the historical significance of the first european school, founded a mere 8 years after the end of world war ii, was not lost on its architects. children, whose parents had fought on opposite sides of the conflict, would not only be taught together, but, as per the curriculum of the school, learn history and geography in a foreign language and from a foreign point of view. "may the europe of the european schools definitively take the place of the europe of the war cemeteries," rené mayer, head of the ecsc proclaimed upon the opening of a new custom building for the school on boulevard de la foire in luxembourg, on 11 december 1957. this sentiment is echoed in the words inscribed in latin on parchment and sealed in each of the european schools' foundation stones. translated into english, it reads: