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Latvia, Riga
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Languages taught include German, English, Latvian, and Russian, with up to six lessons per week for Latvian and Russian; in middle school a fourth language is introduced, with Italian, Chinese, Spanish, and French as options; the end-of-school goal for the fourth language is medium proficiency; the school serves children aged 15 months to 15 years.
The school provides a German international education with a focus on German language acquisition for non-native speakers in pre-school and kindergarten. English is introduced through daily play sessions, with formal daily English lessons starting in pre-school. Elementary students learn German, English, and a third language, and in middle school a fourth language is added. All languages are exclusively taught by native speakers, with strong emphasis on achieving fluency in German, English, and the third language. The new school year 2025/26 accepts children aged 15 months to 15 years.
German-language immersion for non-native speakers at pre-school and kindergarten; English is introduced via daily playtime and formal lessons begin in pre-school; all languages are taught by native speakers; in middle school a fourth language is introduced (grade 5+), with Italian, Chinese, Spanish, and French as options.
Deutsche Internationale Schule Riga is a German international school located in Riga. Founded in 2015 as a kindergarten, it has expanded to elementary and secondary levels, with the oldest students in grade 9. Serving about 300 children from 25 countries, the school offers the IB Diploma Programme (DP) alongside a bespoke curriculum for German Auslandsschulen, including the GIB-Abschluss, an extended IB variant. The curriculum emphasizes language learning from early childhood: preschool and kindergarten are taught by German teachers with native-speaking capabilities, supported by German-speaking assistants who also understand Latvian, Russian and English; in elementary, students study German, English and a third language, with a fourth language added in middle school. English instruction starts in kindergarten and a Sommer language course runs in summer. Classes run 8:30–15:30, with an after-school program until 18:30 offering homework support, tutoring, electives and supervision. The school welcomes residents and international families on stays in Latvia.
