European School, Luxembourg II

European School of Luxembourg
Schola Europaea
Location
ESL2- Mamer
Luxembourg Luxembourg
Coordinates 49°37′39.31″N 6°09′13.96″E / 49.6275861°N 6.1538778°E / 49.6275861; 6.1538778Coordinates: 49°37′39.31″N 6°09′13.96″E / 49.6275861°N 6.1538778°E / 49.6275861; 6.1538778
Information
Type International
Established 2004
Sister school European School of Luxembourg I (all the European Schools are also considered sisters schools)
Director Per Frithiofson (Sweden)[1]
Number of students 3,200
Slogan "United in diversity"
Nickname ESL, LUX2, ESL2, Euroschool, Mamer
Rivals International School of Luxembourg (although all the others schools in the capital are considered as rivals by ESL students (except for Kirchberg-LUX1))
Website www.eel2.eu

The European School, Luxembourg II, commonly known as ESL, is a European school in the communes of Bertrange and Mamer in Luxembourg.

The current Director of the European School Luxembourg II is Per Frithiofson (Sweden),[2] who replaced Émmanuel de Tournemire (France), Director during the period 2010–2016.

Even after the separation in 2012, both schools are still considered by many students and local residents as one. Mamer and Kirchberg are working hardly to preserve the connection and unity of both schools, mostly for the Secondary students.

ESL is nowadays divided into two autonomous organisms: ESL2 & ESL1 (which is located in the capital Luxembourg-City, in the quarter of Kirchberg which is about 11 km away from LUX2).

Despite the separation with ESL1, both entities still share a narrow cooperation in important subjects such as official trips (essentially travels for both schools ambassadors to Brussels), events or even the Pupils' committees budgets.

History

It was created after the European School of Luxembourg I became overcrowded.[3] It was formally opened in 2004. Between 2004 and 2012 the Luxembourg II school consisted only of nursery and primary cycles. The secondary cycle was activated only at the Luxembourg I school. The nursery classes were hosted in the same building of the nursery classes of the Luxembourg I school in Luxembourg-Kirchberg, while the primary cycle was located in temporary prefabricated buildings (so called "Village Pédagogique"), also in Luxembourg-Kirchberg.

Construction on the current European school II campus began in 2009.[4] This new campus was opened in 2012 on the border of the neighbouring communes of Bertrange and Mamer. By September of that year the school had 2,047 students.[5] In June 2012 some parents were scheduled to hold a protest against the students having a long commute time to the new campus, and this protest was scheduled to travel from Kirchberg to the new campus.[4]

By June 2013 the school had over 2,000 students and 300 employees. In 2013 the school held a one-year anniversary for its campus with a hot air balloon launch.[3]

Beginning with the current campus's opening in 2012 the school's canteen sells fair trade products; in 2015 the school signed an agreement to sell fair trade products and to make others aware about fair trade, making it the thirteenth secondary school in Luxembourg to do so.[6]

In 2014 the Luxembourgish government signed an agreement for the European Schools to accept 100 more students in their English and French sections.[7]

Campus

The campus, with a capacity of 3,000 students,[3] has a total of six buildings.[4] It has five sport halls and two swimming pools,[3] with at least one of the pools being 75 metres (246 ft) long. The administrative building houses the 75 metre pool, conference rooms, cafeterias, a dining hall, and examination rooms. The campus also houses a "children's hall" that includes a study area, a day care, and a crèche (preschool). A bus stop is on the campus site.[4]

Reputation

Academically, ESL maintains a reputation a good school in Luxembourg. Many of its students go on to study at leading European universities; most of the English section students and a significant minority of students from the other language sections apply to British institutions. Typically, one or two students in each year will acquire places at Oxbridge colleges, although recent figures suggest this is likely to decrease.[8]

Transport

The Mamer Lycée railway station serves the school. In 2013 some parents at the school expressed concern with the speeds of some of the trains.[3]

In September 2012 a traffic bypass to the European School II opened, and a flyover between Bertrange and Mamer, one that would connect the school with N6, was scheduled to open on 2 September 2013.[9]

In 2013 parents reported having to pay 100 extra euros per child for the monthly school bus fee because the Luxembourg government did not provide a promised subsidy for students with private sector-employed parents that would offset transport expenses.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.eel2.eu/en/news/school-everyday/letter-our-new-director-mr-frithiofson
  2. ↑ http://www.eel2.eu/fr/news/vie-de-lecole/lettre-de-notre-nouveau-directeur-mr-frithiofson
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "European School II marks one year at new campus" ( Archived 27 May 2016 at WebCite) Luxemburger Wort. Thursday 27 June 2013. Retrieved on 27 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Parents protest against European School II with convoy" ( Archived 29 May 2016 at WebCite). Luxemburger Wort. Thursday 28 June 2012. Retrieved on 30 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Europaschule in Mamer empfängt 2047 Schüler." Luxemburger Wort. Tuesday 4 September 2012. Retrieved on 1 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "European School II gets Fair Trade label" ( Archived 28 May 2016 at WebCite). Luxemburger Wort. Friday 13 February 2015. Retrieved on 29 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "European Schools to accept more French and English students" ( Archived 29 May 2016 at WebCite). Luxemburger Wort. Monday 19 May 2014. Retrieved on 30 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Report on the European Baccalaureate" (PDF). University of Cambridge. 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  9. ↑ "Fly-over between Bertrange and Mamer to open September 2" ( Archived 29 May 2016 at WebCite). Luxemburger Wort. Monday 26 August 2013. Retrieved on 30 May 2016.
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