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eTwinning contac t seminar 2nd – 4th June , 2011 History and geography in the Hungarian educational system. Klaudia Tvergyák tvergyak.klaudia@educatio.hu. General characteristics. Primary schools : Grade 1-8 (6 to 14 yrs) Secondary schools: Grade 9-12 (15 to 18 yrs)
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eTwinning contact seminar2nd – 4th June, 2011History and geography in the Hungarian educational system Klaudia Tvergyák tvergyak.klaudia@educatio.hu
General characteristics • Primary schools: Grade 1-8 (6 to 14 yrs) • Secondary schools: Grade 9-12 (15 to 18 yrs) - several typeswith 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, 15-16 yrs) • The place of humans • Globalisation • World economy challenges/problems • Final school leaving (Matura) exam