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The European School of Luxembourg was the first of the European Schools. It was founded in October 1953 on the initiative of officials of the European Coal and Steel Community, with the support of the Community's institutions and the government of Luxembourg. In April 1957, it formally became the first of the European Schools. Today it is located on the Kirchberg-Plateau in Luxembourg (city).
As of October 12, 2003, the student population of the European School, Luxembourg was 3802 — of which 440 were in the nursery school, 1414 in the primary school and 1948 in the secondary school. It is currently the largest school in Luxembourg and the single largest of all the European Schools.
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History of the campus
Boulevard de la Foire
When the school was founded it was located in a premises of a former furniture shop in the Limpertsberg quarter of Luxembourg city. In 1956 construction began on a new building on Boulevard de la Foire, just outside the centre of town. The building was opened on 11 December 1957. Later, the school moved to a new site on the Kirchberg plateau, another quarter of Luxembourg city. During the late 80s, the school re-used the building at Boulevard de la Foire, as an overflow school for three age groups of the primary school. Since the end of the 1990s, the old building at Boulevard de la Foire has no longer been used by the European School.
Kirchberg
At the end of the 1990s, the campus on Kirchberg was completely redesigned. Old buildings were demolished and new ones, e.g. a new primary school building, an extension of the secondary school building and a new theatre building, were erected, though 3 blocks of the old Secondary school were left standing; A, B and C block. More recently, as proof of the school's struggle to keep up with high demand, several temporary steel-framed structures were erected and will remain in use until the completion of Luxembourg II (the planned second European School in Luxembourg).
Luxembourg II
A second European School will be built on the border of the neighbouring communes of Bertrange and Mamer. The primary department of Luxembourg II has already formally established and is located in temporary buildings next to the Luxembourg I on the Kirchberg Plateau (in the "Village Pédagogique").
Current Headmistress
The current head of the European School of Luxembourg is Panayota Vassilacou, previously head of the European School, Brussels III.
Criticisms
The European school is widely regarded as providing an excellent educational service, though in the past, it has been criticised for its large size. It is thought that the Luxembourg II extension will help this and hence it is desperately needed. However, confusion between both the European Commission and the Luxembourg government has led this project to be delayed for some 25 years, considering the first plans for Luxembourg II were thought up during the mid 70's. Some more realistic people predict that even Lux II won't have enough resources to cope with the influx of students due to the expansion of the European Union. The recent plans for a fourth Brussels European School offer some evidence to this proposal.
The Arts at school
The school has produced many actors and other artists over the years and there are always those who stand out as born performers. There are different opportunities to prove talent, including the drama groups and musical groups of different kinds which take place after school hours. The English drama comes in 4 separate groups: 1st and 2nd years (Junior Drama Group); 3rd and 4th years (Middle School Drama Group); 5th and 6th years (Senior Drama Group); and 7th year (Alternative Drama Group). Each academic year, there is a performance of a play by each of the separate drama groups. The Alternative Drama Group performs independently of any teachers and elect a director (or more usually two) themselves. Over the past years they have done productions of The Handmaid's Tale, A Streetcar Named Desire, Catch 22, Romeo & Juliet, The Three Sisters and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. As for music, there are many forms in which to show the world what your skill is. There is the New Basement Orchestra under the musical direction of Dafydd Bullock for those who like Jazz, or the Gospel Choir directed by Mr Kreb for people who prefer something more spiritual. For lovers of classical music the School Orchestra would be more fitting. Of course if you want you can start your own group and enter for the Battle of the Bands (organised by Tilman Pods) which this year happened for the third time.
External links
- Official website of the European School, Luxembourg
- Details of the European Baccalaureate examination
- Website of the APEEE (Parents' Association of the European Schools, Luxembourg)
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