eTwinning contact seminar 2nd – 4th June, 2011 History and geography in the Hungarian educational system Klaudia Tvergyák

General characteristics Primary schools: Grade 1-8 (6 to 14 yrs) Secondary schools: Grade 9-12 (15 to 18 yrs) - several types with different curricula: grammar schools technical schools vocational schools

History – Primary schools (1) Lower primary: Grade 1-3 (6-9 yrs): national holidays Grade 4 (10 yrs): myths, legends, the national Anthem (‘Himnusz’) Upper primary: Grade 5 (11 yrs): prehistoric times, the Ancient Times the origins of Hungarians

History – Primary schools (2) Grade 6 (12 yrs): the Middle Ages in Europa the Middle Ages in Hungary the discovery of America the Ottoman Empire Grade 7 (13 yrs): industrial development freedom fights (18-19th century) the Habsburg Monarchy World War I

History – Primary schools (3) Grade 8 (14 yrs): the 1920s and 1930s Hungary btw the world wars World War II the globalising world Hungary since 1945 civic rights studies

History – secondary schools Grade 9-12 (15-19 yrs), 4 years Same topics as in primary schools but in more details Using sources, maps, texts Final school leaving (Matura) exam: –source analysis, short answers, essay writing

Geography in primary schools (1) Lower primary: your home, your school using the map orientation on the map weather settlements Budapest towns and cities in Hungary parts of Hungary, rivers the Globe

Geography in primary schools (2) Upper primary: the same but in more details + Grade 7: the continents + history of the Earth + Grade 8: the European Union

Geography in secobóndary schools Only 2 yeary (Grade 9-10, yrs) The place of humans Globalisation World economy challenges/problems Final school leaving (Matura) exam

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