Latvia

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**Welcome to Stacija Elementary school!**
== = = = = Address: Skolas street 12, Kubuli parish, Balvi municipality, LV-4566. Telephone: 00 371 64560035  00 371 26620641   Fax: 00 371 64560035. E- mail: stacijaspsk@balvi.lv The information about Stacija Elementary school is available in Balvi municipality home page [|www.balvi.lv]

**A short school description**
We are the largest elementary school in Balvi municipality. 100 schoolchildren study at school, 18 teachers and 13 technical workers work here. All teachers have the highest education and 6 teachers from them have pedagogics master’s degrees. School realizes 2 educational programs: the basic educational programme - 21011111 the special programme // – 21015811  begin_of_the_skype_highlighting  21015811   end_of_the_skype_highlighting. // There is a possibility to learn 2 foreign languages for schoolchildren. School graduating students successfully continue studies at secondary schools, technical schools, trade schools. The cabinets of our school are equipped with IT technologies. Schoolchildren from forms 5 – 9 acquire the computer studies. Our school library’s fund is complemented with new students’ books, fiction books and encyclopedias. Schoolchildren have creative work with projects in the terms of lessons and educational activities. School has a good collaboration with Sweden. Good achievements in Olympiads of subjects and in the scientific research work in the „I want to know everything” competitions. Students participate in several sport events and get high records. There are 14 groups of education of interests in our school. We are the best dancers in the municipality, 3 collectives of dances operate here. Our traditional school activities are “State’s Proclamation Day”, “Teachers day”, Christmas and The Mother’s day. Untraditional outdoor activities: “Snow painting”, “Miss and Mister”, “Maslenica”, “Festival of familys’ singing” and other. A multilateral collaboration with parents. The school has its own garden, and our workers and even pupils take care of it and work there. We use ecological food in our school’s canteen.

**History of Stacija Elementary school**

 * Stacija elementary school is founded in 1919. Its former name was Balvi Stacija four-year primary school because it was located not far from the train station.
 * In the school year 1936 /1937 the school was renamed as Balvi Stacija six – year elementary school.
 * In 1944 the school was given the name Balvi Stacija seven – year elementary school.
 * During the time from 1951 till 1962 the school was enlarged by constructing one – floor stone building and three – floor stone building.
 * In the school year 1963/1964 the school was reorganized and renamed as Balvi Stacija eight – year elementary school.
 * In 1989 the school had its new name Stacija nine – year school.
 * In 1992 the school finally got its instant name Stacija elementary school.
 * In 2006 the new gym – hall was opened at school
 * In 2009 Stacija elementary school affilitates with Viksna elementary school

**The teachers of Stacija Elementary School**
** Inga Voicisa ** – principal’s deputy of lessons work, a teacher of Housekeeping.
 * Ruta Buksa ** – school principal and a teacher of Social knowledge.
 * Anna Jaudzema ** – a teacher of Biology and Chemistry.
 * Inara Pugeja ** – a teacher of Mathematics and Physics.
 * Jana Mezale ** - a teacher of Mathematics.
 * Sarmite Smirnova ** – a teacher of Visual art.
 * Anita Gaile ** – primary school teacher.
 * Aldis Laicans ** – a teacher of Music and Geography.
 * Santa Ezmale ** – a teacher of English.
 * Inese Karpa ** – primary school teacher and and a teacher of Informatics.
 * Gunita Pugeja ** – primary school teacher.
 * Sarmite Lose ** – primary school teacher.
 * Inga Keisa ** – a teacher of Latvian.
 * Sandis Dzerve ** – a teacher of Sport.
 * Einars Deksnis ** – a teacher of Housekeeping.
 * Zanda Arnicane ** –a teacher of History, librarian.
 * Olga Stankevica ** – a teacher of Russian.
 * Ingrida Pitkevica ** - a teacher of Special training.

** __Comenius cooperation__ **
Form 4 (10 - 11 years old) – class teacher Gunita Pugeja gunitapugeja@gmail.com corresponds to Wales Form 5 (11 years old ) – class teacher Anna Jaudzema annjau@inbox.lv and Form 6 (11-13 years old) – class teacher Santa Ezmale sanis11@inbox.lv corresponds with Poland Form 7 (13 years old ) – class teacher Inga Keisa ikeisa@inbox.lv and Form 8 (14 years old) – class teacher Zanda Arnicane zandaarnicane@gmail.com corresponds with Ireland

**__Our winning Comenius logo - Laura Vitola__**
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**Our pupils and teachers in school year 2011 / 2012**
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