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Short Introduction into the system

PhD Kari Kivinen Secretary-General of the

1 Mission statement

.The European Schools are official educational establishments controlled jointly by the governments of the Member States of the . In all these countries they are legally regarded as public institutions. .The mission of the European School system is to provide a broad education of high quality, from nursery level to university- entrance and offer an opportunity for pupils to stay connected with their Mother Tongue while being educated in a multi-lingual and multi-cultural environment, to become open minded citizens.

.Official website: www.eursc.eu

2 Educational principles

. Basic instruction 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 sections. The curricula and syllabuses (except in the case of mother tongue) are the same in all sections. . The conscience and convictions of individuals are respected. Religious education or education in non-confessional ethics is an integral part of the curriculum. . To foster the unity of the school and encourage genuine multi- cultural education, there is a strong emphasis on the learning, understanding and use of foreign languages. This is developed in a variety of ways

3 ACCREDITED EUROPEAN SCHOOLS

. Based on the recommendation of the , the European Schools have opened up their curricula and 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 school projects in the pipeline

4 ACCREDITED EUROPEAN SCHOOLS

First Accredited European Schools Country Year Accreditation Bac

CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN SCHOOLING DUNSHAUGHLIN 2002 2007

SCUOLA PER L'EUROPA DI PARMA 2004 2007 2009 SCHOOL OF EUROPEAN EDUCATION HERAKLION 2005 2008 2015 ECOLE EUROPEENNE DE STRASBOURG 2008 2009 2014 ECOLE INTERNATIONALE DE MANOSQUE France 2007 2011 2013 EUROPEAN SCHOOLING HELSINKI 2008 2009 2013 EUROPESE SCHOOL DEN HAAG 2012 2013 2012 2013 2016 EUROPAISCHE SCHULE RHEINMAIN EUROPEAN SCHOOL 2013 2014 2017 EUROPEAN SCHOOL, COPENHAGEN 2014 UK EUROPA SCHOOL, CULHAM UK 2014 2014 EUROPEAN SCHOOL, BRINDISI Italy 2015 ZAGREB SCHOOL PROJECT DIFFERDANGE SCHOOL PROJECT

5 Language choices • The study of a first foreign language (English, French or German) is compulsory throughout the school, from the first primary class • All pupils must study a second foreign language starting from the second years of secondary. • Pupils may choose to study third foreign language from the fourth class of secondary

6 Languages in the EE system - summary

. All the mother tongues of 28 countries + Maltese and Gaelic are taught . Schools have 3-16 language sections . Students without language sections= 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 . + (s2-) and ancient Greek (s4-)

7 The European Framework of Reference in the syllabus of the European Schools

BASIC PROFIENCY LEVEL IN DIFFERENT CYCLES Early education 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 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 European Baccalaureate

• The secondary school course is validated by the European Baccalaureate examinations at the end of the seventh class. • The certificate awarded is fully recognised in all the countries of the European Union, as well as in a number of others. Those awarded the certificate have the same rights and benefits as other holders of school-leaving certificates in their countries, including the same right as nationals with equivalent qualifications to seek admission to any university or institution of higher education in the European Union.

10 Possible scenario

Cycle Level AGE Section 1 Section 2 Upper s7 18 secondary s6 17 s5 15 L4 L4 s4 14 s3 13 L3 L2 L2 L3 Lower s2 12 Secondary s1 11 p5 10 p4 9 Primary p3 8 L1 L1 p2 7 p1 6 Early n2 5 English French education n1 4

11 Accredited school process

1. The Member State should present a General interest file to Board of Inspectors and to the Board of Governors – if accepted, then 2. The Member State should present a Dossier of Conformity to Joint Teaching Committee and to Board of Governors – if accepted, then 3. The European School inspectors will make an Audit report to be presented to the Board of Governors.

Joint Board of Inspection General Interest file Board of Governors Joint Teaching Committee Dossier of Conformity Board of Governors Joint Board of Inspectors Audit report Board of Governors

12 AES Conditions Accredited School has to provide their pupils with the same type of education as that provided in the European Schools. •The Accredited schools should have a pedagogical equivalence, year group year group! •In principle, three Language 1 sections, at least one of which corresponds to one of the three vehicular languages (namely English, French or German) and one to the language of the host country or of another country. •The School should offer mother tongue courses to pupils without their own language section. The minimum number of pupils as from which such a course is created is left to the discretion of the Accredited European School. •There should be some kind of student support system •Language learning provision in terms of Languages II, III and IV should comply with the Regulations in force in the European Schools. •The teachers must, in principle have competence similar to native speakers of their language of tuition. In any event, they must be duly qualified to teach their subject in the country/countries in the language of which they teach.

13 United in diversity!

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