School as cultural community center

At a theoretical part of thesis there are analysis of scientific literature. There are analyzed conceptions of community. Concepts’ analysis highlighted elements of community, cognitive methods as well as functions. Their where analyzed and commented peculiarities of local Kuktiškės community. There are discussions about possibilities of school as an open community socialization system: action of village school in the microsocium also culture of basic school as a basis of socialization. Presumptions of school as a center of community center there are presented. At a practical part of thesis there are presented research analysis performed at February - January of 2004-2005 at the community of Kuktiškės. There was 300 respondents participated at this research. This research displayed that Kuktiškės basic school in Utena district performs education of pupils and parents as well as organizes leisure time, embosoms and transfers cultural values and traditions. But according research all the organized activities only partially satisfied all the need of pupils’ occupation as well as needs of village community. In a way to reach Schools full - fledged role as a cultural center of village school, process of socialization of village community, aims of the school must at least partially synchronize with the aims of the members of society. For this reason there is necessary to collaborate between school and external environment