Nacionalinė Aukštesniųjų Liaudies
Mokyklų Asociacija (NALMA) –
National Asociation of Folk High School
The National Association of Folk High School in Lithuania (NALMA) was founded
and authorized on 3 of February 2000 as non-governmental and non-profit
organization.
The purpose of activity is to coordinate activity of institutions, of adult
education movement in order to develop the variety and accessability of non -
formal education system, providing broad possibility for different folk
movements such as folk high schools, folk academies to make them more flexible
in satisfying people’s needs in a transitional society.
NALMA comprises of the first four folk high schools established in Lithuania in
1998-1999.
Aims of National Association of Folk High Schools:
to co-ordinate the activities of the institutions by making influence on adult
education movement as such in order to develop the variety and accessibility of
the non-formal education sector, providing broad possibility for different folk
movements such as folk high schools, folk academies, study circle activities;
to strengthen the position of Folk High Schools movement in non-formal
adult education;
to strengthen co-operation between FHS and other institutions of adult
education;;
to stimulate the development processes of free personality, life long
learning, democracy;
to represent Lithuanian Folk High Schools in the country and abroa
National Association of Folk High School,
3009 Tvirtoves al. 35, Kaunas
Lithuania
President- Dr. Povilas Kuprys
Chairperson of Board- Vita Krivickiene
Tel. +370 650 17883
Fax +370 7 333120
E-mail vitak@ktk.lt
