1. Hungary, Hajdúböszörmény, the Hungarian school system and Our school

2. We are from here.

3. 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

4. HUNGARIAN CUISINE Goulash Paprika

5. HUNGARIAN CUISINE Tokaji aszú Pálinka Egri bikavér

6. BUDAPEST

7. TOURISM Balaton Hévíz Hortobágy

8. Hajdúböszörmény This is our town.

9. 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

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

11. The main square – Bocskai square

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

13. Town Hall Calvinist Church (Bocskai Square)

14. Calvinist Church (Kálvin Square) Bocskai Spa

15. 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)

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

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

22. SCIENCES IN OUR SCHOOL INTEGRATED SCIENCES 5th grade: 2+2+3  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)

23. 6th grade: 2+2+3  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

24. Geography  7th grade: 1+1+1,5  Continents’ Economic and Natural Geography  8th grade: 2+2+2  Economic and Natural Geography of Central European countries  Economic and Natural Geography of Hungary

25. 7th grade: 2+2+2  Motion  Mechanics  Dynamics  Pressure  Thermodynamics 8th grade: 1+1+1,5  Electricity  Optics Physics

26. CHEMISTRY 7th grade: 1+1+1,5  Basic Chemistry  Atoms and Elements  Everyday use of Chemistry, common materials 8th grade: 2+2+2  Basic Chemistry – Systematization  Non-metallic elements and compounds  Metallic elements and compounds

27. BIOLOGY 7th grade: 2+2+2  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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