Luxembourg
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No school transport is provided. Vauban offers morning reception from 7:30 to 7:50 for children in Petite Section through CM2, and a peri-scolaire (after-school) service with 20 places for maternelle and enhanced capacity for CP–CM2.
There is a dress code requiring students to wear clean, appropriate clothing.
Lunch is available but not mandatory. In the primary school, kindergarten pupils eat lunch in class, while other levels eat in the school restaurant; menus are prepared jointly by the educational community, the catering provider, and a dietitian. In the collège and lycée, the school operates a restaurant and a cafeteria; the restaurant is open to all students and offers a choice between external catering and a half-board option. The cafeteria is open from 7:30 to 15:15 and is located in the food truck during breaks and in the Mandela space at lunchtime.
The governance of Vauban is handled by the parents' association Vauban, Ecole et Lycée Français de Luxembourg, a non-profit association. It is governed by a Board of Directors with up to 9 parent administrators and up to 4 experienced administrators, and includes governance bodies such as the Conseil d'école and the Conseil d'établissement, along with a governance charter and association statutes. There is active dialogue with parents through these structures.
Vauban is a French international school in Luxembourg, affiliated with the AEFE network and offering the French national curriculum from kindergarten through the baccalauréat. The school emphasizes language learning from early years, introducing English and Luxembourgish from kindergarten, with German and additional languages available later in secondary. The high school prepares students for the baccalauréat and for higher education, supporting independent thinking and problem analysis. The BFI pathway provides German bilingual options and enhanced English PARLE tracks, alongside a British International Section, with Parcoursup access for higher education. With about 2,600 students from around 70 nationalities and 40 years of experience, Vauban operates on a multicultural campus in Cloche d'Or. Facilities include a silent study room, a Makerspace, and the Mandela Space cafeteria, plus a collège foyer and published menus. The extracurricular program features vast project work, numerous field trips, arts activities, sports, and international exchanges for curious, motivated learners.