Liepaja Centre primary school is situated in the West part of Latvia - Kurzeme, near the Baltic Sea, between the lake Liepaja and the sea in the centre of Liepaja. It is situated in the third biggest city of Latvia 200 km from the capital Riga. There are 575 students and 41 teachers. The students' age is between 7 and 12. They learn in our school from the 1st till 6th grade.
In our school we try to find each student talent. We have high level maths and language teaching in our school. Students learn English from the 1st grade. From grade 6th students have to choose second foreign language, we offer Russian, French and German. Our students have high achievements in Music. There are 3 choirs at school – boys’ choir and two girls’ choirs who participating in the Song Festival every four years and other festivals.
We offer different after school activities to develop students' abilities. Students are actively involved in activities related to Math, Science, languages, Visual Art, Music, programming and Sport.
Our school organizes also a holiday camp each year in summer and sometimes in autumn for students about topic connected with environment protection.
Our teachers have participated in the Comenius and Erasmus + projects for school staff professional development connected with CLIL approach, using ICT including tablets and English language courses.
In this project we would like to work together with our partners, support each other and exchange experience in new teaching methods. In collaboration with teachers from other countries our teachers will have a chance to improve their teaching methods. Teachers will have a chance to compare the education system in other countries and improve their foreign language skills.
In our school we try to find each student talent. We have high level maths and language teaching in our school. Students learn English from the 1st grade. From grade 6th students have to choose second foreign language, we offer Russian, French and German. Our students have high achievements in Music. There are 3 choirs at school – boys’ choir and two girls’ choirs who participating in the Song Festival every four years and other festivals.
We offer different after school activities to develop students' abilities. Students are actively involved in activities related to Math, Science, languages, Visual Art, Music, programming and Sport.
Our school organizes also a holiday camp each year in summer and sometimes in autumn for students about topic connected with environment protection.
Our teachers have participated in the Comenius and Erasmus + projects for school staff professional development connected with CLIL approach, using ICT including tablets and English language courses.
In this project we would like to work together with our partners, support each other and exchange experience in new teaching methods. In collaboration with teachers from other countries our teachers will have a chance to improve their teaching methods. Teachers will have a chance to compare the education system in other countries and improve their foreign language skills.