Children and Youth Centre

Cesis Children and Youth's Centre is one of the largest education establishments, out of 172 of them throughout Latvia, providing a rich choice of well-organized and interesting extra-school activities for Cesis children and youngsters. Everyone has his leisure, spare hours, which could be spent on recreation, entertainment, physical and mental development.

CCYC offers many-sided possibilities for self-expression, development of abilities and talents. Every year CCYC offers educational programmes in visual applied arts, technical crafts, cultural education and areas. More than 1200 youngsters willingly attend these activity groups.

The widest and richest in traditions are activities in visual and applied arts. Drawing, painting, pottery, woodworking, wicker works, work with different nature materials, knitting, crocheting, dress-making, sewing, weaving, silk-painting - all these make up only a small part of the numerous possibilities. It is pleasant to see that regardless of the ever-growing influence of modern technologies such as computers on our everyday life there are still children and young people who are really interested in needle-work, keen to develop their abilities and talents, acquire new skills for their future life. Even the participants themselves consider self-made articles much better to those bought in shops. They make small household articles, things for everyday use, and nice presents for friends. Cesis Children and Youths' Centre's creative work is regularly reflected in annual exhibitions, which are so popular with Cesis public (and well-attended by them).

The Centre offers also different culture-educational activities - concerts, contests, shows as well as organizes holiday camps in summer.

In recent years the work of Cesis youngsters has become more interesting and active. They themselves take an active part in solving different problems, organizing parties, youth days. They are the authors of a lot of original ideas and good organizers, too.

Cesis Children and Youths' Centre is rich in traditions and has gained a great popularity among Cesis children and youngsters. CCYC is well supported by the children's parents, local and regional government.

Research work has been regularly carried out at CCYC. Everything is being done to find out the children and youngsters' interests to offer the activity groups meeting their needs and desires. Every year there are opened some new activity groups giving our young people new possibilities of self-expression, evoking their interests.