Latvia, Riga
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The school has intercultural education focused on multilingualism, openness, personalized support, creative development, and 21st-century skills.
The school has personalized support and tutoring and welcomes and supports pupils with disabilities.
The school has arrangements for non-French-speaking children to learn French, with French as a Foreign Language (FLE) and French as a Language of Schooling (FLSCO) teachers providing support.
The school is described as a place of safety, high standards and personal fulfilment, where open-minded, curious and confident citizens of the future are shaped.
The school has an inclusion policy and secularism charter to support a safe, inclusive learning environment; the School Council addresses health and safety issues and supports pupils with disabilities, including school meals.
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.