1. MĀLPILS Region Rīga Latvia

2. MĀLPILS – region between two rivers

3. 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

4. Municipality council Mālpils 12 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.)

5. Agriculture and more…

6. Culture center Events’ 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

8. Ceramic studio MĀL-PILS

9. Folk applied arts studio URGA

10. Sport Center

11. 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”

12. Fisher association “Mālpils zivīm”

13. Education The first school in Mālpils has been built 1679. Nowadays we have 7 schools: Kinder garten “Māllēpīte” Primary School Sidgunda Secondary school Music- and Art school Vocational secondary school Boarding school NGO “Malpils Folk Highschool”

14. Mālpils Secondary School

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

16. School flag School Symbols The owl – AWARD OF SUCCESS / best students are awarded leaving school/

17. School INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME ECO-SCHOOL  Healthy lifestyle  School environment  Waste recycling  energy  wood  water  transport Seven topics with different activities

19. Welcome to Mālpils and Latvia!