European School of Luxembourg I
| European School of Luxembourg Schola Europaea |
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ESL1- Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 
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| Type | International |
| Established | 1953 |
| Founder | European Coal and Steel Community |
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European School of Luxembourg II (all the European Schools are also considered sisters schools) |
| Director | Panayota Vassilacou (Greece) |
| Number of students | 3,802 (2003) |
| Student Union/Association | The Pupils' Committee (PC) |
| Slogan | "United in diversity" |
| Newspaper | The Pupils' Voice |
| Website | www |
European School of Luxembourg II
The European School of Luxembourg was the first of the European Schools. It was founded in October 1953 on the initiative of officials of the European Coal and Steel Community, with the support of the Community's institutions and the government of Luxembourg. In April 1957, it formally became the first of the European Schools. Today it is located on the Kirchberg-Plateau in Luxembourg City. ESL is nowadays divided into two autonomous organisms: ESL1 & ESL2 (which is located in the small city of Mamer, about 11 km away from LUX1). Despite the separation, 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.
In October 2003, the student population of the European School was 3 802 — of which 440 were in the maternelle, 1 414 were in the primary school and 1 948 were in the secondary school. It is currently the largest school in Luxembourg and the largest of the 14 European Schools. As of 1995[update] 20% of the total number of students were not children of EU workers.
In September 2012, Luxembourg II opened. Despite this opening, both schools are still considered by many students and local residents as one. Kirchberg and Mamer are working hardly to preserve the connection and unity of both schools, mostly for the Secondary students.
It was previously recognized as a German school by the West German government, as the Europäische Schule.
Parents working for the European Coal and Steel Community established the school in 1953. It became necessary to establish a new school when many European children from varying language backgrounds appeared.
When the school was founded it was located on the premises of a former furniture shop in the Limpertsberg quarter of Luxembourg city. It initially had 70 students. The school later moved to Villa Lentz in Hollerich. In 1956 construction began on a new building, located on Boulevard de la Foire, just outside the city centre. The building was opened in 1957, on 11 December. This building today houses the language teaching centre of Luxembourg. The first students graduated in 1959; the graduating class was 23.
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