European School, Brussels III
| European School of Brussels III Schola Europaea |
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Boulevard du Triomphe 135, 1050 Ixelles Belgium 
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| Coordinates | 50°49′17″N 4°24′02″E / 50.8213°N 4.4005°E |
| Information | |
| Type | International |
| Established | 2000 |
| Founder | European Union |
| Sister school |
ESB1, ESB2, ESB4 (all the European Schools are also considered sisters schools) |
| Director | Emmanuel de Tournemire (France) |
| Student Union/Association | The Pupils' Committee of ESB3 (PC) // Comité des éleves de EEB3 (CdE) |
| Nickname | ESB3, EEB3, B3, Ixelles, Euroschool |
| Website | www |
ESB1, ESB2, ESB4
The European School of Brussels III is one of the 15 European Schools and one of the 4 located in Brussels. It is located in the Belgian municipality of Ixelles (Elsene). It has around 2.900 pupils spread over seven language sections (English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Greek and Czech). It has nursery, primary and secondary school.
The school was founded in 2000 primarily for children of European Union personnel, but also welcomes students of other backgrounds. The school is free for the former category, the latter pays fees of up to €10,135.48 (as of 2012) for the first child.
In recent years student numbers have risen steadily, which has led to the creation of the European School Brussels IV in Laeken.
All European Schools abide by the aims set by Jean Monnet:
In the primary school, pupils study their native language, mathematics,science, art, music, religion or ethics, and sports. All are taught in their mother tongue. From the first year, they learn one foreign language. The pupils can choose between English, French or German for their second language. The choice will become the pupil's working language, starting in the third year of secondary school for history, geography, and other subjects. During "European hours", children of different backgrounds and nationalities join in activities. For European Hours, the pupils will change teachers and hence classes every month. However, the pupils can choose to do choir or orchestra instead of European Hours.
During the first three years of secondary school, students take the following courses: Language 1 (mother tongue), Language 2 (working language), Language 3 from first year, Latin (optional) from second year onwards, Mathematics, Combined Sciences, Human Sciences (In second language from 3rd year onwards), ICT (Informatics), Art, Music, Sport, Religion (Protestant, Catholic, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism) or Ethics and Complementary Activities (only available for third years).
In the following two years, students have a number of compulsory courses and a few optional ones. Compulsory Courses: Language 1, Language 2, Language 3 (Has to be an EU language), Religion/Ethics, Sport, History, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics (4 periods a week or 6). Optional Courses: Language 4, Latin, Economics (In second language), ICT (Informatics), Art, Music. In year four, students will receive continuous tests, which are more important in student evaluation. These tests are called B-tests. Students will also have to sit 2 exams for their first Language. In year 5, they will have 2 exams for each subject.
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