Top 15 English centers for kids in
Riga, Latvia

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The description
It is quite often that parents are faced with the problem of choosing an educational institution for their child. To make the process easier we have prepared a ranking of English educational centres for children in Riga. Elskids has developed its own methodology to evaluate all the available data about Riga’s language centres for children and created a ranking based on a number of criteria such as studying conditions, international exams preparation, etc.
How have we conducted the ranking?
The key ranking parameters were the conditions of study and the possibility of passing international exams.
When considering the learning conditions, we paid attention to the teachers’ qualifications, students’ average age, and the presence of native speakers in the programmes. It was important for us to understand what language classes are held in, whether the school environment is English-speaking , whether a meta-subject approach is used, or whether the centre is focused solely on learning a foreign language. In addition, we tried to understand whether there are assistants helping teachers during the lessons and breaks.
Another ranking criterion was the opportunity for students to get prepared for international exams. In addition to the opportunity to take IELTS and TOEFL we were interested whether an A-level programme and accreditation in the Joint Council for Qualifications (Edexcel, OCR, Cambridge, etc.) which enable student to continue studying at European universities were available.
How have we conducted the ranking?

The key ranking parameters were the conditions of study and the possibility of passing international exams.

When considering the learning conditions, we paid attention to the teachers’ qualifications, students’ average age, and the presence of native speakers in the programmes. It was important for us to understand what language classes are held in, whether the school environment is English-speaking , whether a meta-subject approach is used, or whether the centre is focused solely on learning a foreign language. In addition, we tried to understand whether there are assistants helping teachers during the lessons and breaks.

Another ranking criterion was the opportunity for students to get prepared for international exams. In addition to the opportunity to take IELTS and TOEFL we were interested whether an A-level programme and accreditation in the Joint Council for Qualifications (Edexcel, OCR, Cambridge, etc.) which enable student to continue studying at European universities were available.

Below is a summary table with the data about the centers that we managed to find online. For the missing data, we addressed the centres’ staff directly. Question marks highlight those items for which information could not be obtained.

Note that you can also view and download the detailed list using the links provided.