following the establishment of the institutions of the european coal and steel community (ecsc) in luxembourg, in 1952, it became apparent that it was necessary to provide an education to the children of the officials of those institutions in their mother tongues. the lack of such provisions posed challenges in building an administration that reflected the diverse makeup of the ecsc's six founding member states, discouraging potential employees who heralded from outside the jurisdiction in which the institutions were based from relocating with their families. in 1953, employees of the ecsc established an association, financed by the high authority of the ecsc, for the purpose of founding a school in luxembourg providing nursery and primary education to the children of the institutions' officials. the school begun to operate on 4 october 1953, with teachers recruited and paid by the association.