Short Introduc on into the European School system
European Parliament 28.9.2015
1 Mission statement
• The European Schools are official educa onal establishments controlled jointly by the governments of the Member States of the European Union. In all these countries they are legally regarded as public ins tu ons. • The mission of the European Schools is to provide a broad educa on of high quality from nursery level to university entrance, and to offer an opportunity for pupils to stay connected with their mother tongue, whilst being educated in a mul lingual and mul cultural environment to become open-minded European ci zens. primary and secondary level pupils. Official website: www.eursc.eu 2 14 SCHOOLS IN 7 COUNTRIES
School Country Year First BAC
Luxembourg 1 Luxembourg 1953 1959 Brussels 1 Belgium 1958 1964 Mol Belgium 1960 1966 Varese Italy 1960 1965 Karlsruhe Germany 1962 1968 Bergen The Netherlands 1963 1971
Brussels 2 Belgium 1974 1982 Munich Germany 1977 1984 Culham United Kingdom 1978 1982 Brussels 3 Belgium 1999 2001 Alicante Spain 2002 2006 Frankfurt Germany 2002 2006 Luxembourg 2 Luxembourg 2004 2013 Brussels 4 Belgium 2007 2017 3 ES LAEKEN
4 ACCREDITED EUROPEAN SCHOOLS
• Based on the recommendation of the European Parliament , the European Schools have opened up their curricula and European Baccalaureate since 2005 for national Schools. • Accredited European Schools are schools which provide European schooling, of the same type as that currently provided in the European Schools, but within the framework of the Member States’ national schools and hence outside the administrative and financial framework to which the European Schools are subject. • At present there are 12 Accredited European Schools and there are several new schools in pipeline for September 2016.
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6 ACCREDITED EUROPEAN SCHOOLS
Accredited European Schools Country Year Accredita on First Bac CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN SCHOOLING Ireland 2002 2007 DUNSHAUGHLIN SCUOLA PER L'EUROPA DI PARMA Italy 2004 2007 2009 SCHOOL OF EUROPEAN EDUCATION Greece 2005 2008 2015 HERAKLION ECOLE EUROPEENNE DE STRASBOURG France 2008 2009 2014 ECOLE INTERNATIONALE DE MANOSQUE France 2007 2011 2013 EUROPEAN SCHOOLING HELSINKI Finland 2008 2009 2013 EUROPESE SCHOOL DEN HAAG Netherlands 2012 2013 EUROPAISCHE SCHULE RHEINMAIN Germany 2012 2013 2016 TALLINN EUROPEAN SCHOOL Estonia 2013 2014 2017 EUROPEAN SCHOOL, COPENHAGEN Denmark 2014 UK EUROPA SCHOOL, CULHAM UK 2014 EUROPEAN SCHOOL, BRINDISI Italy 2015 DIFFERDANGE SCHOOL Luxembourg 2016 + many new projects
7 Educa onal principles
• Basic instruc on is given in the official languages of the European Union. This principle allows the primacy of the pupil’s mother tongue (L1) to be safeguarded. • Consequently, each school comprises several language sec ons. The curricula and syllabuses (except in the case of mother tongue) are the same in all sec ons. • The conscience and convic ons of individuals are respected. Religious educa on or educa on in non-confessional ethics is an integral part of the curriculum. • To foster the unity of the school and encourage genuine mul - cultural educa on, there is a strong emphasis on the learning, understanding and use of foreign languages. This is developed in a variety of ways
8 European School – cycles
Cycle Classes Age Early education 1-2 4 and 5 Primary 1-5 6 -10 Secondary Observation cycle 1-3 11 -13 Pre-orientation cycle 4-5 14-15 Orientation cycle 6-7 16 - 18
9 Languages in the EE system - summary
• All the mother tongues of 28 countries + Maltese and Gaelic are taught • Schools have 3-16 language sec ons • Students without language sec ons= SWALS
• 3 vehicular languages: English, French, German – European Hours in primary and – History, Geography, Economy, Art, Music, Sport etc are taught in the vehicular languages in Secondary school cycle • L2 starts at 1st primary • L3 starts at 1st secondary • L4 starts at 4 secondary • L5 = Complementary course 6-7 • + La n (s2-) and ancient Greek (s4-)
10 LANGUAGE REFERENCE TABLE based on European Framework of Reference for Languages
BASIC PROFIENCY LEVEL IN DIFFERENT CYCLES Early educa on Primary Secondary 3 Secondary 5 Secondary 7 L2 0 A2 B1 B2 C1 L3 0 0 A1+ A2+ B1+ L4 0 0 0 A1 A2+ ONL A 1.1 oral A 1.2 A2 B1 B2
11 European Baccalaureate
• The secondary school course is validated by the European Baccalaureate examina ons at the end of the seventh class. • The cer ficate awarded is fully recognised in all the countries of the European Union, as well as in a number of others. Those awarded the cer ficate have the same rights and benefits as other holders of school-leaving cer ficates in their countries, including the same right as na onals with equivalent qualifica ons to seek admission to any university or ins tu on of higher educa on in the European Union.
12 Tables of equivalences with 28 Ministries of Educa on (see www.eursc.eu >legal basis> General Rules annex)
13 Brussels schools situa on 9/2015
SCHOOL 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 EEB1 - UCCLE 3 040 3 086 3 277 3 397 EEB2- WOLUWE 3 144 3 088 2 961 3 003 EEB3 - IXELLES 2 892 2 875 2 908 2 998 EEB4 - LAEKEN 1 530 1 928 2 260 2 492 TOTAL 10 606 10 977 11 406 11 890
Full informa on is available on the Schools’ websites: www.eeb1.com www.eeb2.be www.eeb3.eu www.eeb4.be
14 15 ES BERKENDAEL - 2016
16 Language sec ons in Brussels 2015-2016
EEB1 Nursery & P1 DE DK EN ES FR HU IT PL Berkendael site P2-P3-P4-P5 DE DK EN ES FR HU IT PL Uccle site Secondary DE DK EN ES FR HU IT PL Uccle site
EEB2
Nursery DE EN FI FR IT LT NL PT SV
Primary DE EN FI FR IT LT NL PT SV
Secondary DE EN FI FR IT LT NL PT SV S1
EEB3
Nursery CS DE EL EN ES FR NL
Primary CS DE EL EN ES FR NL
Secondary CS DE EL EN ES FR NL S1 → S5
EEB4 Nursery BG DE EN FR IT NL RO + 1.9.2016 Primary BG DE EN FR IT NL RO P1→P4 P1→P3 Estonian section
Secondary - DE EN FR IT NL - S1 → S6 S1 → S6 S1 → S6 S1 → S6 S1 → S5 17 Summary
• L1 is provided in all the EU languages • Mul lingualism – importance of second language • Eqvivalency with all the 28 EU educa on systems • European dimension – e.g European Hours • European Baccalaureate • Respect for individual convic ons • Integra on policy - steps are taken to facilitate admission of and provision for pupils with special educa onal needs (Educa onal Support). • Ongoing reform of the secondary cycle
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