Why Choose the International School of Riga?

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1. At ISR, our students always come first. We provide an individual approach to learning, where students are given assignments based on their existing skills, to maintain a balanced learning curve. Furthermore, our faculty and curriculum are built to develop both the students’ academic knowledge and life skill knowledge. Student safety is ensured by a comfortable environment and freedom of individuality is allowed and even promoted. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
2. One of ISR’s greatest accomplishments is the international and diverse community of students and staff. By studying in this sort of conditions, students are taught to be open-minded and are therefore exposed to a diverse array of information. Thanks to this, students are able to adapt to new environments easily and prosper in their academia. 
3. All students face the matter of transporting themselves to and from the educational facilities on time every day, which can become a gruelling task. That is why ISR has made a point to be the most centrally located school, with ease of access via public transportation, cycling or even ISR’s very own bus route.
4. Throughout the schools 25+ years of education, honouring our host country and its rigorous rich cultural traditions has been in the top of our priorities. Since then, celebrating events such as Independence day and midsummer have become a nurtured school tradition, where people of all ages take part and enjoy the day off!
5. We are incredibly proud of our qualified and passionate teachers, who dedicate their day-to-day lives educating our students. With over 15 nationalities, 40 Bachelor and 24 Masters degrees, our 40+ faculty members have tens of years of combined international teaching experience, making them incredibly good at they do.
6. On the contrary to other educational facilities, ISR take the inquiry approach to learning, rather than brute force memorisation. With this approach, students are taught to be able to understand and deduce problems themselves, rather than relying on reciting textbook information. This leads to students that are much more aware and capable, as they have been taught to figure out the answer, not remember it. 
7. We believe that school time and lessons should not be the only opportunity for students to learn with the schools resources. This is why ISR has more than 40 different extra-curricular activities, both during and after school, including clubs, events and more. These activities are carefully refined and students can pick and choose whichever ones they like, resulting in educational content that does not appear as “school-work” to the pupils.
8. One of the driving forces for ISR’s success within the educational field has been the tight-knit community, that has held together through rain and shine. Our parents, students, alumni and staff often meet in coerced events, both related and unrelated to academia, that strengthen the community and provide a comfortable environment for younger and older students.
9. As we have listened to our students and their struggles, we have come to understand what students need to strive both now and in their educational future. That is why ISR provides multiple services, including extensive university counselling, to make sure students are ready for what the future holds. We do our best to provide them with all the necessary information and follow along their path to application submission. 
10. The International Baccalaureate program is a unique and fortunate opportunity that ISR is incredibly proud to be able to provide. Thanks to the diligent and modern curriculum, our students have been accepted to worlds highest rated universities, with Yale, Harvard and Oxford to just name a few.