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23 December 2024 - 6 January 2025
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Studies
The European Schools are official educational establishments controlled jointly by the governments of the Member States of the European Union. In all these countries they are legally regarded as public institutions.
The mission of the European Schools is to provide a multilingual and multicultural education for nursery, primary and secondary level pupils.
Structure of Studies
In the primary school the focus is on mother tongue, mathematics and the first foreign language, but art, music, physical education, discovery of the world and religion/ethics are important – as are the European Hours, where mixed nationalities meet for a variety of activities.
| Subject | P1 & P2 | P3, P4 & P5 |
|---|---|---|
| Mother tongue
(SWALS Language I – L1) |
8 hours (2 hours 30 mins) |
6 hours 45 mins (3 hours 45 mins) |
| Mathematics | 4 hours | 5 hours 15 mins |
| Language II | 2 hours 30 mins | 3 hours 45 mins |
| Music
Art Physical education |
5 hours | 3 hours |
| Discovery of the World | 1 hour 30 mins | 3 hours |
| European Hours | – | 1 hour 30 mins |
| Religion / Ethics | 1 hour | 1 hour 30 mins |
| Recreation | 3 hours 30 mins | 2 hours 30 mins |
| Total | 25 hours 30 mins |
27 hours 15 mins |
| ONL – Irish / Maltese*
ONL – Finnish / Swedish* |
1 hour 30 mins – |
1 hour 30 mins 1 h 30 mins |
* Other National Language is taught during the school day.
More information on the website of the OSGES.