The European School, Bergen (in Dutch: Europese School Bergen, in French: École Européenne de Bergen, in German: Europäische Schule Bergen) (or ESB) is one of the thirteen European Schools. It is located in the town of Bergen in the Dutch province of North Holland. The school prioritises, for enrolment purposes, the children of European Union staff. Students must enrol in either the English, French or Dutch language sections of the school.
History
The European School, Bergen was established in 1963 primarily to provide an education to the children of staff employed by the European Atomic Energy Community's (Euratom) nuclear research facility in nearby Petten - today under the remit of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre. This increased the daily number of students commuting from Amsterdam to the school to 20% of total enrolment.
See also
- European School
- European Schools