Simonas Dachas progymnasium is a non-profit public organisation. It is one of the biggest and oldest schools in Klaipėda city, with more than 1000 pupils from 1st to 8th grade. Since 1991, after Lithuania regained its independence, the progymnasium carried out the implementation of a theatre education programme: each year approximately 220 students take part in these studies. Theatre lessons give pupils the chance not only to experience the process of creativity and/or to express themselved through drama, but also to know and to better understand themselves as individuals. Simonas Dachas progymnasium participates in various projects and tries to improve the quality standards of education.