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Latvia, Riga
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The school operates on two Riga sites: Patversmes iela 20 for early years and Patversmes iela 30 k-3 for later years. A Daycare service is available daily from 3:45 pm to 6:30 pm, operated by a multilingual team speaking French, English, Latvian and Russian. A weekly dining menu is published for student meals. The school has 25 classes and 48 teachers, with students from 27 countries and six languages taught. The institution is accredited by the French and Latvian governments and has been part of the AEFE network since 2011.
Sports activities include football, basketball, volleyball, handball and other team and individual sports offered through a school sports club led by Dāvids Gailītis. Swimming is available in cooperation with Elektrum Olympic Centre at Grostonas Street 6b, though it is currently suspended.
Teaching is organized into four cycles: pre-elementary, cycle 2, cycle 3, and cycle 4, spanning from pre-elementary through high school. The school offers Diplômes and exams including the Diplôme National du Brevet, Baccalauréat, DELF, and Cambridge exams. Arrangements are in place for non-French speaking children to learn French, with FLE and FLSCO support to help pupils achieve fluency by the end of primary. Digital skills are integrated into the curriculum, and science and technology are addressed in the high school program with opportunities to study lab-related subjects as optional topics.
Clubs cover Sport, Dance, Intellectual development, Technics, Arts and crafts, Music and singing, Theatre, Languages and more. Examples include Football/Basketball/Volleyball/Handball, Chess, Robotics, Handicrafts, Choir and Initiation to music, Shadow Theatre and Magic Puppet Theatre, English for preschool, and Cambridge exam preparation.
Located in Riga, Lycée Français International Jules Verne de Riga delivers the French national education system within the AEFE network since 2011. It serves ages 2 to 17 across two sites, with a daycare service. It operates in a multilingual environment with six languages taught and supports non-French-speaking pupils through FLE and FLSCO to reach fluency by the end of primary. The curriculum follows cycles from pre-elementary through high school, leading to the Diplôme National du Brevet and the Baccalauréat (Seconde, Première, Terminale) with core subjects and chosen specialties in Première and Terminale; it also offers the Diplôme National du Brevet, DELF and Cambridge exams. Established in 2007 by the French Embassy, it is managed by APECEF and monitored annually by AEFE inspectors. Facilities include two sites and a daycare service; sports facilities with team sports; swimming via Elektrum Olympic Centre (currently suspended). Extracurriculars cover sports, arts, robotics, languages, and theatre. The choir participates in Latvia's Song and Dance Celebrations, reflecting the school's intercultural education and emphasis on 21st-century skills.
