educational system in latvia can we make a difference? – promoting environmental awareness"
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Educational system in Latvia
“Can we make a difference? – promoting environmental awareness"
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Basic facts about the Republic of Latvia:
• Location - Northeast Europe, eastern coast of the Baltic Sea Area - 64 589 km 2
• Population ~2 million (urban-68%, rural-32%)• Capital - Riga, 747 000 residents• Ethnic composition - 57,6% Latvian, 29.6%
Russian, 4.1% Byelorussian, 2.7% Ukrainian, 2,5% Polish, 1,4% Lithuanian, 2,1% other nationalities
• Main religions - Lutheran Protestant, Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox
• Official language - Latvian (the Baltic language group of the Indo-European languages)
• Currency - Lats (LVL). 1 lats consists of 100 santims.
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Republic of Latvia residents have equal rights to acquire an education.
The right to acquire an education in the offical State language is guaranteed in the Republic of Latvia.
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Latvian Education System from 1991
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Pre- school (kindergarten)
• It is the first step of educational system.• 5-7 year old children have to participate in pre-
school programmes
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Basic schools
• 9-year single structure basic education is compulsory for all children from the age of 7.
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Special education• Special schools or special education classes within
general education schools provide education for children with special needs that correspond to their individual health condition..
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Vocation oriented education
• Vocation oriented education in arts and music is voluntary and provides for a person’s individual educational needs and wishes.
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Secondary schools
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Secondary schools
• There are two types of secondary education programmes: general secondary and vocational secondary education and training programmes.
• Different vocational education and training programmes(4-year, 2-3 year, 2-year,1-2 year) are developed and offered for all branches of the national economy of Latvia.
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Different vocational education and training programmes(4-year, 2-3 year, 2-year,1-2 year) are developed and offered for all branches of the national economy of Latvia
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Higher education
• Tertiary Education (ISCED level 4-5) Universities and other institutions of higher education mostly run both academic and professional programmes.
• The 3-4-year Bachelor’s degree is considered as a complete academic qualification. Master’s degree is awarded after the second stage of academic education and requires at least 5 years of university studies.
• Doctoral studies last 3-4 full-time years
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• The tuition at pre-school, basic and secondary education in a state or municipality founded educational establishments is funded from the national or municipal budget
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Grading system
• Educational achievements are assessed in a ten-point system:
10 with distinction, 9 excellent, 8 very good, 7 good, 6 almost good, 5 satisfactory,
4 almost satisfactory, 3 weak, 2 very weak, 1 very very weak.
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Adult education
• It is provided to satisfy needs in lifelong education process to support personal development and competitiveness in the labour market regardless of person’s age and previous education.
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