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New housing and European School planned for former Nato site
It will become home to some 3,000 people and include a new European school. News article: The Bulletin According to the Bruzz news site, the old Nato site and property on the Flemish side of the border taken together adds up to some 90 hectares – or twice the area
European school in Bergen may be moving, Amsterdam schools unite for expats
The European Union-backed school in Bergen may be moving from its present location in four to five years time, officials have confirmed to DutchNews.nl. https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/10/european-school-in-bergen-may-be-moving-amsterdam-schools-unite-for-expats/
OPINION: Speaking multiple languages should be a requirement, not a bonus
by Ottilia Nummelin former student of ES Luxembourg Not only does learning a language make one more respectful of other cultures, it also opens doors — social and professional — that otherwise would stay closed. Yet, many people still don’t see the opportunities that come with knowing several languages. https://tsl.
ERR's Vikerraadio to mark European language day with song competition
Tallinn European School children, together with music teacher Ivi Rausi, due to sing "Pippi Longstocking" in 13 different languages, part of a competition to mark European Day of Languages. The song itself will be sung in no less than 13 (European) languages, and entrants have to guess which
Power plays, personal ambitions and hard feelings: The consequences of a no-deal Brexit crash out
While von der Leyen and Johnson seem as different as chalk and cheese, they have more in common than meets the eye. Both lived in Brussels as a child. Both attended the city’s European School. Read the full article here: https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/magazine/66723/power-plays-personal-ambitions-and-hard-feelings-the-likelihood-and-consequences-of-a-no-deal-brexit-crash-out/
Feature: Interest in International Schools Growing in Slovenia
Among the many primary and secondary schools children can go to in Slovenia, there are also several international schools, which are mostly intended for foreigners. Interest in them has been growing, also among Slovenian children, so this year they will have 600 students. Meanwhile, a school for children whose parents
"Boris Johnson’s views about my education feel like a kick in the face"
Mark Griffin, alumnus of ES Culham, has a European School education in common with Boris Johnson, but it is fair to say it has not left them seeing eye to eye In his exuberant history The Dream of Rome , Boris Johnson reveals something of his own early schooling. I was
Ursula von der Leyen - President of European Commission
Congratulations to Ursula von der Leyen, alumna of European School of Brussels I, for her election as the next president of the European Commission! Vive l’Europe!
Germany tells the East: Speed up reform or you will lose your population
Germany’s minister of state for Europe delivered a blunt message to a gathering of the Eastern Partnership, organised in the Georgian Black Sea city of Batumi on Thursday (11 July In addition, she mentioned that the first European School outside the EU would soon open in Tbilisi, and a
Ursula von der Leyen: Baptism of fire
European Commission President-designate, Ursula von der Leyen, went on a charm offensive in Parliament this week. “I was born here, in Brussels. For the first thirteen years of my life I lived in Tervuren. I went to the European School and from the outset I really lived and breathed the