our wise, hardworking and creative students.

We are always pleased with the new students who have chosen our educational institution. You are welcome here: we are dedicated to providing you with high-quality knowledge, helping to unleash and develop your talents, and to introduce you to the history and culture of your country and country of residence.

There is a tradition in our school to visit a different English castle at the end of every teaching year. It is a great opportunity for our students to find out more about history, architecture and governance during different periods in English history.

This year we chose Arundel Castle and Gardens that is located in West Sussex. It is a medieval castle with nearly 1,000 years of history, situated in magnificent grounds overlooking the River Arun and built at the end of the 11th century by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel.

The castle is full of fine furniture and works of art in beautifully furnished rooms, it has a great collection of arms and armour, spectacular gardens, and a 14th century Fitzalan Chapel. Some personal possessions of Mary Queen of Scots are on display in this castle as well.

This castle is used to film historical films. A period drama Young Victoria was filmed in this castle in 2009.

Our students were very happy with this school trip as it was a great opportunity not only to learn something new but also to spend some quality time with their friends in a very different and beautiful environment.

EC Lighthouse hosted the 14th International Young Talent Contest at The Broadway Theatre on the 19^th May, 2019. There were 136 participants and more then 50 performances from England, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania and Scotland.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Kingdom Mr Renatas Norkus welcomed the participants and guests of the event.

The contestants competed for the Main Winner title and the names of the winners in three categories (vocalists, dancers and instrumentalists) in two age groups: 5-12 and 13-18.

Two winners (first and second place) were selected by the jury from each category (vocalists, dancers, instrumentalists) in both age groups. They were awarded with special prizes and diplomas.

All contestants were awarded the medals specially created for this competition.

All of the performances of The International Young Talent Contest were evaluated by a team of judges who selected the winners of the individual categories and the main winner of the contest.

Winners of Individual Nominations:

The prize and diploma for the most traditional performance – Mr Augustinuas Gužas from Kaunas National Culture Center, Lithuania.

Prize and diploma for the most artistic performance – Miss Anastasia Lutsenko, Daina Bilevičiūtė’s Studio, Peterhead, Scotland.

Prize and diploma for the most elegant performance – Mr Eduardas Nabolli and Miss Kamilė Vaitkutė, EC Lighthouse Dance Studio, London, England

The prize, set up by the British community in the United Kingdom, was awarded to Mr Deimatas Bosas ir Miss Gabija Bosaitė.

Categories and age grouos winners:

5 – 12 years old group

First place winners

• In the vocalist category the first place winner’s diploma and prize was awarded to Miss Andrėja Klusavičiūtė, PepiPop, London, England.
• In the category of dancers, the first place winner’s diploma and prize was awarded to Mr Erikas Vaitkus and Miss Gabrielė Šimalytė, EC Lighthouse dance studio, London, England.
• In the category of instrumentalists, the first place winner’s diploma and prize was awarded to Miss Austėja Paulauskaitė, Peterborough, Anglija.

Second place winners

• In the vocalist category, the second place winner’s diploma and prize went to the vocal ensemble Vėjukai, Droghedos four winds Lithuanian school, Ireland.
• In the category of dancers, the second place winner’s diploma and prize went to the dance group Polėkis, England.
• In the category of instrumentalists, the diploma and prize of the second prize winner went to Mr Adrijus Kvedaravičius, Lithuanian school Obelėlė, London, England.

13 – 18 years old group

First place winners

• In the vocalist category the first place winner’s diploma and prize was awarded to the quartet from Riga Lithuanian Secondary School, Latvia.
• In the category of dancers, the first place winner’s diploma and prize was awarded to Mr Roberto Moonsam iand Miss Kamilė Liubytė, EC Lighthouse Dance Studio, London, England.
• In the category of instrumentalists, the first place winner’s diploma and prize was awarded to Miss Amanda Gruško, Riga Lithuanian Secondary School, Latvia.

Second place winners

• In the vocalist category, the second place winner’s diploma and prize went to Miss Gabrielė Vucens, Lithian School Obelėlė, London, England.
• In the category of dancers, the second place winner’s diploma and prize went to Mr Lukas Labanok and Miss Goda Valeišaitė, EC Lighthouse dance studio, London, England.

The main winner of the contest is the EC Lighthouse dance studio. They were awarded a diploma and the main prize.

We thank everyone who took part in the competition and congratulate all the winners.

The Project Manager of the Internation Contest for Young Talents – Mrs Nijolė Jankauskienė

There was a European Dance Championship 2019 that took place from the 18^th to 22^nd of April this year. This championship is taking place for twenty years in a row and attracts many dancers from a lot of different countries. This year there there was 660 participants from 15 countries (Ireland, England, America, Belgium, Brazil, Estonia, Italy, Spain, Gibraltar, Mexico, Israel, South Africa, Portugal, Finland, Sweden). Eight dancers from our school also took part in this championship.

During the four days of the championship, 227 dances were delivered. It was a great possibility to see stunning dance performances presented by dancing academies, dance colleges, dance schools and dance teachers.

This year it was the first time that our dancers took part in this championship. This Championship has impressed us not only with wonderful performances, flawless organization, great living conditions. During this championship not only vast experience was gained, but our dancers have also won two awards.

EC Lighthouse dancers won third place in different style dances category and a special Catalan prize for exceptional, elegant performances and they also become first-class winners in this category.

We are very proud of our students and we are very happy with their awards.