Dr. Austėja Landsbergienė is a distinguished social scientist, educational scholar, and the originator of the contextual learning principles. She serves as a consultant on educational matters, an evaluator for the Council of International Schools, and the HundrED ambassador for Lithuania. She is also the founder of Vaikystės Sodas, the largest early years education network in the Baltics, and Karalienės Mortos Mokykla. A prolific author of seven books, she is a regular speaker at conferences both in the UK and internationally.