Founding of EIB

A pioneering vision in the post-war era

In 1954, the Ecole Active Bilingue (EAB) was founded in Paris with the ambition of creating a bilingual educational model open to the world. In a post-war context, the school became a place where language learning and early cultural awakening encouraged dialogue between peoples. This revolutionary project anchored bilingualism at the heart of education, offering an innovative vision that, from the outset, laid the foundations for an inclusive and avant-garde education.

Over the decades, the Ecole Active Bilingue (EAB) has adapted its teaching methods and identity to a changing world, responding to the growing demands of an internationally-oriented education. This gradual transformation has given rise to the Ecole Internationale Bilingue (EIB), a new name that reflects the school's increased openness to cultural and linguistic diversity. The change from EAB to EIB reflects the school's desire to strengthen its global positioning, without abandoning the founding principles of its initial project.

As part of this move towards internationalisation, EIB subsequently joined the Globeducate educational network, a worldwide group of independent schools sharing the same vision: to shape the citizens of tomorrow, aware of global issues and prepared to meet the challenges of a constantly changing world. This integration enables EIB to benefit from an international collaborative dynamic, while enriching its educational offering through inter-school projects and initiatives around sustainable development, citizenship and educational innovation.

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