Rites Folk School work plan for 2025. Program, dates may change, follow the changes. During the courses, it is possible to stay overnight at Rites Folk School, as well as prepare meals in the school kitchen!
| Date | Activity |
| 1.03.-09.03. | Visit of Japanese friend Wataru Miyauchi to Latvia, Folk School. |
| 28.02.-02.03. | Knitting courses with Janīna, Benita and Mārīti. |
| 02.-07.03. | Visit of Danish youth to Latvia, classes at Nereta J.Jaunsudrabiņš Secondary School, local environment tour and Daugavpils. 01.03. Natural cosmetics. Starts at 10:00. |
| 07.-09.03. | Sēlija’s leadership training, Rite Folk School’s participation in them. |
| 26.04. | We help at Rite Folk School. Cleaning of the permaculture garden. Car boot market. Exchange with things you don’t need. Lottery. Starts at 10:00. |
| 18.-23.05. | Erasmus+ adult group from Denmark. |
| 24.05. | General assembly. Report on the work done, future work plan. Visit to Aknīste Youth Center: floristry lesson and concert. Start at 14.00. |
| 04.07. | Latvian identity course. Latvian dances and songs together with the chapel ‘’Karikste’’. Start at 19.00. |
| 07.-11.07. | Mosaic courses with Ilze Dilāni. |
| 14.-18.07. | Tile mosaic and cement figure workshop. |
| 21.-25.07. | Summer camp for youth “Role games”. 24-hour role-playing camp for young people aged 9 – 17. They will learn and play various strategy games. They will prepare attributes, costumes, medallions. Sports activities and entertainment events. |
| 04.-06.08. | Children’s school together with parents and grandparents. Lessons, sports activities, cooking together. Local residents invited. Lunch provided. |
| 8.-10.08. | Painting course with Eva. |
| 11.-15.08. | Theater camp for children. Let’s create a play based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales. Day camp for children from 6 to 12 years old. Improvisational theater, play production, sports activities, hike, entertainment events. |
| 28.08. | Rite youth hike and visit to Rite Folk School – games, bonfire, etc. |
| 30.08. | Making large-format flowers. Starts at 10.00. |
| 13. – 14.09. | Participation in cafe days. |
| Registration can be done at Kristine Verečinska +371 22010247, kristine.verecinska@inbox.lv or Jolanta Albrehta +371 29459696, albrehta@inbox.lv. For further information call director Niels Bendix Knudsen +45 40312345, nbendix@mail.dk. |
| Folkhighschool’s landline phone number in Latvia: +37129459696 Address: Rites Tautskola Rites pagasts Jēkabpils novads LV-5228 |
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