Our School Kölcsey Ferenc Grammar School

History of the School: Ancestors of the school: -Teacher Training College – All Girls Grammar School – Ságvári Endre Grammar School (co-educational grammar school) - the school moved to a beautiful modern bouilding where it has been operating since then - the name was changed for Kölcsey Ferenc Grammar School (after the change of the political system )

Some important facts: -25 classes -805 students -51 teachers -5 different types of the classes

Our classes a six-grade class (after finishing the 6th grade of primary school) with science orientation 3 five-grade-classes: - a bilingual German class - a bilingual English class - a class with a preparatory language learning year ( a half of the class studies German and the other half English) a four-grade class (with a genaral curriculum)

Important remarks Everybody who wishes to come to our school. (except for the general curriculum class) has to take an entrance exam. Everybody has to study 2 languages. In bilingual classes there are some subjects in English/German. In the last 2 years of the education everybody can choose 2 subjects which they learn in 2 more lessons too but it is not compulsory to choose

Our traditions We have a Kölcsey uniform but we only have to wear it on special days We have a freshmen party for the new classes in our school, it includes a funny competition, a vow and a ball. We commemorate all our national celebrations. We have a common Christmas celebration on the last day before winter holidays.

Before Christmas we collect our old toys and clothes for the kids living without parents in childrens home. There is a ribbon pinning ceremony for the school leavers when they get a small blue ribbon to wear on their clothes to show everybody that they have to take their matura exams soon. We say farewell to them on a nice celebration when they walk along the corridors and say good bye to school and younger students.

Students life It is organized by the students self government. We are eco-school and have different programmes to raise students awareness towards the problemes of Nature We have a school radio, they broadcast every day in the breakfast break. There is a 24-hour-movie.marathon every year

We vote for some bests of the actual schol year (the best student; the best teacher …) The largest venture of the self government is the students week organized every autumn, there are some traditional events of it, such as German and English afternoons, The stage is yours…. And of cours the representative(s) have rights to take part in everything where students interests are affected, let it be those of all or just individual students.

…which has been left out so far…. We have a hiking club for the funs of walking in the Nature. Our sports life is very active, we have a basketball, handball and football school team Students who are intersted in acting can perform in our theatre group Students with nice voice can sing in the school choir

Students who are good at arts can show their talent in an art extra class. We have 2 twin schools in Germany and in Transylvania + we take part in a lot of partnership programmes