Hungary, Hajdúböszörmény, the Hungarian school system and Our school

We are from here.

FACTS AND FIGURES  Area: 93,030 square km  Population: 9,877,365  Capital: Budapest  Official language: Hungarian  Member of NATO since 1999  Member of EU since 2004

HUNGARIAN CUISINE Goulash Paprika

HUNGARIAN CUISINE Tokaji aszú Pálinka Egri bikavér

BUDAPEST

TOURISM Balaton Hévíz Hortobágy

Hajdúböszörmény This is our town.

Hajdúböszörmény  Rural town with the population of 30,000 people  The second biggest town in the county (in terms of population)  Unique circular plan to the streets

THE UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN Its faculty in Hajdúböszörmény The University of Debrecen

The main square – Bocskai square

Sights The Statue of István Bocskai The Statue of the Dancing Heyducks

Town Hall Calvinist Church (Bocskai Square)

Calvinist Church (Kálvin Square) Bocskai Spa

HUNGARIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM  Mandatory: between the ages of 5-16  Primary education: 8 grades (generally 8-grade structure primary schools BUT: 4- or 6-grade structure schools)  Secondary education: 4 grades (generally 4-grade structure secondary schools BUT: 8-grade or 6-grade structure schools)

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION  End-of-term and end-of-year progress report in each grade  5-point scale, where 5 is the highest mark  National assessment of basic competences in Grade 6 and Grade 8 every year in literacy, mathematics and foreign language  School leaving examination at the end of secondary schools which is the prerequisite for admission to higher education

CURRICULUM  Regulated by the Act on Public Education, belongs to the Ministry of National Resources  New curriculum, implemented in September 2013  90 percent fixed content – unified content  A three-level structure in primary and secondary education: The National Core Curriculum, Framework curricula, Local curricula  Klebelsberg Institution Maintenance Centre – centralistaion on institutional level

SCIENCES IN CURRICULUM PRIMARY SCHOOLS ( GRADES 1-8 ) Integrated Sciences  Junior section (1-4th grades) – 1 lesson a week  Senior section – 5-6th grades – 2 lessons a week Physics, Biology  Senior section – 7th grade – 2 lessons a week  8th grade – 1 lesson a week Chemistry, Geography  7th grade – 1 lesson a week  8th grade – 2 lessons a week

SCIENCES IN SECONDARY GRAMMAR SCHOOLS (9-12TH GRADES) Geography, Physics, Chemistry  9th grade – 2 lessons a week  10th grade – 2 lessons a week Biology  10th grade – 2 lessons a week  11th grade – 2 lessons a week  12th grade – 2 lessons a week

OUR SCHOOL Name: Hajdúböszörményi Eötvös József Primary School  8-grade structure: 4 grades junior and 4 grades senior section  2 specializations in the senior section: 1. Sciences, 2. English and Art subjects

Primary school and art school  departments of painting, graphics, media, folk dance, classical dances and different musical instruments, and a choir

SCIENCES IN OUR SCHOOL INTEGRATED SCIENCES 5th grade:  Substance and medium  Life in the garden  Animals in and around the house  Interactions and energy  Orientation on the map  The Earth and the Universe  Natural Geography of Hungary (hydrography)

6th grade:  Native flora and fauna: woods, grasslands, watersides, mountains  Hungary’s natural landscapes (6 main regions)  Interactions of nature and society  The human body and health

Geography  7th grade: 1+1+1,5  Continents’ Economic and Natural Geography  8th grade:  Economic and Natural Geography of Central European countries  Economic and Natural Geography of Hungary

7th grade:  Motion  Mechanics  Dynamics  Pressure  Thermodynamics 8th grade: 1+1+1,5  Electricity  Optics Physics

CHEMISTRY 7th grade: 1+1+1,5  Basic Chemistry  Atoms and Elements  Everyday use of Chemistry, common materials 8th grade:  Basic Chemistry – Systematization  Non-metallic elements and compounds  Metallic elements and compounds

BIOLOGY 7th grade:  Wildlife of remote landscapes  Environmental factors  Tolerance – Sufferance  Taxonomy 8th grade: 1+1+1,5  The Human body  Vital signs  Health and Illnesses

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