International School of Riga

What happens when an entire primary school trades classrooms for the forest? A day filled with adventure, creativity, and unforgettable learning. 🌲

From building forts and sharing stories to exploring nature together, our students spent the day discovering that some of the best lessons happen beyond four walls. While our youngest learners regularly experience the benefits of forest learning, this special day brought our entire Primary School community together outdoors.

It’s just one of the many ways we make learning meaningful, memorable, and uniquely ours. 🌿💚

One chapter ends, and another begins. ✨

We celebrate our Grade 5 students as they graduate from the Primary Campus. From the classrooms and playgrounds where they learned, grew, and built lasting friendships, they now take their next step toward new opportunities and new challenges.

While many will continue their journey with us next year at the Secondary Campus, others will begin new adventures at different schools and in different parts of the world. Wherever their paths may lead, they carry with them the experiences, friendships, and values that have shaped them along the way.

Congratulations, Grade 5 - we’re so proud of you! ♥️

What a fun time at ISR Sports Day at our Primary School Campus, bringing energy, and community spirit to life.

As part of the day, we also organized the Breast Cancer Awareness (BCA) Fund Run in support of the Pink Train Foundation, Latvia’s leading breast cancer support organization. 🎗️ 🏃‍♀️

The entire campus came together for a meaningful cause-raising awareness, showing solidarity, and taking action as one community. We are incredibly proud of everyone who took part and helped make a difference! 💖

Class of 2026, we are so proud of each and every one of you. 🎓

As ISR Director Dr. Amanda Romey reminded us in her speech, the happiest people are not those with the highest status or the biggest bank accounts, but those surrounded by love. Along the way, your achievements will matter, but it’s how you make others feel that will truly stay with them.

Carry that with you, choose kindness, and create a life filled with meaning. ❤️

Congratulations, Class of 2026, you did it!

Our faculty members joined educators from around the world at the Early Childhood Education Summit ‘26 in Vilnius.

The central question: Guided play or play guided?

What they brought back confirms what we believe and practice every day in our Early Years programme for children aged 1.5 to 6 years old.

🧠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲: 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭?

Research shared at the summit highlighted something powerful:

👉 Play is how children build 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
👉 Play teaches children to 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬, 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧
👉 Play develops 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
👉 Play strengthens 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲

🏫 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐚?

At our Early Years Programme, play is the primary vehicle for inquiry. This means:

✨ Children are encouraged to 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞
✨ Learning is 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥
✨ Teachers 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫,supporting each child’s development
✨ Children build 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲
✨ They learn to 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞
✨ Regular trips to forest help build 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦-𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

📵 Another important takeaway from the summit: Fragmented screen content can lead to fragmented focus.

That’s why in Early Years, we prioritize real-world play, interaction, and discovery — giving children the strong cognitive and emotional foundations they need.

💬 𝐒𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 “𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲”?

It’s a partnership.

A child leads with curiosity.
An adult supports with intention.

Not too much direction. Not too little.
Just enough to challenge, inspire, and nurture growth.

At the International School of Riga, our Early Years programme is designed to ignite a love of learning through play — because when children play, they are not just having fun, they are building the skills they will carry for life.

We are currently welcoming children to join our Early Years programme for the upcoming academic year. 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞. 📩 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬@𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚.𝐥𝐯

An enchanting night at High School Prom 2026. 🎭✨

Our Masquerade Ball was filled with style, joy, and moments to remember.

Special thanks to Vietējais top for generously sponsoring the evening’s refreshments. 🖤