About the Project

• Project name: Beyond School: The Missing Lessons

• Agreement number: 2025-3-LT02-KA152-YOU-000368628

• Programme: Erasmus+ Youth Exchange (KA152YOU)

• Location: "Elniakampis" homestead in Vilnius region (Lithuania)

• Activity dates: 19-27 of August 2026

• Project duration: From 07/04/2026 till 06/01/2027 (duration 9 months)

• Participants: 36 youngsters and 12 leaders from Lithuania, Cyprus, Hungary, Romania, Poland and Austria.

• Applicant Organization: Meraki LT

• Management Team: Gita Vaskelyte, email: gita.vaskelyte@gmail.com, Nikolas Nikolaou email: nicckolas44@gmail.com; 

The project is about learning through experience, sharing ideas, and discovering new ways to grow both personally and socially. Its main idea is to look at school subjects in a different way and explore how they can be understood beyond the classroom through practical, real-life experiences. Through activities, discussions, and group learning, participants will discover how education can become more meaningful, useful, and connected to everyday life.

The exchange will take place in Lithuania, in a natural environment that supports outdoor learning, connection, and creativity. Through non-formal education methods, practical workshops, and shared intercultural experiences, participants will have the chance to learn in a more active and engaging way. The project also encourages them to think differently about learning itself and to see how education can be more closely connected to real situations, personal interests, and everyday life.

The project aims to offer a learning experience that feels more relevant, practical, and human. It supports young people in discovering new perspectives, learning from each other, and experiencing education in a way that goes beyond school walls.