European School, Culham
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The European School in Culham, Oxfordshire, is one of 13 European Schools around Europe and the only one in Britain and currently has around 900 Nursery/Primary (4-11 years old) and secondary (11-18 years old) students.
It was opened in 1978 to educate the children of scientists working on the Joint European Torus (JET) project. It now also educates many pupils whose parents are not associated with the JET project.
It is sited on the grounds of the former Culham College, a teacher training college established in 1852 by Bishop Samuel Wilberforce. Its buildings are in a style described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "institutional Victorian Gothic at its grimmest".
As of October 12, 2003, the student population of the European School, Culham was 884 — of which 88 were in the nursery school, 343 in the primary school and 453 in the secondary school.
The European School Culham school newspaper is called BIAS. Until recently, it was called "Culham Oracle".
This European School finished 9th in Eurosport 2005 in Munich.
There are 5 language sections at this European school. a German, French, Italian , Dutch and English section. For pupils from other European countries who don't have enough pupils to open a section, there are mothertongue lessons, and the rest would be in English.
The future of the European School Culham is currently under discussion. These schools were formed primarily with the aim of serving Commission's employees where EU projects were present. JET/EFDA, in Culham, is currently scheduled for closure with the project moving to Cadarache, France around 2016/17, thus the envisaged closure of the school. Parents and the local community are seeking to transform the school in order to safeguard its future as an associate European school. Details on the related activities can be accessed from the CESPA or ETEE sites (see below).
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[edit] Alumnae
- Poul Christiansen (Sports Commentator)
- Caspar Speake (Publisher)
- Kai Buckle (Weather Girl)
- Julian Conway McGill (Lobbyist)
- Seppe Gijsbrechts (Gay Rights Activist)
- Francois Rowell (French Cheese Specialist)
- Alex Topouzoglou (French International Rugby Player - Six Nations winner in 2004, 2006 and 2007)
- Gino(Hip Hop Star)
[edit] Address
European School Culham, Thame Lane, Culham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3DZ, United Kingdom
[edit] References
European School Culham (Hg.): Schola Europaea. Culham 1978 - 1988, Culham 1988
