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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT RIGA
PARDAUGAVA SCHOOL

Latvia – Riga – Kartupelju street, 2
www.pdps.lv

Riga Pardaugava School is a public school founded in 1964. It is situated in Riga.
Riga is the capital city of Latvia, its political and cultural centre.

The school is fully financed by the state. It has about 504 students and 46 teachers .
The school provides two education programs. One of them is for national

minorities. The school also has designed and has been realized a special program
for pupils with posture disorders since 2003. The ethnic composition of our
students differs - we have Roma, Latvians, Russians, Ukrainian, Syrian and

students of other 15 nationalities. Unfortunately social and basic learning skills of
some students are not developed very well. It means that most of our students have
a risk of social exclusion in future. Three percent of our students are disabled; as
well many of them have psychological and social problems, difficulties in learning.

Twelve percent of our students do not get support from their parents, who are
basically unemployed.

Our school has participated in several local, national and European projects and
partnerships. They were focused on research, innovation and best practices. Our

teachers are trainers, mentors, members of specialist national boards and
professional associations. The Administration Board chaired by the school principal

ensures strategic, operational and financial management of the institution.