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Last Saturday Gediminas Lithuanian School turned 16! Schools students and parents celebrated it with a quiz competition "100 Years - 100 Facts." School's students proved to their parents that they attend school for a reason and proudly shared their knowledge about Lithuania. 

ASSIST, program that creates life-changing opportunities for outstanding international scholars to learn from and contribute to the finest American independent schools is turning 50! Program's founders, patrons, board members, supporters, alumni, current students and guests gathered in Washington, DC to celebrate 50 years of building bridges.

About 10 years ago, KFF made a grant to the University of Washington Baltic Studies department. That gift has now resulted in an endowed professorship that has made it possible for the UW to establish a permanent faculty position devoted to research and teaching about Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. We recently received a report, excerpted below,  from Guntis Šmidchens the Kazickas Family Endowed Professor in Baltic Studies,  on his research and program initiatives.

Gediminas Lithuanian School in Chicago is inviting all to the KFF Matching Grant event - Interactive Game " 100 Years 100 Facts" to celebrate Lithuania's 100th and Gediminas Lithuanian School's 16th birthdays.

The National Coalition of Community-Based Heritage Language Schools, American University's Institute for Innovation in Education and TESOL Program in Washington, DC invited all to the 5th annual conference with a goal to make clear the importance of community-based heritage language schools in the United States and in the lives of language communities in this country and to build partnerships to make them stronger.

The Kazickas Family Foundation and ASSIST (American Secondary Schools for International Students and Teachers) announce application process for ASSIST 2019-2020 Scholarship candidates.

On Tuesday, October 9th, “The Life of Joseph Peter Kazickas” exhibit opened at the Gabriele Petkevicaite-Bite library in Panevezys. This exhibit continues to travel through Lithuania together with a written legacy – J. P. Kazickas’ letters written to his beloved wife Alexandra between 1943 and 2009.

Everyone is invited to the exhibition, dedicated to the philanthropist, patriot, entrepreneur, Honorary Doctor and a long-time sponsor of KTU – dr. Juozas Kazickas on his 100th anniversary. The exhibition opens October 4th, 12.30 p.m. at KTU Santaka Valley in the 228th hall.

During the Kazickas Family Foundation September 19th meeting it was decided to continue the Alexandra Kazickas Grant Program for the seventh year in a row. Alexandra Kazickas was deeply committed to the preservation of a Lithuanian identity for young people growing up in the US.

Even though this year's We Connect Lithuania participants are back home all around the world, the memories are still very vivid. We are excited to share a video from We Connect Lithuania 2018.