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Latvia, Riga
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The school is a municipal educational institution under the Riga City Council's Department of Education, Culture and Sports. The vision describes a competent student who, with joy and curiosity, deepens knowledge and understanding, strengthens skills, values and morals, and socially responsibly collaborates for the good of society and Latvia. The mission is the development of creative, responsible, and capable individuals in a supportive and initiative-friendly school environment. The values are traditions, collaboration, responsibility, self-initiative, creativity, and excellence. This framework underpins students' social and emotional development and civic engagement within the school community.
The program includes English language study as part of the language and humanities track and across tracks for the school's upper secondary program. The admissions document for 2025/2026 specifies in-depth study of Latvian language and literature, French language, English language, history, and social sciences in the language and humanities track; in the mathematics/science track, English language is included alongside physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics; and in the entrepreneurship and governance track, English is included with Latvian, French, history, social sciences, and mathematics.
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.
