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Latvia, Riga
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The school records strong extracurricular academic achievements in national Olympiads, with two students earning first place, one second place, three third places, and two honorable mentions.
Latvia's School Backpack program (Latvijas skolas soma) provides all students with access to Latvia's arts and culture, and 100% of students participate.
The school collaborates with the French Institute in Latvia to provide advanced French language study for grades 1 through 12.
The school's Student Council organizes activities, with students initiating projects, supporting peers and staff, and coordinating class trips and events.
Civic engagement is a school priority; students participate in city- and national-level civic activities, while class excursions and events reinforce community involvement.
Entrepreneurship and leadership development are pursued through civic participation initiatives and student-initiated activities.
Well-being indicators show high engagement: 90% of students are proud to study at Riga French Lycee, 77% feel a sense of belonging, and 80% feel safe, with 85% feeling safe in class.
The Lycée Français de Riga is a French lycee in Riga, affiliated with France through AEFE and the Institut Français, with LabelFrancÉducation recognition. It serves students aged 6–18 across two Riga campuses: Krišjāņa Valdemāra iela 48 and Moon Street 8. The school offers a general secondary program delivered in person, organized into three tracks: languages and humanities; mathematics, natural sciences and engineering; and entrepreneurship and public administration. In the languages and humanities track, Latvian language and literature, French, English, history and social sciences are studied; in the sciences track, Latvian language and literature, French, English, physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics; in the entrepreneurship track, Latvian language and literature, French, English, history, social sciences and mathematics. Latvian language and literature is emphasised alongside French and English as core languages. Founded in 1921, the school maintains its historic links to Latvia and France. Moon Street 8 houses a gym, and upgrades are planned. A digital learning ecosystem includes Uzdevumi.lv, Espace virtuel, Soma.lv and Eduspace. Extracurriculars include folk dancing, choir, theatre and the creative studio L Art, plus student civic leadership initiatives.
