MĀLPILS Region Rīga Latvia

MĀLPILS

Region Rīga

Latvia

MĀLPILS – region between two rivers

Mālpils: - 4082 inhabitants

-60 km from Latvian capital Riga

-area of 22 051 ha, about half of which is covered with forests

In the centre of Baltic

Estonia

Latvia

Lithuania

Municipality council Mālpils12 public institutions – 7 schools, 2 libraries, Culture center, Social care center, Sport center

Local TV and monthly newspaper

98 small enterprises (agriculture, wood processing, milk production etc.)

Agriculture

and more…

Culture centerEvents’ halls with 600 places and 200 places

Concerts, exhibitions, events, theaters, festivals, conferences, seminars, courses

Children folk dance group, children music groups, folk dance groups for youth and adults, handicraft group Urga, choir, Grandmothers club Rezēdas and other interest groups

Ceramic studio MĀL-PILS

Folk applied arts studio URGA

Sport Center

Non- government organisations

A youth initiative group “MJA.U”

NGO “Mālpils Folk School

People with disabilities and their supporters society “Notici sev”

Association “Malpils sport club”

Grandmother club “Rezēdas”

Fisher association “Mālpils zivīm”

EducationThe first school in Mālpils has been built 1679. Nowadays we have 7 schools:Kinder garten “Māllēpīte”Primary School SidgundaSecondary schoolMusic- and Art schoolVocational secondary schoolBoarding school NGO “Malpils Folk Highschool”

Mālpils Secondary School

Our school Was founded in 1982 343 students in 2011/2012 45 teachers and 11 technical staff

• School flag

School Symbols

• The owl – AWARD OF SUCCESS / best students are awarded leaving school/

School INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME ECO-SCHOOL

Healthy lifestyleSchool environmentWaste recyclingenergywoodwatertransport

Seven topics with different activities

Welcome to Mālpils and Latvia!