The European School of Strasbourg (french: École Européenne de Strasbourg), or EES, is a
public
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Accredited European School
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in
Strasbourg,
France
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. Founded in 2008, it is an
all-through school, which offers a multicultural and multilingual education leading to the
European Baccalaureate
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as its secondary leaving qualification.
History
The European School of Strasbourg was inaugurated on 4 September 2008 in a ceremony attended by, amongst other dignitaries, the French Minister of Education,
Xavier Darcos, the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe,
Terry Davis, and the Mayor of Strasbourg,
Roland Ries
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A member of the Socialist Party and mayor of Strasbourg between 2008 and 2020 Ries also serves as the f ...
.
The school originally shared a campus with another local French secondary school, the ''Collège Vauban'', before moving into its current purpose built campus, located in the Strasbourg quarter of Robertsau, in 2015.
It is based in proximity to
Strasbourg's European district, the location of various
institutions,
agencies, and other
bodies of the
European Union
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, and the seat of the
Council of Europe.
Legal status
The school received its initial status as an
Accredited European School
An Accredited European School is a type of international school under national jurisdiction and financing, within the member states of the European Union, which have been approved, by the Board of Governors of the international organisation "The ...
from the Board of Governors of the
European Schools
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in November 2009, and received accreditation to offer the
European Baccalaureate
The European Baccalaureate (or EB) is a bilingual educational diploma, which certifies the completion of secondary studies in a European School or Accredited European School by the Board of Governors of the intergovernmental organisation, "The Eu ...
programme in May 2013.
EES is recognized as public school under French law, with an agreement with the
European Union
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obliging it to prioritise, for enrolment purposes, the children of
EU staff, in return for the receipt of funds proportional to the number of children of EU staff enrolled in the school.
Multilingual curriculum
Students at the European School of Strasbourg must enrol in either the
English
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,
French or
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sections of the school.
Students enrolled in the school are generally instructed in the language of the respective section.
Students must then choose from either English, French or German for their second language, which becomes the language of instruction for the
History
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,
Geography
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and
Ethics
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curriculum from the third-year secondary.
Students are also expected to take a third language upon entering the secondary school.
In 2019, students enrolled in the school represented 48 different nationalities, whilst teachers represented 13 different nationalities.
See also
*
Accredited European School
An Accredited European School is a type of international school under national jurisdiction and financing, within the member states of the European Union, which have been approved, by the Board of Governors of the international organisation "The ...
*
European Baccalaureate
The European Baccalaureate (or EB) is a bilingual educational diploma, which certifies the completion of secondary studies in a European School or Accredited European School by the Board of Governors of the intergovernmental organisation, "The Eu ...
*
European Schools
The European Schools ( la, Schola Europaea) is an intergovernmental organisation, which has established, finances, and administers a small group of multilingual international schools, bearing the title "European School", which exist primarily ...
References
External links
Official websiteAbout Accredited European Schools
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Accredited European Schools
Education in Strasbourg
International schools in France