The European School, Karlsruhe, commonly known as ESK, is one of three
European School
A European School ( la, Schola Europaea) is a type of international school emphasising a multilingual and multicultural pedagogical approach to the teaching of nursery, primary and secondary students, leading to the European Baccalaureate as th ...
s in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
and one of thirteen across the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...
(EU). Founded in 1962, the school prioritises, for enrolment purposes, the children of staff of the European Commission's
Joint Research Centre for Nuclear Safety and Security based nearby.
Children of non-EU staff may enrol provided there is capacity. ESK is an
all-through school catering for nursery, primary and secondary pupils, culminating in the awarding of the
European Baccalaureate
The European Baccalaureate (or EB) is a bilingual educational diploma, which certifies the completion of secondary studies in a European School or Accredited European School by the Board of Governors of the intergovernmental organisation, "The E ...
as its secondary leaving qualification.
Notable people
Alumni
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Sarah Teichmann
Sarah Amalia Teichmann (born 1975) is a German scientist who is head of cellular genetics at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and a visiting research group leader at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). She serves as director of rese ...
(1981-1993), bioinformatician
Former staff
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Tom Høyem
Tom Høyem (born 10 October 1941) is a Danish and German politician, and former headmaster in the European Schools.
Political career in Denmark
Between September 1982 and September 1987, Høyem served as Minister for Greenland within the Da ...
, school Director (2000-2015)
See also
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European School
A European School ( la, Schola Europaea) is a type of international school emphasising a multilingual and multicultural pedagogical approach to the teaching of nursery, primary and secondary students, leading to the European Baccalaureate as th ...
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European Schools
The European Schools ( la, Schola Europaea) is an intergovernmental organisation, which has established, finances, and administers a small group of multilingual international schools, bearing the title "European School", which exist primarily ...
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Educational institutions established in 1962
Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...
Schools in Baden-Württemberg
Schools in Karlsruhe
1962 establishments in West Germany