What we offer
Enrolment in primary school starts at the age of six. Primary education comprises a five-year cycle with three language sections: a French-speaking section, an English-speaking section and a German-speaking section. In addition to the language of the section, the pupils choose a first and a second language (L1 and L2). At EIGT, the language of the section corresponds to the first or second language. The choice of the second language L2 must be different from the first language L1. The Luxembourgish language is an integral part of the learning program in all language sections.
The École internationale Gaston Thorn will offer a P1, P2, P3 and P4 in both language sections English and French for the 2024–2025 academic year.
You can find the distribution of the subjects per unit and week under this link: Units by subject and level
For more information on the organisation of classes, please visit the site of the Office of the Secretary-General of the European Schools: https://www.eursc.eu/en/European-Schools/studies/studies-organisation
1. Date
The new school year will start at 8 am on Monday 16 September 2024. Children are expected in the school playground.
2. Textbooks
Textbooks are provided by the school and will be distributed to the children on the first day of school.
3. School supplies
Please see the lists of school supplies your child will require for the next school year below. On the first day of school, your child will bring all necessary materials.
Click on the link corresponding to your child’s class:
School supplies 2024-2025 P1EN
School supplies 2024-2025 P2EN
School supplies 2024-2025 P3EN
School supplies 2024-2025 P4EN
Fournitures scolaires 2024-2025 P1FR
Fournitures scolaires 2024-2025 P2FR
Fournitures scolaires 2024-2025 P3FR
Fournitures scolaires 2024-2025 P4FR
The rest of the school supplies have been ordered by the school and will be distributed to the children on 16 September 2024.
You will receive an invoice for these supplies in September.
4. Foyer Scolaire
The child-care service welcomes the children on 16 September 2024 with lunch and afternoon care. If you have any questions about your child’s care outside school hours, please contact the head of the EIGT Foyer Scolaire, Ms Martine Klepper and Ms Patricia Ferreira. They can be reached by phone: 47 96 22 23 or via email: fs-cessange-verte23@vdl.lu.
The École internationale Gaston Thorn offers an all-day program from 8 am to 6.30 pm. The day’s program consists of compulsory lesson hours and an optional child-care service. The compulsory timetable for all students is: Monday – Wednesday – Friday: from 8 am to 12.15 pm and from 1.45 am to 4.15 pm / Tuesday and Thursday: from 8 am to 12.15 pm. During the lunch break and after the school lessons, the children are supervised by the educational team of the child-care service (foyer scolaire) of the City of Luxembourg.
P1 & P2 Timetable:
P3 Timetable:
P4 Timetable:
School buses provide safe transport for our pupils from their homes to school and back. Registration or de-registration can be done either in person at the secretary’s office with Mr David Baillon or in writing via david.baillon@eigt.lu.
The child-care service is optional and offered by the education and care service for children (SEA) of the City of Luxembourg. The educational team of the SEA welcomes children during the lunch break and after 4.15 pm for cultural, musical, artistic or sporting activities. This service requires registration and a contribution to the costs via service checks (chèques-services accueil – CSA).
If you have any questions about your child’s care outside school hours, please contact the responsible of the EIGT Foyer Scolaire, Ms Martine Klepper and Ms Patricia Ferreira. They can be reached by phone: 47 96 22 23 or via email: fs-cessange-verte23@vdl.lu.
Living together in a community means exchanging, understanding and holding on to freedoms and rules. As part of the school’s pillar democracy, the teachers encouraged the children to think about rules in everyday school life. Each class submitted ideas, which were collected and recorded by the teachers.
Under the following link you will find our rules for good togetherness in everyday life: Our rules in primary
The École internationale Gaston Thorn (EIGT) respects the privacy of its students and their parents, adhering to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enacted on 27 April 2016. Personal data, including photographs, films, and audio files, is used solely for administrative or pedagogical purposes and is kept only while the student is enrolled. Data of students who leave or at the request of parents is deleted. Processing of this data requires parental consent, which can be withdrawn at any time without affecting prior processing.
On the first day of school, each student receives a personal data form to be completed and signed by parents or legal guardians. This form details the use of personal data at EIGT. For questions about data processing, contact EIGT’s Data Protection Officer, Mrs Wiltzius, at martine.wiltzius@eigt.lu.
École internationale Gaston Thorn
23, rue Verte
L-2667 Cessange
secretariat-pr@eigt.lu
