Educational Matters

Educational affairs are coordinated by the APEEE Educational Advisory Committee (EAC), chaired by the APEEE’s Vice-President for Educational Affairs. The members of the Education Councils (EC or CE1) for Nursery & Primary and for Secondary participate in the EAC, as well as Board members on a voluntary basis.

For more information on the Education Councils, please refer to EEB3 Representation

The main purpose of the EAC is to coordinate the APEEE activities in the educational domain across all three cycles (Nursery, Primary, Secondary). The subsections of the EAC are:

Additionally, the APEEE is involved in some of the School’s working groups involved around educational aspects such as:

See the class representatives on the APEEE Board and EEB3 Education Councils

Coordination of General EEB3 Educational Affairs

In addition to the specific areas dealt with by the working groups, the EAC seeks to coordinate the APEEE position in areas which are not specific to the Nursery, Primary, or Secondary cycles.

Among the topics addressed are:

  • Recruitment of teachers
  • Replacement of absent teachers
  • Whole school Inspection
  • Annual and multi-annual school plan
  • Enrolment policy in the European Schools
  • Educational support
  • Monitoring of the start of the new school year
  • Whole school policies

APEEE Educational Working Groups

This working group prepares the Nursery and Primary Education Council meetings. Its members are the APEEE President, the Vice-President for Educational Affairs, 7 Primary class representatives (one per language section), a Nursery class representative, and additional Board members on a voluntary basis.

Among the topics addressed by the group are:

  • School trips
  • Language policy
  • Transition between cycles (Nursery to Primary and Primary to Secondary)
  • Social projects in Primary
  • Remixing of classes in Primary
  • Kiva and well-being
  • Eco committee initiatives
  • Workshops on physical and emotional changes during puberty
  • Mobility initiatives

This working group prepares the Secondary Education Council meetings. Its members are the APEEE President, the Vice-President for Educational Affairs, 7 Secondary class representatives (one per language section), and additional Board members on a voluntary basis.

Among the topics addressed by the group are:

  • Use of SMS (School Management System) and MS Teams
  • Book lists and lack of textbooks
  • BAC issues
  • Pre-BAC
  • B-tests
  • Choice of options in the Secondary cycle
  • Support to students' and teachers' projects
  • School trips
  • Career guidance

This group advises the School on the topic of educational support, implementing the policies for the School. It follows the general policies and implementations as set by the Office of the Secretary-General.

Among the topics addressed by the group are:

  • Levels of support
  • Transitions between classes and cycles
  • Individual learning plans
  • Special arrangements and accomodations

This group is involved in the development and implementation of well-being policies for the School. The APEEE does not have a formally established working group but sends representatives to the School's working group.

Among the topics addressed by the group are:

  • Well-being at school
  • Anti-bullying policy
  • Conflict prevention
  • Ethical use of social media
  • Peer mediation
  • Preventing alcohol abuse and drug addiction

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