The European School, Bergen (in Dutch: Europese School Bergen) (or ESB) is one of the fourteen European Schools. It is located in the town of Bergen in the Dutch province of North Holland.[1]
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The Joint Research Centre (in Dutch Gemeenschappelijk Centrum voor Onderzoek-GCO) in the nearby town of Petten is a European institution (it is part of the European Atomic Energy Community), and thus attracts workers and researchers from across the European Union. To provide an education for their children, the European School, Bergen was established in 1963.
The curriculum is identical to that of the other European schools. There are three language sections— English, French and Dutch.
As of October 12, 2003, the student population of the European School, Bergen was 696, of which 68 were in the nursery school, 249 in the primary school and 379 in the secondary school.
The majority of the pupils live within 10km of the school. Some commute from as far as Amsterdam, Amstelveen and Den Helder. School buses are chartered by the parents' association to take the pupils to and from the school each day.
Every two years (starting in the 5th year of the primary school), a school-trip is organised. This usually lasts for about a week.
The school participates actively in European School activities such as the European Schools Science Symposium and Eurosport. Consistent success in the European Schools Science Symposium has allowed ESB students to represent the European Schools System at the EUCYS.
The BAC consists of a series of written exams (Mathematics, First Language and Second Language are obligatory), followed them by oral exams (First and Second language obligatory).