Riga French Lycée


The Riga French Lycée is a :category:French international schools|French international school that was founded in September 1921 in Riga, Latvia. It is a school, where studies take place from grade 1 to 12 and the only school in Latvia, where French can be learned at an advanced level starting from primary school. Studies can also be commenced in grade 7 or 10.

History

Marcel Etienne Segrest, the former Director of the Lycée Marsels, was one of the first teachers at the school. In addition to teaching French he also taught the Latvian language and literature. He was joined by Angelika Gailīte, a history teacher. It was located at Krisjana Valdemara street.
In 1965 the school was renamed as the Henri Barbusse Riga Secondary school No. 11. At this time it was located at 8 Mēness Street, Riga. On 21 September 1991 the original name, Riga French Lycée, was restored.