260 pupils were the first to try out the anglophone Lycée Michel Lucius (LML) primary school when it opened on 15 September 2017 LaLa La Photo

260 pupils were the first to try out the anglophone Lycée Michel Lucius (LML) primary school when it opened on 15 September 2017 LaLa La Photo

260 pupils representing 45 nationalities were the first to try out the anglophone Lycée Michel Lucius (LML) primary school when it opened in Luxembourg-Belair on 15 September this year.

“I love this school and my daughter is very happy there,” Francesca Trungadi told Delano, adding: “But, I have two other daughters, aged 3 and 2.”

Trungadi explained that because there is no pre-school at LML, her two other daughters would have to attend a Luxembourgish pre-school. This means they will learn Luxembourgish but not English, making their transition to an English school all the more tricky. “I think they need a maternelle [pre-school] in English so that when they start primary, they are ready,” she said.

The mother-of-three also explained that next year, it will be complicated logistically because she will have a daughter in three different school systems. “Next year I will have one in crèche, one in maternelle and one at primary. I’m like a taxi driver!” she joked. Trungadi pointed out that the International School in Differdange, which has an English section at primary and secondary level, will soon open a pre-school, which gives her hope that a similar structure can be introduced at LML.

“For me, the most important thing is that people speak about it. So they know there’s a problem,” she said.

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