Riga Young Leaders School

21/02/2025

🌍 Riga Young Leaders School: Where English Brings Us Together! 🇬🇧✨

Did you know that the working language of Riga Young Leaders School is English? Here’s why:

✅ We have international speakers sharing their expertise.
✅ You’ll get the unique chance to meet and interact with exchange students from the USA.
✅ It’s an inclusive environment, preparing you for global opportunities.

Riga Young Leaders School is a great way to practice your English every week—by engaging in discussions with peers and learning from international experts!

📢 Join us and take your leadership skills to the next level! 🚀

19/02/2025

🌟 Applications Now Open for Riga Young Leaders School! 🌟

🚀 Are you 15-19 years old and ready to develop your leadership, teamwork, and communication skills? The Riga Young Leaders School, supported by the American Embassy, is now accepting applications for students from all around Latvia!

🎓 Program Details:
✨ Free participation
✨ Weekly online sessions
✨ Opening Ceremony and Gala Conference in Riga
✨ Based on the British Council Active Citizen Leadership program
✨ Interactive lessons on leadership, public speaking, and problem-solving
✨ International speakers from the U.S. Embassy Riga, United Nations Headquarters, and more!

📅 Application Deadline: March 8th, 2025

🖱️ Apply now on our website: www.leadershipschoolriga.lv

Take the first step toward becoming a future leader. Don’t miss out—spaces are limited!

Tag a friend who should join!

Aicinām skolniekus pieteikties Jauno līderu skolā.

03/02/2024

SUMMER PROGRAMM IN THE USA

ASV vēstniecība Rīgā aicina Latvijas izglītības iestāžu audzēkņus vecumā no 16 līdz 18 gadiem piedalīties Bendžamina Franklina programmas vasaras institūtā. T
ā ir četru nedēļu gara intensīva apmaiņas programma, kas ir radīta, lai stiprinātu Eiropas un ASV jauniešu saikni un kopīgās vērtības.

Programmas ietvaros dalībnieki uzzinās par ASV jauniešu iesaisti sabiedrības dzīvē, kā arī par atbalstu, ko ASV sniedz demokrātijas, pilsoniskas sabiedrības un ekonomikas attīstības veicināšanai.

Šogad programma norisināsies Perdjū Universitātē, Indiānas štatā (Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana,) no 2024. gada 22. jūnijam līdz 20. jūlijam. Vairāk par programmu: https://lv.usembassy.gov/lv/education-culture-lv/franklin-program-lv/

Pieteikšanās:

Pretendenti aicināti aizpildīt anketu un izveidot video (līdz divām minūtēm) angļu valodā, kurā pretendents skaidro savu motivāciju piedalīties programmā un idejas par turpmākajām aktivitātēm pēc atgriešanās Latvijā.
Pretendentiem ir jāpublicē video jebkurā uzticamā un pieejamā tiešsaistes platformā un jānorāda saite pieteikuma veidlapā. ASV vēstniecības vērtēšanas komisija atlasīs finālistus, kuri tiks uzaicināti uz virtuālu interviju ar vēstniecības pārstāvjiem, un iesniegs savus CV un ieteikumu vēstules.
Konkursa uzvarētājs piedalīsies četru nedēļu programmā no 2024. gada 22. jūnija līdz 20. jūlijam.

https://lv.usembassy.gov/lv/education-culture-lv/franklin-program-lv/

Pieteikšanās termiņš 2024. gada stipendijai – 2024. gada 21. februāris. ASV vēstniecība Rīgā aicina Latvijas izglītības iestāžu audzēkņus vecumā no 16

25/10/2023

Aicinām uz tikšanos par akadēmiskajām iespējām ASV ar EducationUSA Ukraine un EducationUSA Latvia pārstāvjiem.

Kad: 2023.gada 1.novembrī plkst.17:00
Kur: Latvijas Nacionālajā bibliotēkā, Mūkusalas ielā 3, Rīgā
Kam: skolēniem, skolotājiem un visiem interesentiem.

Vēlies pieteikties bakalaura vai maģistra studiju programmām ASV, taču nepieciešama papildus informācija? Vēlies uzzināt visus uzņemšanas procesa aspektus, uzlabot savu profilu un uzzināt vairāk par pieteikuma procesu? Nāc uz tikšanos un uzzini visu par pieteikšanās procesu, kā finansēt studijas ASV, kā arī par EducationUSA centru piedāvātajiem pakalpojumiem.

Reģistrējies šeit: https://forms.gle/N69kod3WbTMif6ARA
Pasākuma valoda: angļu. Iespējama tulkošana ukraiņu un latviešu valodās.

Vietu skaits ierobežots.

23/02/2023

A little RYLS reunion at National Library of Latvia
Dear Edze, Milana and Alesja it was a pleasure to meet you yesterday!

20/02/2023

FREE ENGLISH CLASSES WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS

Exclusive opportunity for non-native advanced English speakers.

Every Wednesday at 17:30 at the JFK Reading Room, located on the 3rd floor of the Latvian National Library, two American Fulbright scholars will present English discussion and activity exercises to all interested attendees.

The first session, “Media Through Culture” will take place this Wednesday, the 22nd of February.

If you wish to attend, please confirm by emailing [email protected] with you name.

12/11/2022

RYLS GRADUATES 2022

⭐Alesja Hohluka (Jurmala)
⭐Angelina Vatsuro (Riga)
⭐Artjoms Galdins (Babite)
⭐Danija Strele (Liepaja)
⭐Edze Kelkite (Kegums)
⭐Emilija Skrube (Riga)
⭐Ernests Licis (Riga)
⭐Janis Drelings (Ilukste)
⭐Karline Kleinberga (Riga)
⭐Kristiana Zemesa (Valka)
⭐Lelde Karklina (Riga)
⭐Liva Eglite (Dobele)
⭐Madara Balode (Riga)
⭐Marta Brakanska (Jelgava)
⭐Milana Smirnova (Riga)
⭐Robina Tina Celmane (Riga)
⭐Samanta Dovgane (Daugavpils)
⭐Sofja Lomannikova (Liepaja)
⭐Tina Bule (Liepaja)
⭐Verners Kristians Alksnis (Lielvarde)

04/10/2022

RYLS Gala Conference took place on the 27th of August, in Park Inn by Radisson Valdemara hotel. Many of our participants are not from Riga, so we started our day with a small walking tour through the Old Town.
On our arrival to the Conference Hall, we started our meeting with British Council Active Citizens Leadership activities to build trust and develop skills and values for dialogue and networking. Then we continued with the presentations of our fantastic guest-speakers. Our first guest was Iris Willey, cultural attache from the USA Embassy in Riga. Ms Willey was speaking about the USA Embassy activities in Latvia and shared a valuable information about grants and programs available for Latvian students in the USA. Our second speaker was Patricija Anna Vavilova. Patricija (22) works at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and she is a brilliant motivational speaker for young people. She encouraged the audience to look at things from a different perspective, and motivated them to take positive action in their lives.
We were also very excited to hear the presentation from RYLS 2021 alumna and RYLS 2022 Mentor Baiba Lucijanova. Last year Baiba participated in the Future Leaders Exchange Program in the USA. So Baiba kindly shared with us her experiences of participation in the FLEX program and told us about her life in America.
Next part of the event was dedicated to the Community projects presentations, where RYLS 2022 participants absolutely impressed the audience by their fantastic presentations and innovative ideas. Our participants worked hard for the last month on their own group projects, developing ideas on what they can do to make their own communities a better place to live.
We were also honored to listen to Liva Eglite breath-taking flute performance, Marta Brakanska read her own amazing and motivational poem, and young ballerina Milana Smirnova gave us all a fantastic masterclass! (we are extremely proud of being able to work together with such talented young people).
The event finished with a touching graduation ceremony. We watched a short video where participants looked back at their eight weeks experience at RYLS and shared their feedbacks and emotions about the time we spent together. Finally, diplomas were issued to our participants and mentors. What an unforgettable day it was!

09/09/2022

Embassy Public Diplomacy Officer Iris Willey spoke with the Riga Young Leaders School about U.S. diplomacy and educational exchange opportunities. The Embassy is proud to support RYLS, a program that helps Latvian youth improve their English, develop leadership capacity, and enhance communication skills. 🇺🇸🇱🇻

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Embassy of Latvia to the USA Izglītības un zinātnes ministrija