STEMBRIDGE SCHOOL
A private multilingual school whose history begins in Minsk and continues today in Vilnius.
Mission and Community Role
New Campus and Academic Development
New Stage in Vilnius
Closure in Minsk
Born in Minsk (2018–2020)
Today, Stembridge School provides high-quality basic education and a learning environment where safety, trust, and psychological comfort are combined with modern methods and technologies.
The school positions itself as a bilingual space that helps children integrate into the European educational system while preserving cultural identity.
An important part of the school’s mission is supporting families who have relocated from Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia — helping them adapt gently to life and education in Lithuania and the European Union, while preserving their languages and cultural roots.
The school positions itself as a bilingual space that helps children integrate into the European educational system while preserving cultural identity.
An important part of the school’s mission is supporting families who have relocated from Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia — helping them adapt gently to life and education in Lithuania and the European Union, while preserving their languages and cultural roots.
In April 2024, the school moved to a larger, more modern campus at Nemenčinės pl. 48 in Vilnius, expanding opportunities for learning and extracurricular life.
Also in 2024, Stembridge School received accreditation from Cambridge International Education and now offers education in English, Russian, and Lithuanian, combining national Lithuanian programmes with Cambridge International programmes.
From 2024, Primary School classes are offered as bilingual, where instruction is conducted in Russian and English using the team-teaching system — meaning two teachers are always present in the classroom: one Russian-speaking and one English-speaking.
Also in 2024, Stembridge School received accreditation from Cambridge International Education and now offers education in English, Russian, and Lithuanian, combining national Lithuanian programmes with Cambridge International programmes.
From 2024, Primary School classes are offered as bilingual, where instruction is conducted in Russian and English using the team-teaching system — meaning two teachers are always present in the classroom: one Russian-speaking and one English-speaking.
Before this closure, however, in 2021 the school had already opened a campus in Vilnius, intending it to become the first element of its international network.
In 2022, our school in Vilnius supported students and teachers affected by the war in Ukraine, continuing its mission as a safe and supportive community.
In 2022, our school in Vilnius supported students and teachers affected by the war in Ukraine, continuing its mission as a safe and supportive community.
Stembridge School was founded in Minsk in the spring of 2018 by a group of like-minded educators who wanted to create an alternative educational space with a focus on individual learning paths and the development of future-oriented skills.
From the very beginning, the idea was to reduce the traditional constraints of schooling — to have as few rigid and unnecessary rules, closed classrooms, and hierarchy as possible, where a teacher’s word means everything and a student’s — almost nothing.
Over several years, the school attracted more than 400 students, offering traditional face-to-face education, individual educational trajectories, and online learning formats. The school received state accreditation in Belarus and, in 2021 became the first and only school in the country accredited for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB).
From the very beginning, the idea was to reduce the traditional constraints of schooling — to have as few rigid and unnecessary rules, closed classrooms, and hierarchy as possible, where a teacher’s word means everything and a student’s — almost nothing.
Over several years, the school attracted more than 400 students, offering traditional face-to-face education, individual educational trajectories, and online learning formats. The school received state accreditation in Belarus and, in 2021 became the first and only school in the country accredited for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB).
At the end of 2022, due to tightening policies by Belarusian authorities toward private and international educational programs, almost all private schools in the country were closed, including Stembridge.
Mission and Community Role
New Campus and Academic Development
New Stage in Vilnius
Closure in Minsk
Born in Minsk (2018–2020)
Today, Stembridge School provides high-quality basic education and a learning environment where safety, trust, and psychological comfort are combined with modern methods and technologies.
The school positions itself as a bilingual space that helps children integrate into the European educational system while preserving cultural identity.
An important part of the school’s mission is supporting families who have relocated from Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia — helping them adapt gently to life and education in Lithuania and the European Union, while preserving their languages and cultural roots.
The school positions itself as a bilingual space that helps children integrate into the European educational system while preserving cultural identity.
An important part of the school’s mission is supporting families who have relocated from Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia — helping them adapt gently to life and education in Lithuania and the European Union, while preserving their languages and cultural roots.
In April 2024, the school moved to a larger, more modern campus at Nemenčinės pl. 48 in Vilnius, expanding opportunities for learning and extracurricular life.
Also in 2024, Stembridge School received accreditation from Cambridge International Education and now offers education in English, Russian, and Lithuanian, combining national Lithuanian programmes with Cambridge International programmes.
From 2024, Primary School classes are offered as bilingual, where instruction is conducted in Russian and English using the team-teaching system — meaning two teachers are always present in the classroom: one Russian-speaking and one English-speaking.
Also in 2024, Stembridge School received accreditation from Cambridge International Education and now offers education in English, Russian, and Lithuanian, combining national Lithuanian programmes with Cambridge International programmes.
From 2024, Primary School classes are offered as bilingual, where instruction is conducted in Russian and English using the team-teaching system — meaning two teachers are always present in the classroom: one Russian-speaking and one English-speaking.
Before this closure, however, in 2021 the school had already opened a campus in Vilnius, intending it to become the first element of its international network.
In 2022, our school in Vilnius supported students and teachers affected by the war in Ukraine, continuing its mission as a safe and supportive community.
In 2022, our school in Vilnius supported students and teachers affected by the war in Ukraine, continuing its mission as a safe and supportive community.
Stembridge School was founded in Minsk in the spring of 2018 by a group of like-minded educators who wanted to create an alternative educational space with a focus on individual learning paths and the development of future-oriented skills.
From the very beginning, the idea was to reduce the traditional constraints of schooling — to have as few rigid and unnecessary rules, closed classrooms, and hierarchy as possible, where a teacher’s word means everything and a student’s — almost nothing.
Over several years, the school attracted more than 400 students, offering traditional face-to-face education, individual educational trajectories, and online learning formats. The school received state accreditation in Belarus and, in 2021 became the first and only school in the country accredited for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB).
From the very beginning, the idea was to reduce the traditional constraints of schooling — to have as few rigid and unnecessary rules, closed classrooms, and hierarchy as possible, where a teacher’s word means everything and a student’s — almost nothing.
Over several years, the school attracted more than 400 students, offering traditional face-to-face education, individual educational trajectories, and online learning formats. The school received state accreditation in Belarus and, in 2021 became the first and only school in the country accredited for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB).
At the end of 2022, due to tightening policies by Belarusian authorities toward private and international educational programs, almost all private schools in the country were closed, including Stembridge.