1. Page  1 ARCHIVES AND REMEMBRANCE EDUCATION HUNGARY XXII. EBNA, Bruxelles, 18-19. November, 2010

2. Page  2 I. The system of public education in Hungary II. National Core Curriculum (NCC) 1. Fields of education in the NCC 2. Common requirements in the fields of education 3. Educational field of man and society 4. The skills of acquiring and processing of knowledge III. Special institutions of remembrance IV. Archives and education (the legal background) V. The programme of general education in the National Archives of Hungary (NAH) VI. Nagy-Kul-Túra (Great Cul-Tour) VII. A European Union project (unsuccessful) Milestones

3. Page  3 The system of public education in Hungary

4. Page  4 NCC is the reference document of the Republic of Hungary on public education (Government Regulation No 130. of 26 October 1995), its regulations shall be enforced. It contains the basic principles of the curriculum in connection with pedagogy and education. NCC determines requirements set up for the end of grades 4, 6, 8 and 10 (while the framework curriculum for each grade). NCC lays down compulsory and common purposes of pedagogy and teaching, requirements on basic knowledge, skills and abilities according to the different fields of education. The NCC furthers the common national and European values. National Core Curriculum (NCC)

5. Page  5 1. Fields of education in the NCC 1.Mother language and literature (Hungarian grammar and literature, language and literature of minorities) 2. A living foreign language 3. Mathematics 4. Man and society: studies of society, citizenship and economy, knowledge of mankind; history 5. Man and nature: natural sciences, physics, chemistry, biology and hygiene 6. The Earth and our environment 7. The arts: music, dance, drama, visual culture, motion picture culture and media studies 8. Informatics: information technology, library use 9. Way of life and practical studies: technology, domestic economy and housekeeping, vocational guidance 10. Physical training and sports National Core Curriculum (NCC)

6. Page  6 2. Common requirements in the fields of education Studies of the homeland and the nation The relation with Europe and the whole world Environmental education Communication culture Physical and mental health National Core Curriculum (NCC)

7. Page  7 4. The skills of acquiring and processing of knowledge a)Acquisition of knowledge from different sources and drawing conclusions from them. b)Perception of the divergence of facts and opinions. Understanding that prejudice and bias can distort information. c)Searching for reasons of human manifestations, social and historical phenomena. d)Perception of the role of continuity and changes in social-historical processes, society and history. e)Presentation and assessment of persons, situations, events and institutions. National Core Curriculum (NCC)

8. Page  8 4. The skills of acquiring and processing of knowledge a)Acquisition of knowledge from different sources and drawing conclusions from them. Deriving knowledge from the student’s own social environment, stories, pictures, means of mass communication and other sources of information. Processing information deriving from the different sources with pedagogical guidance. Collecting information for a given topic in school library or in other libraries. Getting information from simple statistical charts, graphs, diagrams, selections of acts and other sources. Individual interpretation of information deriving from social experience and other sources with text of picture, and drawing conclusions from them. Knowledge and use of the most significant reference books, encyclopaedias and atlases. National Core Curriculum (NCC)

9. Page  9 House of Terror

10. Page  10 Holocaust Memorial Center

11. Page  11 „Public archives facilitate through publications and in other ways the exploitation of archival holdings for educational or cultural purposes as well as promote public awareness of archival activities.” Act LXVI of 1995 on Public Records, Public Archives, and the Protection of Private Archives Archives and education (the legal background)

12. Page  12 The programme of public education in NAH

13. Page  13 The programme of public education in NAH

14. Page  14 The programme of public education in NAH

15. Page  15 Nagy-Kul-Túra (Great Cult-Tour)

16. Page  16 The programme of general education in NAH

17. Page  17 Thank you for your kind attention Reisz T. Csaba (reisz.t.csaba@mol.gov.hu)reisz.t.csaba@mol.gov.hu Magyar Országos Levéltár (www.mol.gov.hu )www.mol.gov.hu http://mol.gov.hu