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In the afternoon we had a beautiful cruise on the Danube River, and a walking tour on Margaret island

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In the afternoon we moved towards the Castle and the Gellert hill

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We ate at school with the youngest pupils

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Thanks to Budapest card, we always moved by tram, underground and buses, and walking...

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Sheets with several exercises related the lesson topic 

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The exercices prepared for the lessons are hung on the board, divided into three groups of different levels: basic level, with closed or fill-in-the-blank questions; intermediate level, with closed questions and short-answer tasks; advanced level, with more complex exercises made up only of open-ended questions. Each type of exercise also includes a check-control section. The students independently complete both the exercise and the control task in class.

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A model teaching in the 7th grade-primary cicle

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A model teaching in the 7th grade-primary cicle

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A lesson of Hungarian Language and Literature in the 7th grade.

A Hungarian language and literature period always lasts 90 minutes, segmented into micro-units of at most 30 minutes:

1.the class reads aloud or recites from memory five stanzas of a poem.

The teacher asks a prompt question about the reading.

The students discuss it among themselves.

The teacher then calls the class back to attention by raising her hand.

The students answer in turn: the teacher asks further questions until the most accurate or well-developed answer emerges.

2.The class then divides into groups: one group sits on the small floor sofas by the window with the teacher, who reads and guides them through the comprehension activity. The other two groups take the exercises from the board according to their level and complete them. 3.Afterwards, the groups switch roles (the group that had been reading with the teacher now works on the exercises on the text).

There are moments of distraction and chatting: the teacher does not intervene, as these moments are considered normal and naturally settle back into the relaxed rhythm of the lesson. At the end of such a long period, there is a break.

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School classes are lively.

There are sofas next to the windows and in the opposite side sinks from which pupils or teacher can get a glass of water.

In the classes of the seventh grade (middle school), there are also boxed games.

The desks seat four students, two on each side, and are arranged perpendicularly to the classroom corners, where the interactive whiteboard and the traditional blackboard are located

Minimal details, but a setting and an informal teaching approach which places well-being as a condition of learning and teaching.

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The corridors open into atriums furnished for socialization.

The focus seems to be the

socialization and the ability to discuss and share thoughts: school day starts with 30' of circle time in each classroom, once a week.

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The Last Border of Civilization: the Roman Aquincum 

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The Last Border of Civilization: the Roman Aquincum 

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Gyermekek Háza Alternatív Általános Iskola és Gimnázium 

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Architecture means an

idea of school: modern, bright, usable for everyone, in a semi-urban space, open to the natural environmemt

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This is a fascinating statue located in the upper part of the city near the Budapest Castle

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My final thoughts are that I really enjoyed visiting the city of Budapest, but the part I found most interesting was going to school. It is structured differently from ours, offering a wider range of subjects and allowing students plenty of space to learn in a safe and welcoming environment. The lessons were always interactive, and the students learned respect without being forced into strictness.

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I really enjoyed discovering the calm atmosphere that characterizes Hungarian lessons. As I see it, having a closer relationship with their teachers, helps the students experiencing a better school reality.

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I loved the organization of the Hungarian lessons of any subject. In fact, before starting the explanation, the teacher would begin with practical activities, games or simply examples that served to capture the attention and to better understand what she was about to explain.

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I loved the organization of the Hungarian lessons of any subject. In fact, before starting the explanation, the teacher would begin with practical activities, games or simply examples that served to capture the attention and to better understand what she was about to explain.

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I really liked the custom Hungarian students and teachers have of carving out a half hour in the first period of school day and to have breakfast and talk together. I think it could be a great way to start the day off right!

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The "Shoes on the Danube Bank" monument in Budapest is a poignant art installation that commemorates the hundreds of Jewish victims, mainly shot by the Hungarian Arrow Cross militia during the Holocaust in 1944-1945. Victims were lined up along the river, forced to remove their shoes (a valuable possession at the time) before being executed, their bodies then cast into the Danube. The 60 pairs of cast-iron shoes, facing the water, symbolize these individuals and their last, small, earthly possessions left behind on the bank. The artwork serves as a powerful and silent visual reminder of the brutality of those events and a lasting warning against persecution.

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I loved the arrangement of the islands desks. I thought it helped my concentration and engagement during the lessons

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I loved the arrangement of the islands desks. I thought it helped my concentration and engagement during the lessons

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The Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest is one of the most famous places in Hungary. It is on the banks of the Danube River and was finished in 1904. The building has a Gothic style, with a big dome and many spires. Inside, it has 691 rooms and is home to the National Assembly and the Hungarian Crown Jewels. Its grand staircase and decorated halls attract many visitors every year. The building looks very beautiful at night when it is lit up along the river. It is a symbol of Hungary’s history, culture, and politics.

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The Great Synagogue of Budapest is the largest in Europe and the second largest in the world. Built between 1854 and 1859, this complex also includes the Hungarian Jewish Museum, the Jewish Cemetery where there is a plaque commemorating Giorgio Perlasca and his role in saving thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust and the Holocaust Memorial.

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in the afternoon we went to visit Pest, which is the most turistical part of the city in fact there were many shops and Christmas markets

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Which is the aim in Hungarian alternative teaching method?

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Which is the aim in Hungarian alternative teaching method?

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To let the students free to be respectful without being forced to do it

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How to stay fit? Swimming in a cold swimming thermal pool...

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Köszönöm, Budapest! Thank you, Budapest!

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Köszönöm, Budapest! Thank you, Budapest!

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Travelling to the past: a Roman colony, Aquincum

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Travelling to the past: a Roman colony, Aquincum

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We would like to have a time to talk together (conversation time, circle time)

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We'd like to have island benches and lockers

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Ethics lesson: how to teach politics through Hungarian dances and music

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Ethics lesson: how to teach politics through Hungarian dances and music

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Thanks to Mme Zsuzsanne who involved us in her lesson!

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After IT we went to the English class, in the purple group.

We started the lesson doing a short of game, then the teacher explained grammar and we had to do some exercises.

We noticed that the lesson were more focused on the speaking, but in general that is not bad.

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We skipped conversation and “Games”, playing volleyball instead. (They had different options, they could choose what to play). Honestly, it was fun but very quiet, nobody was shouting or cheering…

During the third hour, we had an IT class with the 10th grade, and we spent the lesson answering (and asking) questions.

Since we don’t have IT at our school, it’s hard to give a judgement, but it seemed a nice subject.

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Our second class was english and conversation. This time we were with 12th graders, and the lesson lasted only 45 minutes. The first activity we did, was a game called “tabù”; then we tried doing some listenings and reflections about technology. We had to discuss some questions with our own group and finally, we did an “opinion line”. It consists of telling everyone a statement: if you agree 100% you stay on the right side of the clas, otherwise to the left side; creating a line. At the end of the lesson, we greeted our classmates and teacher, and began going to lunch.

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The first lesson we attended was chemistry. first, we divided into groups with the Hungarian students then, we tried doing an experiment the PH level of different substances and finally, we listened to the hungarian explanation of the theory. It lasted an hour and a half, and it was a great experience that allowed us to interact directly with the students.

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For our first lesson, we went to the computer classroom with 17 and 18 years olds.

They had as a task to make presentations with PowerPoint to learn how to use animations.

Computer science is a subject we don't have, so we were not familiar with it.

We all noticed that the atmosphere was much more relaxed, perhaps too much so, and the lesson overall was seemed very simple, even though we didn't know much about it.

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When we arrived we were welcomed and divided into three groups, then they gave us the day's program and took us on a school tour.

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When we arrived we were welcomed and divided into three groups, then they gave us the day's program and took us on a school tour.

For our first lesson, we went to the computer classroom with 17 and 18 years olds.

Their task was to make presentations to learn how to use PowerPoint animations.

Computer science is a subject we don't have so we are not familiar with it.

We all noticed that the atmosphere was much more relaxed, perhaps too much so, and the lesson overall seems very simple, even though we didn't know much about it.

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In the second hour we did english. We really enjoyed this lesson and our favorite part were the exercises to get to know eachother. We noticed a calm but fun atmophere, with a lot of space for feelings and make aquaintances.

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thoughts about math class (group Yellow)

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thoughts about math class (group Yellow)

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The lesson was and introduction about orthogonal projections, and to explain this, the teacher had each student build objects using cubes. We have noticed that teachers have a more practical approach to the subject, it seemed that they wanted the students to understand the topic.

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When we arrived at the airport it was already dark! The flight went surprisingly smoothly, without any turbulence, and after a long ride on the bus and having left our luggages in the hotel, we had a nice dinner at the “Fragola” restaurant.

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The Pal street boys was written by Ferenc Molnàr. The main characters are János Boka, the leader of the band that gives the name to the book, and Ernő Nemecsek, the youngest of the group.

When the "Redshirts" - another gang of boys, led by Feri Áts -attempt to take over the grund (their hideaway) they are forced to defend themselves in a military way.

The Pal Street Boys win the war, altought the were betrayed, but Nemecsek dies of the pneumonia that he caught in the conflict while staying outside the whole night, as a dimonstration of his bravery and loyalty towards the group.

At the very end of the book, Boka also learns that a tenement building will soon be erected on the grund lot, meaning that the boys' heroic struggle to defend it and Nemecsek's sacrifice was in vain.

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Aquincum (now Óbuda) was a border town of the Roman Empire for some 400 years. This gave it a prominent military role in the defence of the Pannonian provinces. Several military bases (including a legionary fortress with a heavy infantry unit of nearly 6000 men) in what is now Budapest bear witness to the presence of the most powerful army of the time.

In addition to the weapons, the parts of military attire, and the peacetime activities of the military, the exhibition also presents finds that were previously unknown to the general public. One example is the building inscription known as the ‘Drusus stone’, which had been used as key evidence for the Augustan occupation of the province of Pannonia, but is now known to commemorate the construction of the Óbuda cavalry fort in AD 73. Also on display for the first time is a Roman armour assembled from several fragments. Those looking for a more peaceful, artistic experience will be delighted by the almost 2000-year-old colourful wall-painting of the Mithras shrine excavated at the Aquincum legionary fortress, which has been exhibited in an interior evoking the atmosphere of the shrine, along with the altars found there during the excavation.

Visitors can step into the main street of a bustling legionary fortress, take a look inside interiors furbished in the Roman style, and, through the VR content, enter a military barrack block, a bathhouse, or a Roman shrine, while the sound panel fills the exhibition with ancient melodies. It is also worth keeping an eye on the little eagle. Those who follow his flight can learn about the daily life and careers of the soldiers stationed in Aquincum. Young and old alike can enjoy the games corner, where they can learn about the wardrobe of the fearsome warriors of antiquity, try out Roman board games and take part in the army’s peacetime construction projects, build a model of a Roman watchtower from wooden blocks, or arrange the fortifications of the limes system on a map of Pannonia.

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A short history of Pannonia region.

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Beatrix Hotel, 1021 Budapest Széher út 3

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school starts at 8 am and finishes at 1:45 pm