Impressive Challenge: 20 Marathons In 20 Days For Happier Children At Schools

Nerijus Buivydas, a principal of a primary school in Lithuania and a passionate runner, challenged himself to something that seemed impossible – to run 20 marathons in 20 days. Having worked in the field of education for nearly ten years, he decided to seek change towards children feeling happier at their own schools.

“I often travel to various Lithuanian schools. Whenever I ask the students to tell me who the most important people in school are, they always consider themselves to be the least important. When the child does not feel comfortable at his own school, we cannot even begin to talk about his motivation to learn”, says Nerijus.

The man accomplished his goal by reaching his personal record of 862 kilometres in 20 days. Every single marathon culminated in a meeting with the excited communities of 20 schools across the country.

“It was not easy both physically and psychologically, but I proved to myself that if you believe strongly enough and put all your efforts into making it happen, anything is possible”, says hero of the children.

In 2007, N. Buivydas founder of the NGO School of Success which specializes in educating high school students about future studies, career paths and other important issues, which are rarely covered in local high schools.

In 2015, Nerijus founded the first Democratic school in Lithuania and is putting a lot of effort into its further development. “My goal as an educator is to provide opportunities for children to flourish as unique personalities and to develop their social competencies alongside basic educational skills. I strongly believe that those are the main factors for growing self-confident, independent, empathetic and happy individuals”, says Nerijus.

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