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Out of total project cost of EUR 18 million, 0.5 million will be invested into energy efficiency measures and granted from Climate Change Mitigation Program funds administered by the Environmental Project Management Agency (APVA). The project will be implemented by Nullus on behalf of the Support Fund for Bucha School. Once built, the school that meets the nearly-zero-emission-standard will be handed over free of charge to the municipality of Bucha.

“This is the first project supported by the Development Cooperation Program in Ukraine. It is good that the investments reach a very important area of education, and the children attending the school will remember Lithuania’s contribution to rebuild of destroyed infrastructure of Bucha. We believe that the school’s opening ceremony will take place in a free Ukraine,” says Agnė Markauskienė, head of the Climate Change Mitigation Department.

On November 24, our team went to Bucha to show the school's design to the most important audience — students, teachers, school management, and the Bucha municipality administration. The students examined each floor plan in detail and shared their thoughts with the architects. Our team also gathered feedback on the interior design of the future school and kindergarten from teachers and educators.

Right now we are working on making the school interior, and the team of architects will make sure to include all the great suggestions from the kids and teachers in our next work steps. Meanwhile, the technical design of the school is almost ready, and we are preparing to obtain a building permit.

The big thank you to Bucha Lyceum No. 9 for helping us organise these helpful feedback sessions. And a special shout-out to the 10th-grade students and teachers who shared their thoughts during our discussions!

This September the Franciscan High School in Kretinga, Lithuania, organized a fair for European Countries Day, where students came together to raise money to support the construction of a new school in Bucha, Ukraine. Together students collected and donated more then 700 euros for the Bucha school fund. It is truly fantastic to see the involvement of kids in supporting the rebuilding of Ukraine.

Every donation matters to us! Thanks you all for the contribution to the Bucha School construction.

Dėkojame!

Link to the original post on a Kretinga school website: link.

On October 5 and 6, Ukrainian and Lithuanian architects and educators, representatives of government agencies and NGOs met in Vilnius to launch the «School of the Future for Ukraine» project. During the two-day workshop in Vilnius, participants discussed architectural, educational, social, environmental, and economic aspects of the concept of a new Ukrainian school. This joint study will serve as the basis for determining the criteria necessary for the implementation of the future technical design of a typical school.

We were grateful for the opportunity to join the discussion! Viktorija Blažienė, Head of the Architecture Department of the Bucha School, shared her experience of actively involving key users, including students, teachers, and parents, in the planning and construction of schools.

The «School of the Future for Ukraine» project, initiated by the Lithuanian government, aims to reconstruct Ukraine's educational infrastructure. The program aims to develop a standard technical school design that will save time and money on construction while creating an innovative learning environment.

Link to the article on a lietuva.lt: link.

The project team gathered in Vilnius Gravitas school to meet the kids from Ukraine and asked them – what is a perfect new school? All participants were divided into five groups and had to brainstorm and design ideas for several spaces in the school.

Nowadays, school is not only a second home for students – it is a hub for everything and everyone – sports, leisure and events. So, for best results, everyones‘ in the school community's needs have to be heard!

In collaboration with the Bucha municipality design team, administration members, Bucha school heads, teachers, investors, and project coordinators gathered to think about a new type of school for Bucha. All participants were divided into four groups and had to reflect on the problems and possibilities in existing schools. Their insights will be used to define the main tasks, challenges and needs for the further steps of the design process.