▁Tra vel ▁and ▁Tour ism ▁Office ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Tra vel ▁Association ▁ ▁International ▁In bound ▁Tra vel ▁Association ▁( Form er ly ▁Re cept ive ▁Services ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁- ▁http :// rs ana . com /) ▁▁▁ ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁É cole ▁als aci enne ▁is ▁an ▁el ite ▁co - ed uc ational ▁private ▁school ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁arr ondissement ▁of ▁Paris . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁officially ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁after ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁function ing , ▁by ▁teachers ▁and ▁Protest ant ▁academ ics ▁from ▁Als ace ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁France ▁after ▁the ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁Als ace - L or raine ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁Empire ▁during ▁the ▁Franco - Pr uss ian ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁school ▁was ▁an ▁establishment ▁for ▁secondary ▁education ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁Jean ▁St urm ▁G ymnasium , ▁with ▁the ▁amb ition ▁of ▁" produ cing ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁cultiv ated , ▁and ▁comb ines ▁the ▁virt ues ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁soul ▁with ▁the ▁general ▁qual ities ▁of ▁the ▁human ist ". ▁The ▁two ▁first ▁head master s ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁Fr éd éric ▁R ieder ▁( from ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 1 ) ▁and ▁Thé odore ▁Beck ▁( from ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 2 ), ▁were ▁both ▁past ors ▁and ▁former ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁Jean - St urm