In Luxembourg, the first European school was created for the children of the European Coal and Steel representatives in 1953. Since the establishment of the European Communities in 1957, additional schools have been established in Brussels, Varese, Mol, Karlsruhe and Bergen. This film shows how the pupils in these schools are educated on the basis of mutual respect and tolerance. Also, the European curriculum, language skills and the question of a European identity are addressed. Therefore, the unification of Europe is not only related to political and economic intentions but also needs to be formed by education and upbringing. The films ends with a affirmative message: "Better prepared and free from prejudice, these boys and girls will contribute to completing the work begun by their parents: the creation of a united Europe. "
Genre
Documentary

Credits
Production Country: Germany
Film Production Company: Monitor-Film, Hamburg
Commissioning Institution: Information Service of the European Communities

Director: Dieter Seelmann
Producer: Unknown
Script: Thekla Borchers
Cinematography: Eckhard Dorn
Film Editing: Marlis Breckwoldt
Music: Unknown

Technical Information
Original Film Format: 16 mm / 35 mm
Duration: 15 minutes
Colour: Colour

European Communities, European Youth, European Education, European School in Brussels

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French, German, Italian

Video

Audiovisual Library of the European Commission, Brussels

The film was digitised from the copy located at the Audiovisual Library of the European Commission, Brussels.

Clemens, Gabriele: «Auftrag Europa» – Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und Filmwerbung der europäischen Gemeinschaften, in: Gabriele Clemens (ed.): Werben für Europa. Die mediale Konstruktion europäischer Identität durch Europafilme, Paderborn: Schöningh 2016, pp. 43-128.