The Educational Forum “Transformations of Early Childhood Education: Why and How?” took place on the 27th in 2022. The introduction was presented by Laimutė Jankauskienė (Head of the Preschool and Primary Education of the General Education Department of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania). The keynote ,, Transformations of Early Childhood Education: Why and How?” was read by prof. dr. Onutė Monkevičienė (Professor of the Academy of Education of Vytautas Magnus University).
In the discussion participated Vitalija Bujanauskienė (Director of Utena Education Center, Chairwoman of the General Education Council, President of the Lithuanian Association of Education Center Employees), prof. dr. Valentina Dagienė (Vilnius University Professor), Dalia Jakulytė (representative of the Western Parents’ Forum), accoc. prof. Sergejus Neifachas (Associate Professor of the Academy of Education of Vytautas Magnus University, Director of Vilnius Kindergarten “Jurginėlis”), Saulius Žukas (the publisher and the author of ,,Baltos lankos” textbooks). The conclusion was given by prof. dr. Liudmila Rupšienė (President of the Lithuanian Educational Research Association), prof. dr. Loreta Žadeikaitė (Chief Adviser of the Department of Studies, Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania). The forum was moderated by doc. dr. Rita Makarskaitė-Petkevičienė (Associate Professor, Institute of Educational Sciences, Vilnius University, Member of the Board of the Lithuanian Educational Research Association), prof. dr. Daiva Malinauskienė (Professor, Siauliai Academy, Vilnius University). The forum record is available on the Youtube channel : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOz2e4byi3A.