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LADC School

The school is not a course but an experience. A creative mutation laboratory that takes you from idea to portfolio in four months.

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Students around a shared table listening to their tutor.
Learning around one table.

Full programme 2026/27

A four-month intensive programme: theory, hands-on work and a portfolio, taught by people from the industry. Includes every guest lecture, a diploma and a portfolio.

The full programme includes every lecture, portfolio workshops with Armands Leitis and Vairis Strazds, the mid-term review, the final review and a diploma.

Price €1,089
Apply by 1 December 2026
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Lectures, work and conversations

People reviewing posters laid out along long tables.
A work review. Ideas on the table, beyond the notebook.
A speaker presenting beside a screen to a full audience.
Experience shared by industry practitioners.

Modules

Schedule 2026/27

Open lectures with tickets

Classes run on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Dates will be confirmed before the season starts.

  1. 01Thursday
    16:00–18:00    Welcome and introductionsIntro & the industryVisiStudents only
  2. 02Tuesday
    10:00–11:30    What is advertising and an agency? Roles and vocabularyIntro & the industryVairis Strazds, Armands LeitisStudents only
  3. 03Tuesday
    12:00–13:30    Project management: from idea to deliveryIntro & the industryZane Feifa, Oskars, LindaBuy a ticket
  4. 04Thursday
    10:00–11:30    Insight: how to find it and tell real from banalStrategy, brief & mediaAnna Celmiņa, Vairis StrazdsBuy a ticket
  5. 05Thursday
    12:00–13:30    Portfolio workshopVairis StrazdsStudents only
  6. 06Tuesday
    10:00–11:30    How a joke works: comic techniques and humour in advertisingHumourBreidaks, PiziksBuy a ticket
  7. 07Tuesday
    12:00–14:30    Portfolio workshopArmands LeitisStudents only
  8. 08Thursday
    10:00–11:30    Copywriting basics: headlines, short copy, toneCopywriting & storytellingPiziks, Vairis StrazdsBuy a ticket
  9. 09Thursday
    12:00–13:30    Portfolio workshopVairis StrazdsStudents only
  10. 10Tuesday
    10:00–11:30    Idea, concept, execution: what sets them apartIdea & conceptArmands LeitisStudents only
  11. 11Tuesday
    12:00–14:30    Portfolio workshopArmands LeitisStudents only
  12. 12Thursday
    10:00–11:30    From brief to creative briefIdea & conceptAldis OzoliņšBuy a ticket
  13. 13Thursday
    12:00–14:30    Jumping into TikTokDigital mediaAnna KrūzeBuy a ticket
  14. 14Tuesday
    10:00–11:30    Design basics: layout principles, typography, hierarchyArt direction & designArmands LeitisStudents only
  15. 15Tuesday
    12:00–14:30    Portfolio workshopArmands LeitisStudents only
  16. 16Thursday
    16:00–21:00    Stand-up nightHumourVisiStudents only
  17. 17Tuesday
    10:00–14:30    Independent work, on site or at homeStudents only
  18. 18Thursday
    10:00–11:30    Storytelling basics. Scripts for video and audioCopywriting & storytellingKaspars EglītisBuy a ticket
  19. 19Thursday
    12:00–13:30    Portfolio workshopVairis StrazdsStudents only
  20. 20Tuesday
    10:00–11:30    Visual communication and identity. Art in advertisingArt direction & designDārta ApsīteBuy a ticket
  21. 21Tuesday
    12:00–14:30    Portfolio workshopArmands LeitisStudents only
  22. 22Thursday
    10:00–11:30    Long copy, language, rhythm. Texts that hold attentionCopywriting & storytellingOskars Klauze, Ieva BiteBuy a ticket
  23. 23Thursday
    12:00–13:30    Portfolio workshopVairis StrazdsStudents only
  24. 24Tuesday
    10:00–14:30    Preparing for the mid-term reviewArmands Leitis, Vairis StrazdsStudents only
  25. 25Thursday
    10:00–11:30    Guerrilla and unconventional advertisingDigital & unconventionalPlatacisBuy a ticket
  26. 26Thursday
    12:00–13:30    Portfolio workshopVairis StrazdsStudents only
  27. 27Tuesday
    10:00–11:30    Production basics: budget, time, the producerProductionĶibilds (Penthaus)Buy a ticket
  28. 28Tuesday
    12:00–14:30    Portfolio workshopArmands LeitisStudents only
  29. 29Thursday
    16:00–21:00    Mid-term reviewVisiStudents only
  30. 30Tuesday
    10:00–13:30    Social media and digital-only campaignsDigital & unconventionalOskars Cirsis, Artis KrilovsBuy a ticket
  31. 31Thursday
    10:00–13:30    Public relations basics. Earned mediaPR & project managementKABuy a ticket
  32. 32Tuesday
    12:00–14:30    Portfolio workshopArmands LeitisStudents only
  33. 33Thursday
    10:00–11:30    From idea to campaign plan: one idea, many channelsIntegrated campaignsEdgars KuzminsBuy a ticket
  34. 34Thursday
    12:00–13:30    Portfolio workshopVairis StrazdsStudents only
  35. 35Tuesday
    10:00–11:30    Presenting and pitching: how to sell an ideaSelling, presenting & portfolioValters JonātsBuy a ticket
  36. 36Tuesday
    12:00–14:30    Portfolio workshopArmands LeitisStudents only
  37. 37Thursday
    10:00–11:30    Building a portfolio: selecting, ordering, telling the workSelling, presenting & portfolioAndris RubīnsBuy a ticket
  38. 38Thursday
    12:00–14:30    Portfolio workshopVairis StrazdsStudents only
  39. 39Tuesday
    10:00–14:30    Portfolio workshopArmands Leitis, Vairis StrazdsStudents only
  40. 40Thursday
    10:00–14:30    Portfolio workshopArmands Leitis, Vairis StrazdsStudents only
  41. 41Tuesday
    10:00–14:30    Test review with the board and lecturersStudents only
  42. 42Friday
    16:00–21:00    Final review and graduationVisiStudents only

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A school graduation group holding their diplomas.
School graduation.